FREE MARKET (October 04, 1993)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Sept. 28 Sept. 27 Sept. 24 Sept. 23 Sept. 22

Copper 1722-1723 1756-1757 1759-1760 1743-1744 1755-1757

Lead 364-365 364-365 366-367 358-359 368-369

Zinc 870-871 873-874 875-876 877-878 879-880

Aluminum1094-1095 1098-1099 1099-1101 1100-1101 1101-1102

Nickel 4160-4170 4212-4217 4340-4345 4315-4320 4240-4245

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 355.75(354.25) 356.65(357.25) 357.60(357.40) 357.00(353.75) 354.40(355.00) Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

354.00-357.50 353.00-356.50 356.00-359.50 356.00-359.50 353.00-356.50 Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 268.50(404.50) 271.3(410.80) 276.40(414.20) 266.20(403.90) 268.90(407.30) Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

542.00(407.50) 538.20(404.50) 543.50(410.00) 548.80(413.00) 538.70(406.50) Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 360.00 360.00 364.00 364.00 362.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz. 124.50 125.00 126.00 126.00 124.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3230 1.3265 1.3197 1.3220 1.3193

Pound Sterling 2.0030 2.0079 1.9908 1.9903 2.0034