METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (May 27, 1996)

London Metal Exchange.

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne.

DateMay 21 May 20May 17 May 16 May 15.

Copper2510-2515 2472-24772570-25752740-27452750-2755.

Lead835-836 831-832841-843 852-853 845.5-846.5.

Zinc1037-1038 1028-1029 1037-1038 1048-10491047-1048.

Aluminum1557-1558 1545.5-1546.51588.5-1589.51600.5-1061.51611-1612.

Nickel7915-7925 7940-79507985-79957975-79808050-8060.

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon/morning $US per oz.

391.00/391.20390.85/391.65391.95/392.50391.90/392.00392.20/391.85.

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

389.00/392.50Holiday390.00/393.50391.00/394.50391.00/394.50.

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning /US$ per oz.

3.534/5.3433.497/5.2903.543/5.3643.549/5.3643.560/5.400.

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto C$/New York US$ per oz.

7.350/5.260Holiday/5.2607.452/5.3357.444/5.3457.478/5.380.

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz.

401.30 398.50401.10 406.00 407.70.

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz.

130.90 129.00133.25 134.50 136.25.

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar1.3723 1.37191.3698 1.3680 1.3683.

Pound Sterling2.0748 Holiday2.0757 2.0705 2.0709.