FREE MARKET (March 26, 1990)

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Mar. 20 Mar. 19 Mar. 16 Mar. 15 Mar. 14 Copper 1652-1654 1650-1652 1668-1670 1676-1678 1612-1613 Lead 660-670 695-700 800-810 785-795 740-750 Zinc 1690-1700 1710-1720 1680-1700 1690-1700 1680-1700 Aluminum 1590-1592 1605-1607 1657-1659 1610-1612 1567-1568 Nickel 10100-10150 10200-10250 9400-9500 9475-9575 9100-9500 Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices Gold. . .London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 402.10(401.25) 402.10(401.25) 397.60(399.20) 399.50(397.60) 398.75(398.80) Gold. . .Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz. 394.00-397.00 401.00-404.00 400.00-403.00 397.00-400.00 397.00-400.00 Silver. . .London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz. 315.9(512.5) 316.9(512.5) 315.1(511.3) 316.5(509.3) 317.1(508.5) Silver. . .Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz. 600.3(507.0) 608.5(512.0) 604.3(510.0) 605.4(512.0) 597.5(507.0) Platinum. . .Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz. 493.00 501.00 502.00 503.00 501.00 Palladium. . .Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz. 131.00 131.00 132.00 131.00 131.00 Exchange Rates. . .Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. dollar 1.1781 1.1817 1.1831 1.808 1.1733 Pound Sterling1.8850 1.9073 1.9154 1.9147 1.8902