METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (August 03, 1998)

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices in US$ per tonne)

Date	July 28	July 27	July 24	July 23	July 22
Al Alloy	1252/1225	1300/1257	1325/1260	1344/1250	1330/1220
Aluminium	1354.5/1368.5	1385/1395	1374/1391.5	1360/1382	1333/1357
Copper	1726/1746	1739.5/1753	1742/1762	1686/1708	1672/1692
Lead	554/558.5	565.5/564	572/564	543/542	529/532
Nickel	4475/4530	4670/4735	4670/4720	4560/4625	4535/4590
Tin	5635/5500	5705/5555	5680/5570	5640/5525	5590/5455
Zinc	1072/1097.5	1101/1121	1097/1117	1081/1038	1038/1061.5

GOLD PRICES (London fix, US$ per oz.)

DateJuly 28July 27July 24July 23July 22

London AM290.35290.75293.75292.90294.40

London PM290.60290.65294.60293.30293.95

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, per oz.)

DateJuly 28July 27July 24July 23July 22

Silver 3.41403.39473.52523.45463.4409

Silver US$5.64005.62505.83005.67255.6500

Platinum US$378.50376.00383.00379.00383.00

Palladium US$307.00304.00309.00310.00318.00

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateJuly 28July 27July 24July 23July 22

U.S. Dollar1.50251.50351.49801.49551.4954

Franc0.25270.25150.25120.24900.2494

Deutschmark0.84710.84300.84200.83460.8363

Yen0.010600.010570.010630.010570.01060

Sterling2.47752.49132.48732.46432.4559