METAL PRICES (September 20, 1999)

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

Date	Sept. 14	Sept. 13	Sept. 10	Sept. 9	Sept. 8
Aluminium	1486/1521	1502/1537	1487.50/1517.50	1498.50/1529	1486.50/1517.50
Al Alloy	1283/1322	1296/1335	1286/1318	1297/1337	1283/1318
Copper	1748/1786	1757.50/1794	1755/1789	1757/1792	1748.50/1783
Lead	497/512	510/524	518/530	523/533	522/532.50
Nickel	7020/7090	7000/7100	7160/7185	7185/7225	7245/7260
Tin	5370/5430	5380/5425	5440/5485	5485/5540	5395/5450
Zinc	1193/1212	1202.50/1222	1209/1219.50	1241/1220	1215/1218.50

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, US$ per troy oz.)

DateSept. 14Sept. 13Sept. 10Sept. 9Sept. 8

Gold AM256.70256.60256.20256.80256.00

Gold PM256.75256.30256.00256.90256.15

Silver5.13505.19005.20005.18755.1650

Platinum373.50366.00361.00357.00353.00

Palladium367.00366.00359.00355.00351.25

Exchange Rates

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateSept. 14Sept. 13Sept. 10Sept. 9Sept. 8

US$ in C$1.47371.47001.47481.48031.4874

C$ in US$0.67860.68030.67810.67550.6723

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, Sept. 14)

CurrencyAus $EuroJapanSA RandUK

In C$0.96391.53320.013990.24242.3699

In US$0.65411.04040.009490.16451.6081