METAL PRICES (July 26, 1999)

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

Date	July 20	July 19	July 16	July 15	July 14
Aluminium	1430.5/1452	1423/1447	1415/1440	1435.5/1459.5	1415/1440
Al Alloy	1263/1292	1251/1285	1257/1285	1287/1312	1255/1282
Copper	1674/1709	1671.5/1701	1661/1691	1699/1730	1628.5/1661.5
Lead	501/513.5	498/508.5	505/513.5	518.5/529	511.5/520.5
Nickel	5795/5860	5840/5900	5840/5910	5870/5945	5850/5905
Tin	5220/5270	5250/5295	5200/5255	5300/5340	5260/5310
Zinc	1104/1119.5	1116/1127	1106/1121	1130/1143	1103/1119.5

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

DateJuly 20July 19July 16July 15July 14

Gold AM253.00253.15254.80253.75255.60

Gold PM252.80253.95255.65253.30255.25

Silver5.05005.05005.11005.05005.1200

Platinum352.00348.50349.50347.50347.00

Palladium337.00336.00337.00337.00338.00

Exchange Rates

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

DateJuly 20July 19July 16July 15July 14

US$ in C$1.49141.49161.48241.48241.4807

C$ in US$0.67050.67040.67460.67460.6754

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada, June 15)

CurrencyAus $EuroJapanSA RandUK

In C$0.96641.55370.012540.24352.3419

In US$0.64801.04180.008410.16331.5703