METAL PRICES (January 19, 1998)

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday bid/ask prices in US$ per tonne)

Date	Jan. 13	Jan. 12	Jan. 9	Jan. 8	Jan. 7
Al Alloy	NA-1315	1300-1305	1326-1330	1340-1345	1333-1335
Aluminium	1459-1459.5	1444-1444.5	1465-1465.5	1478.5-1479	1456-1457
Copper	1641-1642	1628.5-1629	1644.5-1645	1666-1667	1655.5-1656
Lead	542-543	547-548	579-580	570-571	548-549
Nickel	5575-5580	5565-5570	5685-5695	5730-5735	5675-5680
Tin	5140-5145	5130-5135	5255-5260	5300-5305	5335-5340
Zinc	1058-1059	1046-1047	1088-1088.5	1077-1078	1060-1061

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

DateJan. 13Jan. 12Jan. 9Jan. 8Jan. 7

London AM279.05278.50281.90282.90282.10

London PM279.50278.90278.70281.65281.60

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, per oz.)

DateJan. 13Jan. 12Jan. 9Jan. 8Jan. 7

Silver 3.41903.42553.54103.74503.7575

Silver US$5.59005.53255.74006.06356.0950

Platinum US$360.50361.00361.60363.50358.00

Palladium US$232.00226.00216.50208.50203.25

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateJan. 13Jan. 12Jan. 9Jan. 8Jan. 7

U.S. Dollar1.43601.43431.42641.43121.4302

Sterling2.34432.32772.30532.30742.3254

Deutschmark0.78910.78910.78400.78650.7847

Franc0.23560.23590.23410.23490.2345

Yen0.010900.010800.010840.010810.01086