METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (March 16, 1998)

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

Date	Mar. 10	Mar. 9	Mar. 6	Mar. 5	Mar. 4
Al Alloy	1246-1247	1245-1246	1256-1258	1264-1265	1270-1271
Aluminium	1423-1423.5	1422-1422.5	1434-1434.5	1447-1447.5	1438.5-1439
Copper	1742-1743	1757-1757.5	1753.5-1754.5	1761-1762	1715-1715.5
Lead	550-550.5	557.5-558.5	550-551	569.5-570.5	532-533
Nickel	5330-5340	5360-5365	5380-5385	5415-5420	5215-5220
Tin	5530-5540	5500-5510	5435-5445	5440-5445	5410-5415
Zinc	1014.5-1015.5	1015-1016	1039-1040	1036-1037	1014-1014.5

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

DateMar. 10Mar. 9Mar. 6Mar. 5Mar. 4

London AM294.30294.45294.25294.70296.00

London PM294.40293.85294.90293.70296.75

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, per oz.)

DateMar. 10Mar. 9Mar. 6Mar. 5Mar. 4

Silver 3.73753.70503.85603.83603.8765

Silver US$6.1175 6.06406.31006.32006.3900

Platinum US$387.00383.00383.00383.00388.00

Palladium US$247.50241.50237.00237.00239.50

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateMar. 10Mar. 9Mar. 6Mar. 5Mar. 4

U.S. Dollar1.41401.41431.41821.42041.4219

Sterling2.31662.31422.31782.33682.3429

Deutschmark0.77220.77310.77270.77760.7832

Franc0.2303 0.23050.23050.23210.2333

Yen0.011080.011070.011060.011130.01122