METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (March 23, 1998)

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

Date	Mar. 17	Mar. 16	Mar. 13	Mar. 12	Mar. 11
Al Alloy	1292-1297	1257-1258	1263-1265	1254-1258	1272-1274
Aluminium	1449.5-1450	1438.5-1439	1453-1453.5	1446.5-1447	1457-1458
Copper	1792-1793	1786.5-1787	1805-1806	1754-1754.5	1774-1775
Lead	560-561	555-556	565-566	542-543	548-549
Nickel	5500-5505	5360-5365	5380-5390	5300-5305	5395-5405
Tin	5450-5460	5475-5480	5460-5470	5360-5365	5470-5480
Zinc	1068-1068.5	1031-1032	1035-1036	1018-1019	1021-1021.5

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

DateMar. 17Mar. 16Mar. 13Mar. 12Mar. 11

London AM 293.80 294.15 295.15 294.00 295.25

London PM 293.80 294.20 294.55 293.85 294.10

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, per oz.)

DateMar. 17Mar. 16Mar. 13Mar. 12Mar. 11

Silver 3.6340 3.6625 3.7445 3.7335 3.8445

Silver US$ 6.0725 6.1175 6.2350 6.1750 6.3125

Platinum US$397.00400.00392.00388.00391.00

Palladium US$276.00280.00273.00259.00256.25

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateMar. 17Mar. 16Mar. 13Mar. 12Mar. 11

U.S. Dollar 1.4165 1.4135 1.4096 1.4110 1.4075

Sterling 2.3719 2.3584 2.3491 2.3376 2.3183

Deutschmark 0.7789 0.7761 0.7747 0.7724 0.7674

Franc0.23240.23150.23120.23030.2287

Yen0.010940.010920.011000.010920.01089