METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (December 15, 1997)

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

Date	Dec.9	Dec.8	Dec.5	Dec.4	Dec.3
Al Alloy	1420-1425	1407-1412	1425-1435	1425-1430	1435-1440
Aluminium	1552.5-1553	1542-1543	1565-1566	1565-1566	1568-1569
Copper	1787-1788	1768-1769	1812-1813	1783-1784	1801-1801.5
Lead	515-516	509-510	524-525	535-536	519-519.5
Nickel	5955-5965	5900-5910	6010-6020	5900-5905	5850-5855
Tin	5660-5665	5790-5795	5790-5795	5880-5890	5760-5765
Zinc	1096-1096.5	1091-1092	1109.5-1110.5	1092-1093	1096-1097

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

DateDec.9Dec.8Dec.5Dec.4Dec.3

London AM285.50288.10287.05289.85291.10

London PM283.25287.50287.40289.35293.00

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix, per oz.)

DateDec.9Dec.8Dec.5Dec.4Dec.3

Silver 3.27003.28403.19003.15853.1620

Silver US$5.38255.43005.31005.29505.3150

Platinum US$374.50380.50383.50383.00387.50

Palladium US$206.50208.00207.00206.50208.00

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateDec.9Dec.8Dec.5Dec.4Dec.3

U.S. Dollar1.42231.42191.42271.42241.4178

Sterling2.35122.34262.35812.37812.3883

Deutschmark0.79380.79600.79780.80390.8017

Franc0.23720.23770.23840.24030.2395

Yen0.010970.010900.010930.011000.01102