METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (October 06, 1997)

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

Date	Sept. 30	Sept. 29	Sept. 26	Sept. 25	Sept. 24
Aluminium	1632.5-1633	1639-1639.5	1620-1621	1622-1622.5	1640-1641
Copper	2147-2148	2078.5-2079	2052.5-2053.5	2079-2080	2080-2081
Lead	641.5-642.5	649.5-650	655-656	646-647	635-636
Nickel	6840-6845	6870-6880	6610-6615	6330-6335	6330-6335
Tin	5635-5640	5605-5610	5630-n.a.	5610-5615	5575-5580
Zinc	1455-1456	1623-1625	1627-1629	1674-1675	1693-1695

GOLD PRICES (London fix and Toronto bank bid/ask, US$ per oz.)

DateSept. 30Sept. 29Sept. 26Sept. 25Sept. 24

London AM328.75327.05325.45323.1522.00

London PM332.10327.10326.65324.60322.70

Scotia332.00/335.50325.00/328.50325.50/329.00326.00/329.50322.00/325.50

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix prices, per oz.)

DateSept. 30Sept. 29Sept. 26Sept. 25Sept. 24

Silver 3.2033.0152.9622.9322.922

Silver US$5.1684.8704.7654.7514.723

Platinum US$434.25429.00430.00438.00442.00

Palladium US$194.00195.00193.00192.50194.00

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateSept. 30Sept. 29Sept. 26Sept. 25Sept. 24

U.S. Dollar1.38201.38441.38371.38401.3873

Sterling2.22852.23792.22762.25382.2345

Deutschmark0.78210.78730.78660.78250.7820

Yen0.011450.011450.011460.011420.01153