METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (September 29, 1997)

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

Date	Sept. 23	Sept. 22	Sept. 19	Sept. 18	Sept. 17
Aluminium	1652-1653	1661-1662	1628-1628.5	1622.5-1623.5	1587-1588
Copper	2066-2067	2090-2090.5	2110-2111	2078-2080	2036.5-2037.5
Lead	626-627	619.5-620	618-619	615-616	609-610
Nickel	6370-6375	6380-6385	6419-6420	6420-6425	6324-6325
Tin	5595-5600	5565-5570	5595-5600	5535-5540	5435-5440
Zinc	1719-1720	1659-1660	1642-1643	1635-1640	1606-1607

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

DateSept. 23Sept. 22Sept. 19Sept. 18Sept. 17

London AM320.70321.10321.15320.65319.95

London PM320.90320.85322.05320.85320.45

Scotia320.00/323.50319.50/323.00319.50/323.00319.00/322.50318.00/321.50

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

DateSept. 23Sept. 22Sept. 19Sept. 18Sept. 17

Silver 2.9162.9392.937n.a.2.871

Silver US$4.6854.7134.7214.6324.587

Platinum US$436.00436.00428.00423.50420.00

Palladium US$188.50193.00195.00191.00187.00

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateSept. 23Sept. 22Sept. 19Sept. 18Sept. 17

U.S.Dollar1.39001.38841.39001.39151.3885

Sterling2.24142.22502.23932.24502.2204

Deutschmark0.77390.77390.78430.78290.7839

Yen0.011430.011370.011390.011420.01149