METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (May 26, 1997)

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

Date	May 20	May 19	May 16	May 15	May 14
Aluminium	1620-1621	1643-1644	1655-1656	1639-1640	1624-1624.5
Copper	2500-2501	2547-2548	2547-2548	2542-2543	2464-2465
Lead	605.5-606	613-613.5	615-615.5	612.5-613	603-603.5
Nickel	7555-7560	7771-7772	7680-7685	7710-7715	7595-7600
Tin	5665-5670	5695-5700	5725-5730	5750-5755	5650-5655
Zinc	1312-1312.5	1319-1320	1320.5-1321.5	1338-1339	1308.5-1309

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

DateMay 20May 19May 16May 15May 14

London AM342.50343.35347.00348.10349.00

London PM343.00340.70344.50346.40349.10

Scotiabank341.00/344.50Holiday342.50/346.00346.00/349.50346.00/349.50

PRECIOUS METAL PRICES (London fix and interbank rates, US$ per oz.)

DateMay 20May 19May 16May 15May 14

Silver 2.8662.8582.9502.9452.980

Silver US$4.7184.6804.8384.8354.874

Platinum US$389.50388.75394.50395.50392.25

Palladium US$177.50180.00173.50173.75172.25

EXCHANGE RATES (Bank of Canada noon rate)

DateMay 20May 19May 16May 15May 14

U.S. Dollar1.3754Holiday1.37001.37901.3853

Sterling2.2618Holiday2.24362.25982.2723

Deutschmark0.8118Holiday0.80920.81160.8149

Yen0.01209Holiday0.011860.011860.01171