METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (September 09, 1996)

London Metal Exchange

Midday bid-ask prices in $US per tonne

Date	Sept. 3	Sept. 2	Aug. 30	Aug. 29	Aug. 28
Copper	2043-2044	2125-2130	2028-2030	1987-1988	1972-1973
Lead	822-823	812-813	804.5-805	801.5-802	801.5-802
Zinc	1007.5-1008	1008.5-1009	1003.5-1004	1000-1000.5	999.5-1000
Aluminium	1473-1473.5	1480-1480.5	1463-1464	1447-1447.5	1446-1446.5
Nickel	7300-7305	7365-7370	7385-7390	7245-7250	7215-7220

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

DateSept. 3Sept. 2Aug. 30Aug. 29Aug. 28

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon/morning $US per oz.386.60/387.20386.55/386.90386.30/387.25388.00/388.05388.50/388.65

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.386.00/389.50Holiday385.00/388.50386.00/389.50387.00/390.50

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning /US$ per oz.3.330/5.1983.316/5.1833.335/5.1953.324/5.1803.346/5.212

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto C$/New York US$ per oz.7.177/5.150Holiday7.146/5.1357.262/5.1807.222/5.190

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz.398.60Holiday399.00400.70403.00

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing $US per oz.127.00Holiday126.50127.00127.25

Noon Bank of Canada rates in Canadian dollars

DateSept. 3Sept. 2Aug. 30Aug. 29Aug. 28

U.S. Dollar1.3698Holiday1.36841.36661.3662

Pound Sterling2.1469Holiday2.13652.12682.1306