METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (October 23, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateOct. 17 Oct. 16Oct. 13Oct. 12Oct.11

Copper2748-2753 2770-27752820-28252827-28322746-2749

Lead642.5-644.5 645-647644-645598-600 581-582

Zinc966-967 966-966974-975958.5-959.5950-951

Aluminum1631.5-1632.5 1656-16571671.5-1672.51660-16621650-1651

Nickel7770-7780 7785-77907835-78457775-77857625-7635

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz.

383.40(383.80)383.85(384.00)384.45(384.60)384.45(384.60)384.50(384.70)

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.

382.50-385.50382.50-386.00382.50-386.00383.00-386.50383.00-386.50

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (US cents) per oz.

339.80(535.00)N/A341.90(538.30)344.70(542.30)343.30(541.80)

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz.

716.00(N/A)722.50(533.00)731.30(538.50)731.60(537.50)736.40(541.50)

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

412.80 412.00 412.70 413.00 415.00

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

138.75 139.50 139.00 138.50 138.70

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.33801.3363 1.3392 1.3390 1.3358

Pound Sterling2.10532.1039 2.1079 2.1109 2.0999