METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (October 30, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateOct. 24 Oct. 23 Oct. 20 Oct. 19 Oct. 18

Copper2805-2810 2760-27652760-27652745-27502700-2705

Lead689.5-691.5 669-671650-651 648-650 651-655

Zinc966-967 955-956957.5-958.5964.5-965.5962-951

Aluminum1641.5-1642.5 1626-16271608.5-1610.51632-16341631-1632

Nickel8280-8290 7990-80007860-78707870-78807780-7790

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

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

382.50(382.55)382.55(382.55)381.75(381.85)381.75(383.40)383.40(385.50)

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

381.00-384.50381.00-384.50381.00-384.50380.00-383.50382.00-385.50

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

N/A(535.00)N/A(537.00)339.00(532.80)340.30(538.90)339.70(535.30)

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

748.20(532.00)740.40(534.50)725.60(538.50)720.20(529.50)727.60(535.00)

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

412.00 411.90 410.00 410.20 413.70

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

136.40 136.00 136.50 136.60 138.25

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.36581.3700 1.3537 1.3407 1.3394

Pound Sterling2.15702.1619 2.1294 2.1136 2.1002