METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (February 10, 1997)

London Metal Exchange

Midday bid-ask prices in $US per tonne

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

DateFeb. 4Feb. 3Jan. 31Jan. 30Jan. 29

Gold … London Bullion Dealers afternoon/morning $US per oz.345.70/346.30344.30/343.75345.50/345.00349.25/349.30351.10/350.15

Gold … Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz.343.50/347.00344.00/347.50343.00/346.50345.00/348.50351.00/354.50

Silver … London Bullion Dealers, spot morning /US$ per oz.3.022/4.9053.043/4.8793.089/4.9583.011/4.8783.038/4.918

Silver … Handy & Harman, Toronto C$/New York US$ per oz.6.675/4.8806.735/4.9156.644/4.8306.702/4.8806.752/4.920

Platinum … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing US$ per oz.354.90355.70353.00355.40358.80

Palladium … Bendix Foreign Exchange, Interbank closing US$ per oz.129.70128.80126.65123.75124.75

Noon Bank of Canada rates in Canadian dollars

DateFeb. 4Feb. 3Jan. 31Jan. 30Jan. 29

U.S. Dollar1.34311.34321.34731.34791.3453

Pound Sterling2.17682.16872.15882.16942.1810