METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (August 21, 1995)

London Metal Exchange

Spot closing prices in $US per tonne

DateAugust 15 August 14August 11August 10August 9

Copper3040-3042 2994-29953014-30193005-30063006-3008

Lead609-610 610.5-611.5619-620 619-620 626-627

Zinc1016-1017 1011-10121010.5-1011.51013-10141012-1013

Aluminum1916-1917 1886.5-1887.5 1866-18671891.5-1892.51895-1896

Nickel8965-8975 8830-88408875-89408845-88558860-8870

Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices

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

386.35(384.50)383.50(383.50)383.55(383.90)384.05(384.05)384.50(384.50)

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

383.50-387.00383.00-386.50382.50-386.00382.50-386.00383.00-386.50

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

342.30(538.30)N/A335.70(531.30)328.60(525.50)330.70(529.10)

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

743.60(540.00)733.40(531.00)720.60(523.00)720.60(517.00)728.80(527.00)

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

419.00 415.50 421.70 423.40 422.50

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

142.50 149.00 151.90 153.25 153.00

Exchange Rates Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. Dollar 1.3600 1.3615 1.3605 1.3595 1.3590

Pound Sterling2.1134 2.1396 2.1380 2.1623 2.1737