Metal Prices (March 12, 1990)

FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Mar. 6 Mar. 5 Mar. 2 Mar. 1 Feb. 28 Copper 1594-1596 1570-1571 1545-1547 1500-1501 1456-1457 Lead 590- 600 553- 555 567- 570 530- 535 507- 512 Zinc 1500-1505 1490-1491 1510-1520 1480-1490 1475-1485 Aluminum 1520-1525 1545-1546 1545-1547 1530-1532 1484-1487 Nickel 8725-8775 8800-8825 8650-8700 8400-8450 7650-7700 Spot Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium prices Gold . . . London Bullion Dealers afternoon (morning) $US per oz. 405.35(404.80) 403.20(403.00) 405.05(406.40) 406.30(406.25) 407.70(409.10) Gold . . . Bank of Nova Scotia, noon bid/ask $US per oz. 404.00-407.00 403.00-406.00 402.00-405.00 405.00-408.00 406.00-409.00 Silver . . . London Bullion Dealers, spot morning pence (UScents) 310.5(513.3) 310.8(512.2) 309.0(514.0) 308.0(514.0) 303.5(512.0) Silver . . . Handy & Harman, Toronto (New York) cents per oz. 609.3(511.5) 612.0(512.0) 613.8(512.0) 614.0(514.0) 611.1(510.5) Platinum . . . Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz. 512.00 509.10 507.90 508.00 508.00 Palladium . . . Guardian Trust, Interbank closing $US per oz. 132.00 132.35 131.85 125.95 126.25 Exchange Rates . . . Canadian funds. Courtesy of the Bank of Montreal Treasury Group U.S. dollar 1.1859 1.1891 1.1923 1.1910 1.1925 Pound Sterling 1.9520 1.9552 1.9649 1.9810 1.9992 — 30 — File: G:HOPE:BRK

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