text: Manitoba Pork forward contract PM prices - Dec 6 . WINNIPEG 1996-12-06 Manitoba Pork closing forward contract prices in Canadian dollars per hundred lbs ( Cwt ) for Dec 6 including minimum guaranteed price -- CONTRACT PREVIOUS CLOSE PM CLOSE PM CLOSING RANGE DATE PM CLOSE FIXED MINIMUM AT 1230 CST Feb 97 79.94 79.67 75.55 77.01-81.80 Mar 97 76.37 76.12 72.02 73.47-78.24 Apr 97 74.13 74.69 70.59 72.04-76.81 May 97 76.51 77.07 72.97 74.42-79.19 Jun 97 77.53 77.24 73.17 74.62-79.35 Jul 97 74.45 74.01 69.95 71.39-76.12 Aug 97 72.41 72.07 68.01 69.45-74.18 Sep 97 69.18 69.24 65.17 66.61-71.34 Oct 97 68.00 68.05 63.98 65.43-70.16 Nov 97 68.00 68.05 63.98 65.43-70.16 Note : Manitoba Government Price Index ( C$ per cwt ) - Dec 4 87.16 Manitoba 's Hog Price Range : 84.00-86.00 per cwt CAN / U.S. DOLLAR EXCHANGE RATE : 1.3570 Source : Manitoba Pork . ( ( Winnipeg bureau 204-947-3548 ) )