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THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Study Shows Decline In Rail Coal RatesRailroad coal rates are at the lowest level since 1981

GTE, Fujitsu America Form Joint VentureJournal of Commerce StaffSAN JOSE, Calif. - F

The American Petroleum Institute warned that a sustained low cost of oil will bring the U.S. energy

Chevron Says Deadline For Careco Deal PassedSAN FRANCISCO - Chevron Corp. said the deadline

The insurance, petroleum and chemical industries are sounding the same theme before Congress.

The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation Inc. said it got socked with a whopping $4.8 million b

The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce committee urged rail shippers and labor unions to forg

Political relations between Japan and China are cooling, and that will result in a slowdown of trade

March 9, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

A Maritime Administration revision of its periodic report on Foreign Flag Merchant Ships Owned by U.

At least three carriers in the U.S. mainland-Hawaii trade oppose a bid by American President Lines L

Maritime labor unions are likely to make an effort to bring certain foreign- flag ships under severa

Combustion Engineering Inc. (C-E) received a $2 million contract from Honam Ethylene Co. (HEC), Seou

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Machinery Orders Increase in JapanJapan's industrial machinery orders rose 4.1 percent in Ja

Machinery Orders Increase in JapanJapan's industrial machinery orders rose 4.1 percent in Ja

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Coffee futures prices are expected to remain unusually depressed by the action of outside speculatio

Shippers that are captive to one railway want and should have the right to negotiate rates and servi

The Secretary of Transportation asked the airlines and organizations representing the handicapped to

Chances are better than 50-50 for a U.S.-Canadian free trade agreement this year, a veteran analyst

US Arms Proposal Hit MOSCOW - The Tass news agency accused the United States of putting "ext

Greek shipowners are stepping up pressure on this country's Socialist government for additional meas

Ashland Chemical Co. plans to boost its maleic anhydride capacity 40 percent to 65 million pounds a

The New York State Public Service Commission resolved Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.'s rate case, approv

The bistate port of New York/New Jersey will see assessments on many categories of cargo slashed by

Two of South Korea's largest steel companies are being scrutinized on the federal and local levels f

New England Power Co. will go along with other owners of the Seabrook nuclear power project if owner

In less than five years, the number of double-stack trains operating from the West Coast has mushroo

The fast-growing Hong Kong electronics sector must upgrade in technology and de sign or perish, a se

Political relations between Japan and China are cooling, and that will result in a slowdown of trade

Most striking Brazilian crewmembers who paralyzed the country's 187-ship merchant marine last week r

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

H.N. Hartwell Merges With S&S Coal SalesH.N. Hartwell Co., Boston, has been merged into S&S

A helicopter crisscrossed a nine-square-mile area, unleashing a toxic attack against any Mediterrane

Chemical Could Prove Boon for Calif. CitrusPASADENA, Calif. - Biochemists at a U.S. Departme

John Hoyt Stookey, chairman of National Distillers & Chemical Corp., announced the sale of its spiri

For the third time in as many years, insurance companies will try to persuade the Supreme Court to i

The state of Pennsylvania does not have to compensate coal mine operators for 27 million tons of coa