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Jan. 15, 1999U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 18, 1999 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

As of Jan. 19,1999Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600per

The following trade leads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curr

After four years of arduous negotiations, the European Union has concluded a comprehensive set of ag

The United States and the European Union are locked in a debate over technical standards that will d

When we saw a flickering flame at the beginning of the year, we thought perhaps it was the light a

The low price of copper claimed another victim this week as Canada's Highland Valley Copper announce

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 194.74 up 1.12 whi

Ninety-one percent of the insurance executives surveyed at a meeting here last week believed the ind

Jan. 19, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

It's safe for humans, risky for cows, and therefore banned in Canada.That's the current stat

The Transportation Club of Tacoma will host a luncheon on Wednesday featuring Washington Secretary o

Manugistics Group Inc. will embark on a drastic cost-cutting program, ending intense speculation tha

CURRENT TEXTILE QUOTAS:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

Robert R. Burkhardt, a former Journal of Commerce aviation reporter and an expert on commercial avia

China is preparing to open an international airport on its southern island of Hainan, according to X

Jan. 18, 1999This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

ou can find them on heavily traveled street corners in both major and emerging markets.Th

684 (Jan. 19, 1999) Previous - 693The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursdays p

Waiting for the other shoe to drop has been a sort of never-ending end game for the insurance indust

The Supreme Court on Tuesday left intact the $1-per-head fee cattle producers must pay on all cattle

The ramifications of various global fiscal crises will take center stage at this year's World Econom

When the United States and Mexico remove the obstacles to cross-border trucking, as provided for und

A U.S. threat to limit satellite launches from Russia because of its links to Iran has sparked a fur

Jan. 19, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

he International Accreditation Forum was incorporated in the fall of 1998 and already questions have

The European Union will urge its 15 member governments today to tear down remaining barriers to thei

Despite a lack of legislative action in Washington, the barriers between banking and insurance, once

777 (Jan. 19, 1999) Previous day - 776The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

United Parcel Service, citing a 16 percent jump in traffic to Central America, on Tuesday started de

LONDON - The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Jan. 11, 1999 as supplied by the bunk

Tuesday Jan. 19, 1999Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

Ask a corporate risk manager his or her biggest concern for 1999 and you will likely hear the same a

mporters who file Customs entries on many different types of products know that figuring out the cor

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How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

he chief executives of fast-growing midsize firms said they are able to borrow, but a squeeze on pro