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906 (September 23, 1998) Previous day - 900The Baltic International Freight Futures Market i

Sept. 23, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIG

SeptemberTransportation Table. Sept. 25. Washington. William Lucas, deputy commander of the

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, include the f

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

U.S. imports from Asia continued at a torrid pace in August, but concerns are surfacing that eastbou

High-tech export advocates are concerned that President Clinton's scandal has weakened his ability t

The Federal Maritime Commission official who is charged with leading an investigation into rate incr

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

Among the many warnings to American food exporters to Russia in recent days was this one: watch out

Investors have pulled back from emerging markets as Asia's financial crisis spread to Russia and the

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

FUTURES - September 21, 1998 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - September 18, 1998All life

As of Sept. 22, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 14, 1997 - Sept. 22, 1998 (a graph)

Sept. 22, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeSeptember 21, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 201.72 off 0.46 wh

British Prime Minister Tony Blair's call Monday for ''a new Bretton Woods'' was welcomed by U.S. ana

Banking executives from across Latin America are gathered in Miami this week for a six-day training

Sept. 22, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/ 1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 21.0

Sept. 22, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pr

New York Mercantile Exchange - September 21, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High

Sept. 21, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

China's decision over the weekend to keep 1998 cotton procurement prices steady at the level set in

China may be about to disconnect some foreign telecommunications firms in its domestic market.

Crown Cork & Seal Inc., the world's largest maker of packaging containers, said Tuesday it would lay

'Should H.R. 2621 (the fast-track bill) fail on the floor of the House, it will send further shock w

The U.S. and New Zealand governments have lodged complaints with the World Trade Organization over C

Not so long ago, the phrase ''Chinese advertising'' was an oxymoron: With everything under state con

China is expected to see a shrinking trade surplus in 1999, the official Xinhua News Agency reported

Japanese and English whiskey distillers are potential investors in Thailand following a government d

Asian factories kept supplying U.S. stores with more fabric and clothing this summer as imports from

Deputy Commissioner of Customs Samuel H. Banks has seen the future of customs transactions around th

Lebanon and Kuwait have signed a trade accord to remove all customs duties on locally made industria

Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp. said it would plunge deep into the red in the first half of thi

VLearn International said it has been selected by Asia's largest English-language training company,

Sluggish Indian exports so far in the fiscal year ending next March have been mainly due to the glob

Airbus Industrie continued a winning streak Tuesday with an announcement that Iberia, the Spanish na

The Thai candidate for the post of director general of the World Trade Organization says he will inv