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Monday July 13, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

July 10, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 210.54 off 1.82 wh

July 13, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 29, 1997 - July 13, 1998 (a graph)*

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

DHL Worldwide Express has launched its Jumbo Box service in China.Initially introduced in Au

Navigation on China's longest river has been halted in the middle reaches after surging flood waters

A strike by ground personnel of Philippine Airlines could force Asia's oldest airline to shut down,

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

The resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto brought a positive response Monday from

COMMERCE LOWERS FINALCHILEAN SALMON PENALTIESWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Commerce ha

Bangladesh has completed its most ambitious project, a $1 billion bridge over the Jamuna River, conn

Catastrophe losses rose to a record $3.4 billion for a second quarter for the U.S. property/casualty

A group of U.S. agricultural exporters, concerned about rising freight rates on goods moving to Asia

If airlines and freight forwarders succeed in building a new system to move cargo more swiftly and r

ONGOINGSEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE. New York. Water Street Gallery exhibits paintings by 20 ma

U.S. farmers will reap a larger-than-expected wheat crop this year, the second in a row, the governm

July 13, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 10, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

INDUSTRY GROUPS PUSHSOFTWARE IN CHINAHONG KONG - The China Software Alliance and the U.S.-ba

ONGOINGSeamen's Church Institute. New York. Water Street Gallery exhibits paintings by 20 ma

Truck movements have been slowed at the Massachusetts Port Authority's Conley Container Terminal for

Airbus Industrie and Boeing Co. finished the first half of 1998 in a virtual dead heat as the two su

July 9, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

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

The mechanic had a vision.In a Seneca Falls, N.Y., auto repair shop, the owner kept a hand-d

The European Commission said it had cleared a proposed lubricant and fuel additives joint venture be

Gov. George Pataki has signed a bill that would punish European insurance companies if they fail to

Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-documented currency dealings and

The Indian government is drafting legislation, most likely to be introduced in Parliament next month

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It was the kind of opportunity that makes a teen-age boy bite down hard on his wooden pencil as he d

The U.S. dollar hit a five-year high against the Swiss franc and a record high against the Canadian

RESCUE OF RUSSIAN SAILORSCOVERS VESSEL IN UNIGLORYTAIPEI - A container vessel owned by the U

FREEPORT SIGNS CONTRACTFOR STRADDLE CARRIERSFREEPORT, Bahamas - The Freeport Container Port

Neither side expects another strike, but the Teamsters and United Parcel Service are at it again. Th

International Petroleum ExchangeJuly 9, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 29, 1997 - July 10, 1998 (a graph)*

SHOWCASE AWARDS HONORINDUSTRY MARKETINGVANCOUVER, British Columbia - St. Paul Cos., Universa