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CORRECTION

JOC Staff |
On Page 12A of the Jan. 20 edition of The Journal of Commerce, the story ''Insurers mix and match va

SPOT COMMODITIES

JOC Staff |
Jan. 26, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

TRANSPORTATION STOCK INDEX

Bridge News |
COMPANY PERFORMANCEWeeklyFriday's Percentage P/E 52-Week 52-Week

4 BAR AMTRAK FROM USING FREIGHT CARS \ DERAILMENT SPARKS RESTRICTIONS

Rip Watson |
Four major railroads have barred some Amtrak freight cars from running over their tracks after one o

INSURANCE WAITS ITS TURN ON CAPITOL HILL \ OTHER PRIORITIES COULD POSTPONE ACTION

Margo D. Beller |
Financial services deregulation, Superfund reform and product liability legislation top the list of

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
WTO TELECOM PACTEFFECTIVE FEB. 5ZURICH - The World Trade Organization agreement to liberaliz
Maritime

US GLOBAL FINANCE INITIATIVE RECEIVES A MIXED REACTION

Knut Engelmann |
A new initiative launched by Washington to improve the global financial system in response to Asia's
Maritime

COAL TERMINAL REPORT

JOC Staff |
Jan. 26, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

DAILY PETROLEUM PRICES

JOC Staff |
Monday Jan. 26, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

QUOTE TO NOTE

Timothy Geithner, U.S. deputy assistant treasury secretary for |
'The International Monetary Fund is absolutely essential to the effort. If it didn't exist, we'd hav
Maritime

GASOLINE PRICES

JOC Staff |
Jan. 26, 1998RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID PREMIUM-UNLEADED PRE

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
DOCTOR FILES SUIT AGAINSTMALPRACTICE INSURERCINCINNATI - Dr. Thomas A. Bender has filed a cl

SWITZERLAND, EU REACH TENTATIVE TRUCK AGREEMENT

Robert Koenig |
Breaking a three-year impasse that had threatened to further impede cargo traffic between Northern a

IMPORTERS BRACE FOR CUSTOMS' BLITZES \ WAR AGAINST DRUGS WILL TAKE TIME, MONEY

Bill Mongelluzzo |
U.S. importers are bracing for the fallout from the U.S. Customs Service's blitz to stop the flow of

CARGO WATCH: DSR-SENATOR LINES \ KEY MOVEMENTS IN20-FOOT OCEAN CONTAINER UNITS

PIERS database. |
Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.96 96 96 97 97
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MERGER STARTING TREND IN CANADA?

Associated Press |
The marriage between Nova Corp. and Trans- Canada Pipelines Ltd. could mean more mergers are coming

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

JOC Staff |
Jan. 26, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

COURT UPHOLDS POLICY ALLOWING OLD TANKERS IN COASTAL TRADE

Tim Sansbury |
A major U.S. oil carrier has lost its bid to bar aging, government-subsidized tankers from carrying
Maritime

SHIPPERS TO MEET AGAIN ON RAIL DELAYS

Journal Of Commerce Staff |
The National Industrial Transportation League is holding another shippers' meeting to assess Western

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 23, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

JOFC INDEX SHOWS ANATOMY OF DEFLATION

Gordon Platt |
The Journal of Commerce industrial materials price index reveals the anatomy of the deflation threat

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

JOC Staff |
(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 7, 1997 - Jan. 26, 1998 (a graph)<

GRAND ALLIANCE TO SWITCH BOX HANDLERS IN HONG KONG \ MODERN TERMINALS SET TO TAKE OVER THE BUSINESS

P.T. Bangsberg |
It's not every business that welcomes the loss of a big supplier of revenue, but Hong Kong's dominan
Maritime

INSURERS PUSHING FOR TAX CUTS IN BAY STATE

Tom Mcniff Jr. |
Key Massachusetts legislators and insurance company and industry lobbyists are working to fashion le

OFFICIAL: FALLOUT FROM ASIA WON'T CUT MEXICAN GROWTH

Mary Sutter |
Ongoing economic volatility in Asia should hurt Mexico but growth targets of 5 percent ought to be m
Maritime

CHEMICAL PRICES

Compiled by Rosalie Spiller, Journal of Commerce Chemical |
As of Jan. 26, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

SPOT METALS PRICES

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

SIGNET AWARD

Signet Cos. |
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CHEMICAL PRICES

Compiled by Rosalie Spiller, Journal of Commerce Chemical |
As of Jan. 23, 1998Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

CUSTOMS PUSHES OUTREACH PROGRAM

Andrew Blum |
As the Customs Service and Census Bureau prepare an outreach program on export declaration requireme
Maritime

CLINTON TEAM TAKES CASE FOR IMF AID TO CONGRESS

William Roberts |
The embattled Clinton administration is taking its case for increased U.S. support of the Internatio
Maritime

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

Journal of Commerce |
January 23: 1099
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ARIZONA HIGH COURT UPHOLDS RULING ON INSURANCE DOCTORS' ACCOUNTABILITY

Associated Press |
Insurance company doctors deciding on what care is covered have to answer to state medical regulator

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
JAPANESE THINK TANKSEES WEAK ASIA GROWTHTOKYO - The Japan Center for International Finance r
Maritime

VIRGIN TERRITORY

Chris Barnett |
Record industry impresario-turned-airline entrepreneur, Richard Branson, freely admits that he was a

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

JOC Staff |
Jan. 23, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 24

BRIEFS

From Wire Reports |
THAI SUGAR PRODUCTIONPREDICTED TO SUFFERLONDON - Thailand's 1997-98 (October-September) suga

TRADELEADS

The following tradeleads appear exclusively in print in The |
OFFERS TO BUY* CUTTING TABLE AND EQUIPMENT FOR PRINTING BLANKETS. Table, bars and a barring
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PLAYING WITH FIRE

Margo D. Beller |
Want to give a risk manager a headache? Say three words: employment practices liability.Want

CON-WAY SUBSIDIARY EXPANDS IN NORTHEAST

Journal Of Commerce Staff |
Con-Way NOW has expanded its network to include the northeastern United States.The move is t
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