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Jan. 15, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

876 (Jan. 15, 1998) Previous day - 883The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

Despite a flurry of late-night talks, U.S. apple exporters and their Mexican competitors failed to r

After almost a decade of trying to balance a duel mandate of trade facilitation and law enforcement,

Cotton, copper scrap and rubber are leading The Journal of Commerce industrial materials price index

European railroads are gearing up for a Feb. 1 launch of pioneering cross-border freight services li

ALASKA STUDIES TAX CHANGETO LURE PIPELINE INVESTORSJUNEAU, Alaska - A state House committee

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

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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 225.90 up

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

Jan. 14, 1998Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 14, 1998 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Jan. 14, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater told industry professionals Wednesday that President

U.S. POSTAL SERVICESam Winters, vice chairman of the board of governors, was elected board c

_ Vehicle manufacturers in India, battling a demand slump over the past year owing to a general slow

ITALY TO RESPOND TOCRITICS OF ITS EMU PLANLONDON - Italy has gone on the offensive in an eff

'There's no way to pull out your investment when it is in a factory.'

World trade officials have reaffirmed that banning imports of beef from hormone-treated cattle is an

Indonesia's national airline, Garuda, said Wednesday it did not default on loans to a group of Europ

OFFERS TO BUY* FROZEN VEAL. Quote f.o.b. ex works. Frozen veal whole carcass. Hide off - 22

For the week ended January 3, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

The Association of American Railroads is splitting into three separate units that will focus on tech

Three weeks ended Jan. 3, 1998, vs. similar 1996-97 periodCARS CARSLOADED LOADE

Air cargo interests are praising Hong Kong's decision to delay the opening of the $20 billion airpor

SEDGWICK GROUPPhilip Palm has been named director of Sedgwick Global Insurance Strategy, the

Nearly all rail unions condemned a move by the United Transportation Union to force an election that

Five months after they last negotiated, United Parcel Service Airlines and its pilots union resumed

CLINTON DECLARES MAINECOUNTIES DISASTER AREASAUGUSTA, Maine - President Clinton declared 15

Jan. 14, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/ 1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.00

The U.S. dollar declined Wednesday, particularly against the Japanese yen, as market fears about the

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 13, 1998PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH

U.S. crude oil production is expected to increase slightly this year, the first jump in annual oil o

Jan. 14, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Guatemalan Energy Minister said Wednesday that the sale of two aging power plants marks the firs

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 24, 1997 - Jan. 14, 1998 (a graph)

Wednesday Jan. 14, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Crude inventories drop3.2 million barrels on weekU.S. crude oil inventories fell by 3.2 mill