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Week Ending 07-19-97 07-20-96 07-12-97General-FreightIndex 249.8 233.5 252.1

July 18, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

SHELL, TEXACO, ARAMCOTO JOIN SOME BUSINESSESNEW YORK - Shell Oil Co., Texaco Inc., and Saudi

The United States and the European Union have reached a settlement over a controversial rule that da

Thursday July 17, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

US CAR, PART SALESSPUTTERING IN JAPANWASHINGTON - U.S. car and auto parts sales are lagging

TRAINSGUILFORD AGAIN URGESPRIVATIZATION OF AMTRAKWASHINGTON - Guilford Trans

The city of Los Angeles and striking port pilots agreed to resume negotiations, ending a standoff th

SENATE ENDORSES MFNFOR CHINA, APPROVES LOANWASHINGTON - The Senate Thursday endorsed the Cli

The death of a multinational company's top executive can leave the most successful business reeling

Ford Motor Co. has announced plans to introduce several new models in the Turkish market and acquire

Federal regulators proposed rules Thursday to make it easier for some foreign-owned satellite compan

To reduce excessive dependence on oil products, the government is planning to increase the use of na

Fueled by a sharp turnaround at Overnite Transportation Co. and double-digit improvement in railroad

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A handful of giant U.S.-based apparel companies are financing a lobbying fight over a little-noticed

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 19, 1996 - July 17, 1997 (a graph)*

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Matson Navigation, continuing to be hurt by a stagnant Hawaiian economy, experienced lower profits a

Shippers are lining up to oppose a Transportation Department report that suggests they should bear t

FRANCE HAS NEW PLANTO CUT THOMSON STAKEPARIS - The finance minister told lawmakers Wednesday

As of July 17, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

A dispute between U.S. and Chilean salmon farmers has fueled a fight over market share that could ca

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - JULY 16, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

ONGOINGExport Documentation, Procedures and Letters of Credit. Seminars in July and August s

During the U.S. Feed Grains Council Board meeting here this week, there was a dress code.Bef

INDIANA RAIL ROAD CO.John A. Rickoff was appointed senior vice president for marketing and s

July 17, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High

After several years of study, the Mexican government is slowly inching forward on the sale of port a

The European Union Thursday called for improved market-opening offers from emerging Asian and Latin

Grain producers and transportation companies have an uneasy relationship: They need each other, but

Dressed or not.That is at the heart of the unfair trade dispute between U.S. salmon farmers

TRINITY INDUSTRIESPOSTS RISE IN NET INCOMEDALLAS - Trinity Industries Inc., a manufacturer o

July 17, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 234.02 off 1.13

July 17, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

A Delaware court rejected a bid by Matlack Bulk Intermodal Services Inc. of Wilmington, Del., for a

Representatives of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad met with Wyoming landowners this week

The U.S. Labor Department's National Administrative Office on Thursday accepted a request by human r