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New York Mercantile Exchange - July 3, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

July 7, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Deep in the hills of the poorest country in the Americas a fortune in gold lies waiting. But to loca

Monday July 7, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 12, 1996 - July 7, 1997 (a graph)*

DAEWOO AUTO WORKERSSTAGE PARTIAL STRIKESEOUL - Thousands of auto workers at South Korea's Da

Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere, has become the 15th member of the Caribbean C

July 7, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

Once relegated to the backseat, opposition parties to the left and right notched large victories in

MEXICO CREATES ZONE FORNATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTIONMEXICO CITY - Mexico's Energy Regulatory Comm

INDONESIA ADDRESSESHONG KONG VISA ISSUEHONG KONG - An early hitch in Hong Kong's handover af

''I think there's going to be a hell of a war on labor issues in Vietnam.''

Except for tall grasses blowing in the wind along the Arkansas River, Entergy Corp. figures it will

The Clinton administration appears hopeful that it will prevail in Congress this year on two controv

Large, well-financed Australian mining companies could be set to gain long-term from their smaller c

The Indian government appears to be taking a somewhat aggressive attitude after resisting Western pr

Negotiations with Total of France and Anglo-Dutch group Shell for the development of a major Iranian

SHIPS1 MISSING IN COLLISIONOF FREIGHTER, TUG OFF JAPANTOKYO - A 70-year-old

Train operating workers on Canadian Pacific Railway ratified a new contract that overhauls tradition

The Indian government gave a boost to its reform process as it granted nine state-owned enterprises

OFFERS TO BUY* CANNED FRUIT COCKTAIL. Contact: Mohamed Raslan, Ahmed M. Raslan Co., El Nahda

The Turkish government of secularist Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz promised on Monday to persevere wit

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Former workers at the Fore River Shipyard are growing frustrated with delays for construction of a n

It's the good old summertime, when every red-blooded American becomes obsessed with golf. And you ca

1349 (July 7, 1997) Previous day - 1343The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

July 7, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

A shipping agency has collected more than $1 million from the Port of Miami without documenting how

Three weeks ended June 28, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

For the week ended June 28, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

SHIPSPIRACY ESCALATINGIN BRAZILIAN TRADESCOPENHAGEN - The threat of violent

Tough new penalties are in place for U.S. and Canadian truckers if safety defects are found on their

If the maritime industry had folk heroes, Olav Rakkenes would be a candidate. Few gave the tall Norw

TOTEM RESOURCES CORP.Former U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. J. William Kime has not only go

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

July 7: 1349

India's ailing shipyards are looking for brighter prospects as a result of governmental policy chang

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending June 25, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

ACTING ADMINISTRATOR,DEPUTY NAMED FOR MARADWASHINGTON - John Graykowski was named acting adm