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1288 (May 21, 1997) Previous day - 1283The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

May 21, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

LYKES PLANS TO FILEREVISED SALES AGREEMENTTAMPA, Fla. - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. said Wedne

Whatever the costs prove to be for airlines and shippers at Hong Kong's new airport, there won't be

US Airways pilots, unhappy with the airline's cutback plans, picketed its annual shareholders meetin

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

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 21, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

BRE-X SAYS FILING DELAYCAUSED BY FRAUD CHARGESTORONTO - Bre-X Minerals said Tuesday that bec

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 251.00 off 2.14 w

May 21, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

As of May 21, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

May 21, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

May 21, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

Poland's new energy law will open the country's energy markets to competition, but the regulatory fr

May 21, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 20, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Coffee producers warned that a speculative bubble that has lifted prices by up to 100 percent since

U.S. gasoline inventories rose by 800,000 barrels in the week ended May 16 compared with the previou

AUTOMAKERS CONCERNEDOVER ALUMINUM PRICESATLANTA - As auto producers mull production of alumi

Wednesday May 21, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

About 800 million people in developing countries around the world suffer chronic undernourishment, w

BOXSHIP CHARTER RATESSTILL FALLINGLONDON - Charter rates for containerships of all sizes rem

Illinois Central Corp. stock hit an all-time high Wednesday amid intense speculation that the Midwes

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers, with the backing of interest groups claiming support from two

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

Wednesday, May 21, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Talks to bring China into the World Trade Organization are at a standstill.According to a co

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 24, 1996 - May 21, 1997 (a graph)* A

Allen R. Wastler, transportation editor for The Journal of Commerce, is resigning from the newspaper

SENATORS WANT FAST TRACKOUT OF THE SLOW LANEFour U.S. senators urged the Clinton administrat

A long-delayed but serious blowup is looming between the United States and France over a pending mul

''You don't tell Wal-Mart your price. Wal-Mart tells you.''

OFFERS TO BUY* STEEL. Ref: 3762. LPG cylinder steel sheets, pickled and oiled. Quality: BS 5

BULGARIAN POLICE RAIDSELLERS OF PIRATED CDSSOFIA, Bulgaria - Police in the Bulgarian capital

CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYSJoseph J. Schillaci was named executive vice president of sales and

Industry associations representing shipowners and unions will review their relationship following a

(Census basis - in millions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted)TRADE BALANCE EXPO

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, hit hard by high fuel prices and a cost-cutting charge, said Wednesday its

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