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Fruit growers whose crops survived storms and low temperatures are benefiting from favorable freight

April 15, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

AGRICULTURE CHIEF PLAYSDOWN SPAIN'S DROUGHTMADRID - Spanish Agriculture Minister Loyola de P

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

A charter challenge launched by the Alberta Barley Commission over whether the Canadian Wheat Board'

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 244.66 up 1.95 whi

April 15, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Tuesday April 15, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

As of April 15, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

April 15, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

Mexico's Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) has established timetables for bidding on a natural gas

April 15, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

New York Mercantile Exchange - April 14, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

April 15, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

International Petroleum ExchangeApril 14, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)<

MEXICO ANNOUNCESGAS TRANSPORT PROJECTSMexico's Energy Regulatory Commission has completed pu

Twenty years of putting more octane in Canadian gasoline tanks are ending for Ethyl Corp. of Richmon

PACIFICORP COMPLETESTENDER OFFER FOR TPCPORTLAND, Ore. - PacifiCorp Holdings Inc., a subsidi

Mexico's Secretariat of the Environment, Natural Resources and Fisheries has made good on a promise

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The Port of Long Beach is beginning the process of canceling its lease with China Ocean Shipping Co.

Enron Corp. and Portland General Corp. have sweetened the benefits for customers of an Oregon utilit

Tired of big rate hikes every three or four years, the nation's largest mailers are trying to craft

Russia's largest company, the natural gas giant RAO Gazprom, reached an agreement with the governmen

The surprise purchase of APL Ltd. by Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines has some importers and exporte

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Tuesday, April 15, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The U.S. dollar rose to a 38-month high at 1.7350 Deutsche marks in Asian trading Tuesday, but gave

How things change.Just four years ago, Northeast Utilities Chief Executive Bernard Fox boast

George J. Weise, who spearheaded a massive reorganization of U.S. Customs and led the drive to moder

TRANS WORLD AIRLINESLynn Prothero, TWA's postal affairs director, was elected chair of the A

A.P. Moller Group, the giant Danish shipping and energy group, is forecasting further growth in prof

Long-delayed trade negotiations between the European Union and Mexico could begin as early as June f

Heavy-truck sales showed surprising strength in March following the biggest surge in new orders in n

Western trading powers called on Russia Tuesday not to pass any new restrictive trade measures if it

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 19, 1996 - April 15, 1997 (a graph)

KEY TRADE MEETINGCOMMENCES IN BRAZILVice trade ministers from across the hemisphere have beg

Containership operators often complain about being misunderstood and underappreciated.After

China on Tuesday accused Martin Lee, a leader of Hong Kong's democracy movement, of trying to incite