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NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

JOC Staff |
Aug. 22, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 22, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

WHO WILL PAY NU'S POWER BILL? \ CONNECTICUT REFUSES TO PICK UP UTILITY'S TAB

Richard Leong |
A battle is brewing in Connecticut over who is going to pay the bill for all the electricity Northea

WEEKLY COAL EXPORTS \ WEEK OF AUG. 12 - 16, 1996

PIERS, New York |
Only table.

SUMMIT'S BEEF: PACKERS SILENT ON HOW THEY FIGURE PRICING

Associated Press |
Meatpackers would be required to provide more information about how they decide the price to pay for

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
1117 (Aug. 22, 1996) Previous day - 1113The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

DAILY PETROLEUM PRICES

JOC Staff |
Thursday Aug. 22, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
YELTSIN DISBANDSMETALS COMMITTEESMOSCOW - Russian President Boris Yeltsin, in a decree issue

SITE OFF NORTH CHINA LURES US OIL COMPANIES

P.T. Bangsberg |
An increasingly active oil site off China's northeastern coast is drawing more attention from U.S. p

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
JUDGE DELAYS DECISIONON LLOYD'S SETTLEMENTNEW YORK - The judge in the crucial federal court

SCHOOL LUNCH PLAN OFFERS LITTLE AID FOR CATTLE PRICES

Howard Simon |
Analysts on Thursday likened the government's increase in school lunch beef purchases to putting a B

SUSPENDED INSURER NOT UK'S GUARDIAN

From Staff And Wire Reports |
Guardian Insurance Co., incorporated in the U.S. Virgin Islands, has had its license suspended due t

JAPANESE LIFE INSURER SLAMS US THIRD-SECTOR DEMAND

Journal Of Commerce Staff |
The head of Japan's life insurance industry has rapped the United States for pushing an ''unreasonab

US SAYS INDIA STILL TOO SLOW ON CONTRACTS

N. Vasuki Rao |
The United States is encouraged that the Indian government is addressing concerns of American compan

LLOYD'S FACES NEW LEGAL ASSAULTS \ NY WANTS US VENUE COLORADO HITS SETTLEMENT

From Staff And Wire Reports |
New York's attorney general urged U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Payne to require that all disp

AUTO PARTS: US WATERBORNE IMPORTS

Compiled by the Journal of Commerce from database of Port |
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BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
ZIM REPORTS NET INCOMEUP FOR 1ST HALF OF YEARHAIFA, Israel - Zim Israel Navigation Co., show

TEXAS REGULATOR WEIGHS DATA COLLECTION CONTRACT

From Staff And Wire Reports |
Texas Insurance Commissioner Elton Bomer is considering a proposal that would give the job of collec

BREAUX PLAN WOULD DELAY SUBSIDY BAN

Tim Sansbury |
A Senate plan would save the trade pact banning shipbuilding subsidies by delaying its implementatio

HECHINGER RELIES ON PENSKE TO COME UP WITH RIGHT VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT THE GOODS

Journal Of Commerce Staff |
When it decided to serve urban areas through its home improvement warehouses, specialty retailer Hec

LONDON OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 22, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

SPOT COMMODITIES

JOC Staff |
Aug. 22, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
SHIPSGEORGIA PORTS POSTSINCREASE IN CARGOSAVANNAH, Ga. - The Georgia Ports Authority

A YEAR LATER, FIRED UK DOCKERS STILL FIGHTING TO TURN THE TIDE

Janet Porter |
Jimmy Davies had worked on the Liverpool docks for 36 years until he was fired last September. His s

TAIWAN COOL TO CHINA NUDGE ON DIRECT LINKS

P.T. Bangsberg |
China got a frosty answer Wednesday from Taiwan to its suggestions on how direct transport links mig

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
TWO THAI COMPANIESTO DEVELOP PORTBANGKOK - Siam Cement PLC, one of Thailand's largest indust

SHIP FIXTURE BREAKDOWN

Ship fixtures are a product of KRF/Global News, the industry's |
GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

HIGHER FUEL PRICES DRIVE LTL SURCHARGE \ STEADY RISE IN COSTS FORCES CARRIERS TO ACT

Chris Isidore |
The nation's three largest less-than-truckload carriers are imposing fuel surcharges, a step they av

SEA-LAND SUCCESS LED ALEX TO BONUSLAND

Allen R. Wastler |
For Alex Mandl, it was a stepping stone on the path to riches.For John Lillie, it was someth

TECH TALK - MICHAEL BERMAN \ ACCOUNTING PACKAGES THAT ONLY A NUMBERS CRUNCHER COULD LOVE

Michael Berman |
Does your business need a financial tuneup? In the transportation business, just as with any other,

CHE'S EXIT SHEDS LIGHT ON PROBLEMS AT GENSTAR

Peter Tirschwell |
A year ago, Genstar Container Corp., led by its pioneering president and founder Raphael Che, procla

FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

JOC Staff |
Aug. 21, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
1113 (Aug. 21, 1996) Previous day - 1109The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

US-CANADA CULTURAL ROW REACHES NEW HEIGHTS

Aviva Freudmann |
The U.S.-Canada spat over Ottawa's cultural trade protections has moved to the final frontier: space

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS \ US COTTON IMPORTS: TEXTILES AND APPAREL

Commerce Department Textiles office |
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COST OF CREDIT

JOC Staff |
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

TRANSPORTATION CALENDAR

JOC Staff |
AUGUSTS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime trag

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
CONRAIL SELLS 49 MILESOF LINE TO RAIL AUTHORITYPHILADELPHIA - Conrail Inc. said it sold 49 m

WOVEN OR KNIT CLOTHING: US WATERBORNE IMPORTS

Compiled by the Journal of Commerce from database of Port |
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

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