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Mar. 29, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Canada's new restrictions on imports and transshipments of U.S. grain will shut down a 5 million-ton

Albert L. Kraus, editor emeritus of The Journal of Commerce, died Thursday following a short illness

In contrast to last year's gripe session about railroad service, truckers on a panel at this year's

Prospects are improving for a new ''strategic'' export control law after a House committee passed le

1448 (Mar. 29, 1996) Previous day - 1445The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

A rapidly consolidating tugboat industry on San Francisco Bay has led two independent operators to c

MEXICO RESPONDSTO NAFTA COMPLAINTMEXICO CITY - The Mexican government has formally responded

For the week ended March 23, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

The European Union made final preparations Friday to add Eastern European nations after its leaders

Three Weeks Ended Mar. 23, 1996, vs. Similar 1995 PeriodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

''You're in the business of picking out the exception and writing about it. It's not fun to say what

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, April 7, '95, - Mar. 29, '96 (a graph)(2

BROWN TO LEAD GROUPTO BOSNIA AND CROATIAWASHINGTON - U.S. Commerce Secretary Ron Brown will

Ailing German shipbuilder Bremer Vulkan AG said on Friday its equity capital had been wiped out as a

U.S., Mexican and Swiss law enforcement agents will question a senior New York-based Citibank office

North Korea said late last week it hoped to receive more food aid from the United States and other c

Trade ministers meeting in Cartagena, Colombia, late last month to forge a Free Trade Agreement of t

STOLEN VEHICLES FOUNDWAITING FOR OVERSEAS TRIPLONG BEACH, Calif. - A car homing device led p

PRESTON TRUCKING CO.The Preston, Md.-based Midwest and Northeast less-than-truckload carrier

The conglomerate owning Hong Kong's largest container handler has won the fight to build the colony'

DAEWOO DEVELOPSDEEP-SEA VEHICLESEOUL - South Korea's Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd. said it ha

European businessmen are playing an increasingly active role in breaking down barriers to trade and

When the National Industrial Transportation League and Sea-Land Service Inc. reached agreement last

RICHMOND ADDSANOTHER RUNWAYRICHMOND, Va. - Richmond International Airport would add a runway

China will probably turn to private investment to get its intermodal infrastructure off the ground,

MASS TRANSIT PROJECTMAY COME TO A HALTBANGKOK - The company building Thailand's first mass t

Quick! What accounts for the biggest portion of the U.S. trade deficit that no one cares anything ab

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The United States is headed for a better trade balance this year despite a sharply higher deficit in

French shipowners are bracing themselves for a difficult year due to slowed economic growth, overcap

SHELL TO IMPLEMENTMONITORING PROGRAMLONDON - Shell International will implement a monitoring

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As of Mar. 29, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150 per ton lo

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 28, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Mar. 29, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 251.23 off 1.72

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 29, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Mar. 29, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle