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FOREST SECTOR: TWRA WILL YIELD ON RATES

WILLIAM DiBENEDETTO |
Northwest forest-products companies believe a carrier rate-setting group will hold or reduce its rat

COST OF CREDIT

JOC Staff |
Friday, Dec. 22, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

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

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
CHINA AIRLINES BUYS SIX BOEING 737-800STAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's China Airlines said

SPOT METALS PRICES

JOC Staff |
Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

JOC Staff |
Dec. 22, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

ENRON TO BUY BACK SHARES OF ITS STOCK

Reuters |
Enron Corp., the oil and gas company, said Friday it will buy back shares to offset what it called a

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
1623 (Dec. 22, 1995) Previous day - 1626 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in
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FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

JOC Staff |
Dec. 22, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low
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MARITIME BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
APL CONSIDERS CLOSING TERMINAL AT OAKLANDOAKLAND, Calif. - American President Lines
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ITF TIGHTENS RULES FOR INSPECTORS IN US, BARS THOSE WITH UNION JOBS

Tim Shorrock |
The London-based International Transport Workers Federation is tightening its standards for U.S. mar
Maritime

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
Maritime

US EXPORTS TO INDONESIA: WHAT'S UP AND WHAT'S DOWN

Global Trade Information, Columbia, S.C.; The Journal of |
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NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 21, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

CHARTER INDEX

JOC Staff |
The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as
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L.A. LAPHAM, EX-SHIPPING EXEC, DIES

Associated Press |
Lewis A. Lapham, a retired shipping and banking executive, died Wednesday at his home here following
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WHAT IF THE JONES ACT WERE ELIMINATED?

Allen Wastler |
Rate wars. What you think of them depends on who you are.And in the case of the Jones Act, w

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS US-ARGENTINA CONTAINERIZED, COMMERCIAL TRADE

""Trade Horizons," Port Import / Export Reporting Service, New |
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NEWSPRINT: US WATERBORNE EXPORTS

Compiled by the Journal of Commerce from database of Port |
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QUOTE TO NOTE HIGH STAKES:

_ Oscar Tamez |
"I have to eat."
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EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
Maritime

TAIPEI VIEWS PRIVATE INVESTMENT AS NEW ENGINE OF ITS ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN THE WORKS

P.T. Bangsberg |
Taiwan expects private investment to provide the main impetus for economic growth next year, replaci
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INSIDE TALK - RIP WATSON RAIL PERFORMANCE DATA HARD TO TRACK, BUT HERE ARE SOME 1995 FACTS

Rip Watson |
If you believe good things are worth waiting for, you're going to enjoy this column about railroad s

SP SCHEDULES STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING TO DECIDE ON UP MERGER PROPOSAL

Rip Watson |
Southern Pacific Rail Corp. has set a special shareholders' meeting for Jan. 17 in San Francisco to

KR-CRB FUTURES INDEXES

JOC Staff |
The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 246.02 up 0.59 w

AIG MAY MOVE BASE ACROSS RIVER TO NEW JERSEY

Journal of Commerce Staff |
American International Group is considering a move out of its New York headquarters across the Hudso

COLORADO PROBES MAIL SURVEY BY KAISER

Associated Press |
The Colorado Division of Insurance is investigating a 51-question survey sent by Kaiser Permanente t

GERMANS FILE EU COMPLAINT ABOUT DUTCH RAIL SUBSIDIES

Robert Koenig |
A controversy over alleged Dutch rail subsidies to the Port of Rotterdam comes amid the increasing c
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CONGRESS COMPLETES ICC SUNSET MEASURE LAWMAKERS DROP PROVISION OPPOSED BY LABOR UNIONS

William L. Roberts |
Congress completed work on a bill abolishing the Interstate CommerceCommission, after a veto

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

Journal of Commerce |
(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 30, '94 - Dec. 22, '95 (a graph) (2

RUSSIA'S LUKOIL BACKS OUT OF IRANIAN OIL PROJECT BID

Michael S. Lelyveld |
Tougher U.S. sanctions against Iran may have claimed their first victim last week as Russian oil gia

WHITE HOUSE REPORTEDLY DROPS EFFORT TO BLOCK EX-IM AID FOR CHINESE DAM

John Maggs |
U.S. exporters are newly hopeful that they will get Washington's help in supplying construction equi
Maritime

BRUSSELS EYES LOOPHOLE ON FUR TO BENEFIT NATIVE PEOPLES

Reuters |
The European Commission has proposed excluding 40 percent of North American furs from an eventual EU
Maritime

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
Maritime

HONG KONG SEES GROWING BUSINESS IN THREE LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES

P.T. Bangsberg |
Whatever the hangover from Mexico's economic roller coaster, other parts of Latin America appear rip
Maritime

TRADE MISSIONS

JOC Staff |
The following business missions are scheduled for the coming months. The Journal of Commerce assumes
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US FIRM JOINS 2 OTHERS IN BID FOR JAMAICAN UTILITY

Reuters |
Two local financial conglomerates and Southern Electric International of Atlanta said they have form

AGRICULTURAL TRADE LEADS

Supplied by the US Department of Agriculture |
Trade leads are supplied by: U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service<
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PASCAGOULA TO EXPAND ITS COLD STORAGE

Associated Press |
Port of Pascagoula officials have entered into an agreement with Gulf Coast Cold Storage Inc. to bui
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JAPANESE OUTLINE PLAN TO SOLVE BAD LOAN MESS

Fumiko Fujisaki |
A key advisory panel to Japan's Finance Ministry on Friday unveiled its final proposals for a framew
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