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CARRIERS EXPAND THEIR REACH

JOC Staff |
The following are the latest developments and refinements in products, equipment and services in the

ROSS PEROT, SON BUILD TEXAS AIRPORT FROM GROUND UP

Gary Taylor |
He's best known today as the feisty, combative and opinionated entrepreneur who amassed billions in

A MESSAGE TO FORWARDERS

JOC Staff |
The rallying cry "EDI or DIE" rings hollow at American Airlines. Electronic links between ai

ANALYSTS WONDER WHETHER THE DOLLAR CAN STAY STRONG WITHOUT INTERVENTION

Gordon Platt |
Can the U.S. dollar keep flying high without a weekly fix of central bank intervention? Curr

UNITED'S CHAIRMAN SIGNALS FURTHER INVESTMENT IN INDIANA

Associated Press |
United Airlines wants to bolster its commitment to central Indiana with additional investments, the

QUOTE TO NOTE ON THE PIRATING OF WINDOWS 95:

_ Luc Brandt |
"We consider pirate producers our biggest competitors."
Maritime

JAPAN SCRAPS PLANS FOR THERMAL REACTORS

Reuters |
The Japanese government officially announced it would scrap plans to build advanced thermal nuclear

WORLD TRADE CENTER NETWORK - TRADE LEADS

World Trade Center NETWORK |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:These trade leads are supplied through the World Trade Center NETWOR
Maritime

WORLD TRADE CENTER NETWORK - TRADE LEADS

World Trade Center NETWORK |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:These trade leads are supplied through the World Trade Center NETWOR
Maritime

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
2122 (Aug. 25, 1995) Previous day - 2120 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in
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AN IDEA THAT WON'T ALWAYS FLY

Gary Taylor |
When Oscoda Plastics Inc. decided to open a manufacturing facility in 1993 near the Wurtsmith genera

ARAKIS SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE CHANGES IN SUDAN FUNDING PACT

Knight-Ridder Financial |
Arakis Energy Corp. said its shareholders have voted for certain amendments to a $750 million financ

COMMODITY / ENERGY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
IRAN TO HELP SENEGAL EXPLORE FOR OIL, GASNEW YORK - Iran is to help Senegal explore

CATASTROPHIC OPTION CALL SPREADS

Chicago Board of Trade |
For quotes on National, Midwestern or other markets, call the CBT trading floor during trading hours

NON-SALES INSURANCE EMPLOYEES EARN MORE IN MID-ATLANTIC STATES

Margo D. Beller |
Non-sales employees at insurance agencies get the most in salary and bonuses if they are based in th

PEOPLE - INSURANCE

Wire and Staff Reports |
THE COLLEGE OF INSURANCE (New York) - Christopher H. Ross has been promoted to the new position of a

BORDER TRADE ALLIANCE BACKS LIFTING BAN ON AVOCADOS

Journal of Commerce Staff |
The Border Trade Alliance has written to the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support a proposed pa

ROLL OUT THE BARREL: WHISKY PRODUCER TOUTS NIP OF SEA AIR

Janet Porter |
A spur-of-the-moment decision by Olev Kelt eight years ago to buy a chateau in southwest France has

COST OF CREDIT

JOC Staff |
Thursday, Aug. 24, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

CONSUMER PRICES RISE 0.7 PERCENT IN AUSTRIA

Knight-Ridder Financial |
Austrian consumer prices rose a provisional 0.7 percent in July from June and 2.2 percent on the yea

US DOLLAR DOWN AGAINST MARK DESPITE GERMAN INTEREST-RATE CUT

Knight-Ridder Financial |
The U.S. dollar drifted lower against the deutsche mark Thursday despite a somewhat surprising half-

GASOLINE PRICES

JOC Staff |
Aug. 24, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
2120 (Aug. 24, 1995) Previous day - 2119 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in
Maritime

AGRICULTURAL TRADE LEADS

Supplied by the US Department of Agriculture |
Trade leads are supplied by: U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service<
Maritime

ILA HOSTILITIES END IN PHILADELPHIA, BUT EFFECTS MAY BE FELT FOR A WHILE

Michael Fabey |
After a week of violence and labor disputes, the International Longshoremen's Association is back at
Maritime

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

Journal of Commerce |
(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 24, '94 - Aug. 24, '95 (a graph) (2

PUGET SOUND GROUP MULLS TRANSPORT PROJECT FUNDING

WILLIAM DiBENEDETTO |
A draft transportation improvement program that includes over $580 million for various road, intermo

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
AIR ASIA TO HANDLE MCDONNELL REPAIRSTAIPEI, Taiwan - Air Asia Co. and McDonnell Doug

POULTRY PROCESSOR WLR TO BUY NEW HOPE FEEDS

Gregory S. Johnson |
WLR Foods Inc. is expanding its chicken-raising empire with a proposed $18 million purchase of New H

ANALYSTS SEE DRUG FIRMS CONTINUING TO CONSOLIDATE

Knight-Ridder Financial |
Pharmaceuticals companies will see continued merger and takeover activity over the next year or two,

CHEMICAL PRICES

Compiled by Rosalie Spiller, Journal of Commerce Chemical |
As of Aug. 24, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

SEA LAW - PETER D. CLARK CONTAINER'S LOCATION, ON DECK OR IN HOLD, CAN PROMPT A DISPUTE

Peter D. Clark |
The shipping industry began using containers during the 1960s to expedite cargo-handling. Today much
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

USDA AIMS TO BLOCK MEXICO-CANADA FLYWAY

Kevin G. Hall |
A new battlefront has emerged in the fight to keep Anastrepha ludens - commonly known as the Mexican

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS WATERBORNE EXPORTS

""Port Horizons," PIERS, New York |
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NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

JOC Staff |
Aug. 24, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

JOC Staff |
Aug. 24, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

SHIP FIXTURE BREAKDOWN

Ship fixtures are a product of Knight-Ridder Financial, TNT, |
GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule
Maritime

MEXICAN ACCORD TO BAIL OUT DEBTORS A MIXED BLESSING AIDS ECONOMY, WEAKENS BANKS, ANALYSTS SAY

Kevin G. Hall |
An accord between the Mexican government and the banking sector to cap interest rates on some outsta
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
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