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MAJOR GAINS AND DECLINES IN CARLOADINGS

Adapted from Weekly Railroad Traffic, Association of American |

Three Weeks Ended Feb. 19, 1994, vs. Similar 1993 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

CLINTON ADMINISTRATION UNVEILS NEW EXPORT CONTROL LEGISLATION

Richard Lawrence |

The Clinton administration Thursday unveiled legislation that it hailed as ''streamlining and signif

WEEKLY COAL EXPORTS

Port Import / Export Reporting Service |

COMMODITY / CHEMICAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

BENZENE PRICE UP AS DEMAND GROWSBenzene's price has risen on stronger demand.

SPOT COMMODITIES

Feb. 24, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

MARITIME CALENDAR

Golden Age of Toy Boats. Through March 5. New York. Sampling from Forbes Magazine fleet includes an

INDIA ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR MORE TRADE REFORM

N. Vasuki Rao |

The government of India Thursday announced plans for further tariff cuts and other trade liberalizat

IMPORT LEADS

IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS Steel springs. Contact: Manufacture Algerienne de Ressorts, 140 Ruie

CREDIT AGENCY IN BRITAIN RESUMES COVER FOR VIETNAM

Britain's state-backed export credit agency, the Export Credits Guarantee Department, unveiled Thurs

INSURANCE EARNINGS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

FRONTIER POSTS JUMP IN OPERATING INCOMEROCK HILL, N.Y. - Frontier Insurance Group reported a

NORWAY JOBLESS RATE DOWN IN FEBRUARY

Knight-Ridder Financial |

The number of unemployed persons in Norway fell by 7,189 in February, to 118,875, or 5.6 percent of

LABOR DISPUTE SHUTS PART OF BELEAGUERED FRENCH PORT

Another labor disruption partly closed the Port of Marseilles Thursday and prompted the port communi

SHAREHOLDERS MOVE TO SAVE GERMAN FIRM FROM OIL LOSS

Angry shareholders of Germany's Metallgesellschaft AG met Thursday to approve a plan to save the com

ICC NOMINEE CLEARS SENATE PANEL

Journal of Commerce Staff |

Linda Morgan, President Clinton's first nominee to the Interstate CommerceCommission, sailed

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS AVERAGE ADJUSTED TRUCK TONNAGE INDEX

American Trucking Association |

US COMPLAINS TO GATT ABOUT EU FISH IMPORT LIMITS

The United States Wednesday complained to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade about new Europ

DANES EXPECT TO POST 3 PERCENT RISE IN '94 EXPORTS AFTER WEAK '93

Knight-Ridder Financial |

Danish exports are recovering after a bad year and are likely to rise by close to 3 percent in 1994

ITALIAN OUTPUT UP IN DECEMBER

Knight-Ridder Financial |

Italian industrial production rose at an annual rate of 6 percent in December and was down an annual

TRADING WITH PANAMA PANAMA PROSPERS WITH FALL OF NORIEGA

Since the fall of Gen. Manuel Noriega in 1989, Panama's economy has been on the rise. The So

PANEL DEFEATS REFORM MEASURE

Associated Press |

The state's House Judiciary Committee defeated a workers compensation reform measure on a 9-4 vote e

SOUTH AFRICAN INFLATION AT 9.9 PERCENT FOR JANUARY VS. DECEMBER'S 9.5 PERCENT

South Africa's inflation rate for January climbed to an annualized 9.9 percent, 0.4 percentage point

PORT OF LONG BEACH EXPECTS TO CLOSE LAND DEAL IN MARCH

Bill Mongelluzzo |

The Port of Long Beach expects to close escrow in early March on the purchase of 725 acres of proper

ENERGY BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

POWER AGENCY CUTS RATES FOR 4 NEW YORK UTILITIESNEW YORK - The New York Power Author

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

Feb. 23, 1994 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

LONDON OIL FUTURES

International Petroleum Exchange Feb. 23, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

CHARTER COMPANY SETS COURSE FOR ROUTE NORTH OF RUSSIA

A U.S.-based ship-chartering company that saved almost $250,000 on a single voyage across a sea rout

MINIMUM STANDARDS URGED FOR STATE SHIP INSPECTORS

Ship inspectors appointed by governments to check the condition of ships calling at their country's

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

1123 (Feb. 23, 1994) Previous day - 1127 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

CRB FUTURES INDEXES

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 227.84 up 0.53 which compares w

COMMODITY / CHEMICAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE MOVES TO NEW MARKETSDiammonium phosphate exporters have been fi

MAJOR EXPORTERS SAY CLINTON PLAN DOESN'T DO ENOUGH TO LIFT BARRIERS

Michael S. Lelyveld |

The nation's largest exporters have lined up in staunch opposition to the Clinton administration's p

US, MEXICO BESET WITH REQUESTS FOR TARIFF CUTS

Kevin G. Hall |

U.S. trade negotiators have received some 550 requests to seek accelerated tariff reductions when ta

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

AGRICULTURAL TRADE LEADS

Supplied by the US Department of Agriculture |

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural ServiceAgric

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

ADVISER: RUSSIA FEBRUARY INFLATION RATE MAY HIT 18 PERCENT, BUT RUBLE SLIDE UNLIKELY

Michael S. Lelyveld |

Russia's monthly inflation is likely to reach 15 percent to 18 percent in February but will not lead

TRADE BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

SUDAN STOPS DEALINGS WITH AMERICAN BANKSKHARTOUM, Sudan - Relations between Sudan an

PARTNERSHIP'S BOND PAYMENTS TO KY. CENTRAL 10 MONTHS LATE

The partnership that owns a downtown apartment building developed by former Gov. Wallace G. Wilkinso

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