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Dec. 15, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity E

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 202.67 up 0.17 which compares wi

Dec. 15, 1992 Copper Total, 80,046. Gold Total, .1,511,244.Silver Total, .281

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago12/15 12/14 Change % Change: 11/

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Dec. 15, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

NEAR-TERM OUTLOOK FOR ALUMINUM DULLNEW YORK - David Morton, chairman and chief execu

Tajikistan's giant Tajik aluminum smelter remains in operation but still faces a string of political

Sugar prices were pounded Tuesday on technical selling despite news that a 1992-93 European sugar pr

An increase in spot alumina prices to around $200 a metric ton, from $160 to $170 a fewmonths ago, i

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,150-$1,250per ton lots &

Dec. 15, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service

Canada's two large railroads, CN North America and CP Rail Systems, are nearing a major cost-cutting

Monday Dec. 14, 1992 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The Secretary of Transportation blocked Monday a controversial attempt by Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.

The Coast Guard is investigating an alleged cheating conspiracy here among some mariners taking the

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The European Community kept the show on the road at its Edinburgh summit - but only just barely.

Rep. Mike Espy, D-Miss., a little-known third-term congressman from a farming district, has become a

Standard & Poor's, in conjunction with its Spanish affiliate, Iberating, Monday has assigned its imp

Monday, Dec. 14, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Jeffrey Krida will become president of Delta Queen Steamboat Co. on Jan. 1. He will succeed Patrick

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York, are selling rates among trading

When John Major successfully orchestrated Britain's "opt-out" of monetary union and social provision

The U.S. dollar, appearing quite weak in spite of several recent reports suggesting the U.S. economy

A host of ocean shipping interests are urging the Federal Maritime Commission to reject a U.S. shipb

The Council on Economic Priorities, a widely respected New York-based research group, cited eight co

The Panamanian containership Chiara that ran aground in Buzzards Bay off Cape Cod during last week's

The Port Everglades Authority reported record high volumes of containerized cargo and cruise passeng

PPM SELLS STACKERS FOR USE IN SOMALIACONWAY, S.C. - PPM Cranes Inc. said it has sold

JACKSONVILLE PORT AUTHORITY (Jacksonville, Fla.) - Robert B. Reeves was named to the new position of

A fierce storm that blasted the Northeast over the weekend moved into the North Atlantic Monday and

This city has become the symbolic capital of Latin America with the inauguration of the first perman

Tiphook PLC, the U.K. container rental group, reported a 10.2 percent drop in pretax profit for the

U.S. and European textile leaders Monday announced a "formal" joint initiative to persuade governmen

US GIVES FIRMS NOD ON VIETNAMESE PACTSStopping just short of ending the U.S. trade embargo o

President Luis Lacalle Sunday conceded that Uruguayans had solidly rejected key parts of his privati

It was a wise but costly thing to do. Hardly had the ink dried on the paper declaring Jan. 1

The increasingly precarious state of the French franc has made a hitherto expected narrowing of inte

Washington Gov. Booth Gardner said he is pursuing an appointment as U.S. ambassador to Japan.