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SPOT CHEMICALS

Compiled by Rosalie Spiller, Journal of Commerce Chemical |
As of Sept. 10, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list pric

DOLLAR RISES AS FED OFFICIAL SAYS US RATES WON'T FALL

Knight-Ridder Financial |
The U.S. dollar pushed broadly higher in late trading Thursday, largely on reports that Robert Parry

KRYPTONITE CORP.

JOC Staff |
Date of award: "E" Award in 1992.Why the award was given:Kryptonite Corp. in
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US INDICTS FIVE FOR ATTEMPTING TO SMUGGLE MISSILES TO UGANDA

Milton G. Allimadi |
A federal grand jury in Orlando, Fla., returned a three-count indictment against five individuals, i
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CHICAGO GRAIN, SOYBEANS FALL ON IMPROVED WEATHER OUTLOOK

Wire Reports |
Prices for Chicago grain and soybean futures eroded on news Thursday that the National Weather Servi

ASIAN FUTURES

JOC Staff |
Sept. 10, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity

MARITIME BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
DIRECT CONTAINER LINE BOOSTS EUROPEAN SERVICECARSON, Calif. - Hoping to tap into gro
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LION'S SHARE OF PORT SPENDING GOES TO GULF, EAST COASTS, DATA SHOW

Michael S. Lelyveld |
Federal spending for harbor maintenance is heavily concentrated in Gulf and East Coast ports, accord
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CREDITORS TO TAKE OVER INTERNATIONAL CARGO NETWORK

Knight-Ridder Newspapers |
International Cargo Network (ICN), once heralded as the Port of Houston's chance to capture some of
Maritime

JURY DELIBERATIONS CONTINUE IN KUEHNE & NAGEL FRAUD CASE

Knight-Ridder Newspapers |
A U.S. District Court jury deliberated for a second day Thursday as they tried to resolve the federa

AIRBORNE TRADE RISES IN HONG KONG

P.T. Bangsberg |
Airborne trade increased 14 percent in the first six months of this year compared with the same peri

CHEMICAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
RHONE-POULENC REDUCES 1992 INCOME FORECASTRhone-Poulenc SA, France's largest chemicals produ

CLOROX SEES "IMMENSE' IMPACT IF US, CANADA BAN CHLORINE

Casey Bukro |
Every wash day, eight of 10 American households pour liquid laundry bleach in with their dirty cloth

BUSH WANTS TO FORM NETWORK OF REGIONAL FREE-TRADE PACTS

Richard Lawrence |
President Bush Thursday proposed a "network of strategic free-trade agreements" to help "guarantee"

JAPANESE BUYERS TO CUT CONTRACT COPPER TONNAGE

Knight-Ridder Financial |
Japanese buyers will likely reduce once again in 1993 the tonnage of copper they import under annual

ARCO'S TANKER UNIT TO USE TRACTOR TUGS TO CURB OIL SPILLS

John Davies |
A ship line that operates one of the nation's largest fleets of oil tankers on runs to Alaska said i
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NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
New York Mercantile Exchange Sept. 10, 1992Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

PANAMA CANAL INTERESTS DEBATE PROJECTED NEEDS

Tim Shorrock |
An international commission on the future of the Panama Canal is studying two multibillion-dollar ex
Maritime

RULES HAMPER MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN AID SHIPPING PROGRAM, STUDY SAYS

WILLIAM DiBENEDETTO |
The Agency for International Development's small business shipping program was hampered by standards
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CONTAINER, BULK OPERATIONS BOOST P&O'S HALF-YEAR PROFIT

Journal of Commerce Staff |
A strong recovery in profit from container and bulk shipping operations lifted half-year results of
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SALE OF O'HARE RIGHTS GAVE TWA A JULY PROFIT

St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
Trans World Airlines Inc. defied industry trends in July by posting a $92.7 million profit, but the

LOS ANGELES TO COMPROMISE ON AIRPORT NOISE STANDARDS

Kevin G. Hall |
After months of haggling with the Department of Transportation and threats of a federal cutoff of ai

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
EC PANEL TO PROBE AIR FRANCE-SABENA TIESBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission announce

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

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

LOUISIANA OFFICIAL SEEKS REVIEW OF AIG RATES

Janet Plume |
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Brown said he will ask the Louisiana Rating Commission to revie

DOW CHEMICAL NAMES POPOFF NEW CHAIRMAN

Journal of Commerce Staff |
Frank Popoff was elected Dow Chemical Co. chairman by the board on Thursday. The promotion takes eff

QE2 CASE HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR US SHIPYARDS TO UNITE

TOM McNIFF Jr. |
High-profile repairs on the British cruise liner Queen Elizabeth 2, damaged when it ran aground off
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ANERA GIVES SHIPPERS A BREAK ON DISCOUNTS SHOE, TOY MAKERS TO CUT RATE DEALS EARLIER THAN USUAL

Mark Magnier |
Shipping lines operating between Asia and the United States agreed this week to an innovative system

USUALLY A SAVIOR, IMF FACES OWN FISCAL CRISIS

Richard Lawrence |
The International Monetary Fund, the world's biggest source of short- and medium-term financing for

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

JOC Staff |
Quotations, provided by Citibank/New York, Foreign Exchange Desk, are offered rates of New York City

LABOR SECRETARY SAYS NAFTA COULD COST 150,000 US JOBS

Tim Shorrock |
U.S. Labor Secretary Lynn Martin said Thursday a maximum of 150,000 Ameri- can workers would lose th
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JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

JOC Staff |
Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago9/10 9/9 Change % Change: 8/17

BATTLE ESCALATES IN NEW YORK OVER WHO WILL SUPPLY POWER

Arthur Gottschalk |
The battle over who will supply New York state's future energy needs is threatening to erupt into a

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
AMERICAN WITHDRAWS FUEL SURCHARGE PLANAmerican Airlines said Thursday that it is withdrawing

DUMPING CHARGES EXPECTED TO CUT JAPAN'S ZINC DEMAND

Knight-Ridder Financial |
Zinc demand from Japanese steelmakers is expected to start dropping this fall if Japanese exports of

PILOTS UNION RIPS PACT AS "ONE-SIDED GIVEAWAY'

Journal of Commerce Staff |
The Air Line Pilots Association Thursday blasted last week's open-skies agreement between the United

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

SHIP FIXTURE BREAKDOWN

Ship fixtures are a product of Transportation News Ticker, the |
Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in
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API WEEKLY REPORT GASOLINE SUPPLIES SLID LAST WEEK

Journal of Commerce Staff |
U.S. primary inventories of gasoline fell 3 million barrels in the week ended Sept. 4, compared with
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