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U.S. sheep and lamb producers would definitely benefit from a free-trade agreement with their bigges

Vladimir Gopkalo made the 90-mile dash from Milwaukee to Chicago on business in just four hours last

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 24, 1992Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Never mind beer and Volkswagens. The Germans have something much more valuable that some American po

Japan's economy could fall sharply toward the end of this fiscal year (April- March) unless the gove

Japan's Teikoku Oil Co. signed a formal contract with a subsidiary of Venezuela's state oil company

Iranian Oil Minister Gholamreza Aghazadeh has called for a review of the output quota system of the

PRICE OF OPEC BASKET INCREASES TO $19.16LONDON - The price of OPEC's basket of seven

Ocean carrier rate groups oppose a Federal Maritime Commission proposal to tighten up independent ra

RUSSIA'S YELTSIN SEES BUMPER GRAIN HARVESTRussian President Boris Yeltsin said Friday that h

Higher gasoline consumption will boost demand for methyl-tertiary-butyl- ether, used as an octane bo

Thai rice exporters are divided on the merits of an agreement between the Thai and Vietnamese govern

No one may really know or care what the "B" in China's B-shares stands for. But whether it means "bo

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

CHINA RESERVES RIGHT TO RETALIATE AGAINST USChina said it reserves the right to retaliate in

The underwriting firm of E&O Professionals here has developed A/PRO, a program providing errors and

CP Trucks, the motor carrier division of Canadian Pacific Express & Transport Ltd., said Monday it i

S&P LOWERS RATING FOR AMERICAN REStandard and Poor's lowered its claims-paying ability ratin

Monday Aug. 24, 1992 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

The peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia, already without a president and with a stalemated Parliament

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway has opened an Intermodal Market Extension terminal here.

Maryland's highest court has held that comprehensive general liability insurance contracts should be

When Hurricane Andrew is bearing down on the open seas, and you're responsible for safely guiding a

The story "Nozaki America Settles Maritime Rate Case" on Page 10B Friday failed to note that the set

Vice Adm. Michael P. Kalleres has become the Military Sealift Command's new commander. Adm.

A growing number of U.S. companies are finding it quicker and easier to do business here in St. Pete

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

In China, there is no leading-edge equipment, no automated manufacturing and no top-of-the-line comp

J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. is buying more than 10,000 containers and the necessary chassis to keep the

Auto insurance rates in New Mexico are being driven by high underlying costs, especially those invol

Russia will discuss deferral of foreign debt repayments at a meeting this week with representatives

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 24, 1992Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Journal of Commerce Special LONDON - The following is the list of bunker prices obtained dur

Weak demand for refined products in Europe is undermining refinery margins in the region, suggesting

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

Aug. 24, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez announced a deficit-cutting austerity plan but promised tha

Donald W. Scott was named director of operations for Protexa Burlington International SA de C.V., a

The United States airlifted food to starving Somalis in northern Kenya Monday, but its mercy mission