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NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

New York Mercantile Exchange June 29, 1992Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

JAPAN TO CONDITION FOREIGN AID ON ARMS, ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS

Japan will officially adopt a new overseas development aid policy this week making military expendit

MAJOR GAINS AND DECLINES IN CARLOADINGS

Source: Adapted from Weekly Railroad Traffic, Association of |

Three Weeks Ended June 20, 1992, vs. Similar 1991 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

EC FACES UPHILL BATTLE IN WAKE OF SUMMIT

Bruce Barnard |

The European Community is relying on its two most skeptical members to get it out of a mess.

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS MACHINE TOOL ORDERS & SHIPMENTS, JAN.-MAY

BILL WOULD SHIFT RESPONSIBILITY FOR HEAVY BOXES TO ALL HANDLERS

Dane Hamilton |

A bill to shift the responsibility for overloaded freight containers from truckers to all companies

SQUIBB'S PHARMACEUTICAL VENTURE IN CHINA PREPARES FOR $13 MILLION EXPANSION

P.T. Bangsberg |

The first American pharmaceutical joint venture in China is launching a $13 million expansion to inc

EXPERTS ENCOURAGE SAFETY NET FOR SOVIET-BUILT NUCLEAR PLANTS

A nuclear safety program sought by the Group of 7 industrial countries for Soviet-built reactors wil

LONDON METALS

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) June 29, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

EC MINISTERS AGREE ON INVESTMENT RULES

Knight-Ridder Financial |

European Community finance ministers Monday agreed on rules granting banks eventual access to all EC

TRADE MISSIONS

The following business missions are scheduled. The Journal of Commerce assumes no responsibility for

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

1104 (June 29, 1992) Previous day - 1114 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

WORLD COCOA PRICES SWEETEN ON REPORT OF IVORIAN SALES

Wire and Staff Reports |

Cocoa futures advanced early Monday in response to reports that the Cote d'Ivoire sold more cocoa on

DOCKERS COORDINATE STRIKES IN FRANCE, ITALY AND SPAIN

Barbara Casassus |

Dockworkers at Mediterranean ports in France, Italy and Spain are being called out on strike today t

MARITIME BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

STATEN ISLAND FERRY MAKES DETOUR FOR BUSHManhattan-bound passengers on New York's Staten Isl

EUGENE JOHNSON, OIL INDUSTRY SPOKESMAN, DIES

Journal of Commerce Staff |

Eugene S. Johnson, a longtime oil industry spokesman and public relations executive, died in New Yor

ENERGY BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

US JET FUEL MOVING INTO JAPAN IN JULYSINGAPORE - About 750,000 barrels of jet fuel a

EARNINGS INDEX PLUNGES FOR CAPE-SIZE CARRIERS

An index measuring the earnings of Cape-size bulk carriers in the Atlantic trades plunged to an all-

AIRLINES IN INDIA PLAN PLANE PURCHASES

N. Vasuki Rao |

Air India and Indian Airlines, both state-owned, will be in the market for substantial numbers of ne

COST OF CREDIT

Monday, June 29, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

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

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

CHEMICAL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

FERRO CORP. TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURECLEVELAND - Following the lead of other mu

DIXIE YARNS WEAVES FABRICS USING NATURE'S OWN DYES

Clifford Glickman |

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Dixie Yarns Inc. introduced a line of yarns and fabrics that are colored wi

SPOT CHEMICALS

Compiled by Rosalie Spiller, Journal of Commerce Chemical |

As of June 29, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

RUSSIAN CRUDE OUTPUT SEEN DECLINING FURTHER

Knight-Ridder Financial |

Russian crude oil output is expected to continue falling through 1994-96because the current

NY OIL OPTIONS

New York Mercantile Exchange June 26, 1992CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

MAINTENANCE WORKERS AGREE ON CONRAIL, AMTRAK CONTRACTS

Lawrence H Kaufman |

With the ink barely dry on federal legislation that ended last week's two-day nationwide rail shutdo

TAIWAN BANK GETS APPROVAL TO ESTABLISH CHINESE BRANCH

The Chinese government has given permission for the first Taiwanese bank to open a branch in China,

ILL. LAWMAKERS CONSIDER PROPOSALS ON BIG TRUCK ACCESS, "FUZZBUSTER' BAN

The Illinois legislature, scrambling furiously to meet a scheduled Tuesday adjournment, considered l

HONDA BUYS STAKE IN GUANGZHOU MOTORCYCLE

Chicago Tribune |

Honda Motor Co. signed an agreement with Guangzhou Motorcycle of China to buy a stake in the Chinese

COMMODITY BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

ALCOA, KOBE STEEL SET TRANSPORT VENTUREPITTSBURGH - Two companies to be formed June

MAINE COURT GIVES OK TO COLLECTIVE LOBBYING

Paul Dykewicz |

A federal court in Maine upheld the rights of insurers to seek collective rate increases using state

NATURAL GAS GAINS GROUND AS ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF FUEL

Industry leaders say their push to replace gasoline with cheaper, cleaner- burning natural gas as th

CONTAINER HANDLER DENIES CHARGES OF GOUGING HK SHIPPERS SEEK CHANGE

P.T. Bangsberg |

A leading container handler hit back Monday at a new salvo of criticism over the perceived duopoly s

MEBA/NMU OFFICIALS RESUME NEGOTIATIONS

The leaders of a maritime union's three warring factions meet today in another attempt to end a cost

SYMPOSIUM TO COVER SAFE TRANSPORT OF GOODS

Journal of Commerce Staff |

Transporting dangerous goods by sea and inland waterways will be the subject of a symposium here Nov

FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

June 29, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

PEOPLE - MARITIME

Wire and Staff Reports |

MARINE INDEX BUREAU (Ewing, N.J.) - Mary French was named the northwest representative for MIB and i

QUOTA WATCH

American Association of Exporters and Importers Textile Quota |

Textile Quotas to Watch as of June 26, 1992* Country Category Description

PROPOSED DRAWBACK FINES WORRY IMPORTERS CUSTOMS SEEKS TO CRACK DOWN ON BOGUS CLAIMS

Allen R. Wastler |

West Coast importers are becoming alarmed at the prospect of penalties in a U.S. Customs Service pro

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