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The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 208.93 off 0.65 which compares

New York Mercantile Exchange Dec. 19, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Next year will be critically important for insurance companies interested in international markets,

Homeowners insurance policies in Missouri may start including a new exclusion: Coverage will not be

Fri., Dec. 20, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Reports last week by cotton traders in Tokyo that there will be reduced cotton consumption in the Fa

Now protected from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, this city's financially t

Magnets may help reduce damage to new automobiles transported by railroad. Paint contaminati

Westinghouse Electric Corp. said last week that an international arbitrator has cleared it of charge

Petroleos de Venezuela, the state-owned oil monopoly, could be on the verge of a huge restructuring

Friday Dec. 20, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

U.S. plains states' railroads are falling behind in their car orders because of heavy shipments of S

Norfolk Southern Corp. will increase railroad capital spending in 1992 by 10.5 percent. The Norfolk-

SKYWEST IN DEAL TO BUY 8 MORE BRASILIA PLANESST. GEORGE, Utah - SkyWest Delta Connection has

The Federal Reserve's move Friday to stimulate the economy by lowering interest rates by a full perc

RUBBER TRADERS SAY PRICE ACTION FAILEDBANGKOK, Thailand - The International Natural Rubber O

The Federal Reserve's full-point cut in the discount rate Friday to 3.5 percent, a 27-year low, and

Maritime officials deny they are the heavies in the tense endgame that has left the conclusion of th

Gateway Western Railway is rapidly becoming an eastern gateway for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe

Six international carriers agreed to launch an automated information system aimed at expediting the

COAST GUARD LOOKS INTO CHELSEA RIVER ACCIDENTCoast Guard officials were investigating why a

Electric Data Systems Corp. was awarded a five-year contract to provide desktop services by General

US, JAPANESE OFFICIALS SWAP TRADE GRIPESSenior U.S. and Japanese officials exchanged trade p

In today's tight economy, the transportation industry is looking for new ways to keep a lid on costs

China's industrial output rose 9.6 percent in November, but was down when compared to the average gr

Dec. 20, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The Maritime Administration scrapped a Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. plan to act as general agent for a

International talks to cut governmental aid to shipping will start over in June, following last week

All life-of-contract highs and lows on all contracts are based on actual transactions, not bid and a

GAS DEMAND STEADY DESPITE POOR ECONOMYU.S. natural gas use in 1991 will total about 19.4 qua

CISTRON SUES PEPROTECH OVER INTERLEUKIN PATENTPINE BROOK, N.J. - Cistron Biotechnology Inc.

Democratic lawmakers introduced a tough trade bill aimed at Japan and called for no less than a majo

For the inland waterway industry, the end of one year and the start of another has to be bittersweet

Canadian carpet manufacturers have welcomed a ruling by Revenue Canada, resulting in a provisional e

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Aluminum ingots_ $1,137 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.7%Antim

New York Mercantile Exchange Dec. 20, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen Hi

Rules proposed by the New Jersey Department of Insurance that would alter factors used in determinin

CHINA, THAILAND DUMP PIPE, COMMERCE SAYSChina and Thailand are selling carbon steel butt-wel