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TRADE BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
FRENCH-GERMAN COUNCIL WILL MEET IN BONNBONN, Germany - The French-German Economic Council, w
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AS REST OF WORLD ABSTAINS, JAPAN PLANS TO HIKE PLUTONIUM USE

(Reuter) |
While the rest of the world is giving up plutonium, Japan plans to rapidly increase use of what is o

TRIPLE I CUTS 23 JOBS IN BUDGET-CUTTING MOVE

Brigitte Maxey |
The Insurance Information Institute eliminated 23 positions Tuesday after demands by its insurance c

SURPRISE DEFEAT OF BILL PUTS SHIP AID IN DOUBT

WILLIAM DiBENEDETTO |
The House's surprising rejection of a $25 billion foreign aid bill with a provision to boost the U.S

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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GASOLINE PRICES

JOC Staff |
Oct. 31, 1991 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

DAVENPORT MACHINE A DOVER INDUSTRIES COMPANY

JOC Staff |
DATE OF AWARD: "E" AWARD IN 1991.Why the award was given:Davenport Machine w
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EXECUTIVES MIXED ON PROSPECTS IN WAKE OF POLISH ELECTION

Peggy Simpson |
Business reaction to Poland's mixed mandate from voters this week ranged from extreme anxiety about
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TRADE BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
SINGAPORE OFFICIAL TOUTS FREE-TRADE PLANSA free-trade area among six nations in booming sout
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SOVIET, USDA FIGURES DIFFER ON GRAIN HARVEST ESTIMATES

Doug Palmer |
U.S. Agriculture Department analysts, who in less than two weeks will prepare their own estimate of

CONSERVATIONISTS DECRY MINING PLAN IN S. AFRICA

(Reuter) |
As the Indian Ocean pounds nearby beaches, a giant dredger shoves its way through coastal dunes in a

SAFECO, OAKLAND OFFICIALS REVISE DAMAGE ESTIMATES

Lorraine Iannello |
Seattle-based Safeco Insurance Cos. raised its estimate of damage claims from last week's firestorm

INSURANCE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
DUFF & PHELPS GIVES TWO COMPANIES AN 'A+'Duff & Phelps Inc. gave the claims-paying ability o

PENSION GUARANTY AGENCY FACES WIDENING BUDGET DEFICIT

Aviva Freudmann |
The government agency that insures participants in corporate pension plans is facing a widening budg

SINGAPORE OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
Singapore International Monetary Exchange Oct. 31, 1991Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel

COMMODITY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
JAPAN COTTON TRADERS MAY BUY AT 60 CENTSOSAKA, Japan - Japanese trading firms will buy cotto

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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CORRECTION

JOC Staff |
The southern lines of Burlington Northern Railroad extend south and east of Billings, Mont., and Min

BETHLEHEM STEEL EXITS FREIGHT CAR BUILDING

Lawrence H Kaufman |
A veteran railroad freight car builder has re-entered the railcar construction business. Tho

RISE IN ALGAE BLOOMS ALARMS SCIENTISTS

Ross Gelbspan |
The world's oceans are experiencing an explosion of algae blooms such as toxic red tide, and some sc
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ACQUISITION MARKS NEW ERA FOR ANDREW WEIR SHIPPING

Janet Porter |
Andrew Weir Shipping Ltd., the British shipping group that dates back more than 200 years, is now en
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INSURERS, CITY OF OAKLAND TO COORDINATE FIRE DEBRIS CLEAN UP AND SPLIT COSTS

JOC Staff |
The city of Oakland and major insurance carriers agreed to split the cost of debris removal from 3,0

IMC, ANGUS TO PAY FINE FOR DEADLY PLANT BLAST

Patricia Crisafulli |
IMC Fertilizer Inc. and Angus Chemical Co. have agreed to pay jointly a $10 million fine levied by t

COMMODITY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
CASH HOG PRICES DROP MORE THAN EXPECTEDAn early grain harvest and increased hog weights and

UAL REPORTS EARNINGS SLIDE BUT CALLS CARGO BUSINESS STRONG

JOC Staff |
UAL Corp., the holding company whose primary subsidiary is United Airlines, Thursday reported third-

AGRICULTURAL TRADE LEADS

Supplied by the US Department of Agriculture |
Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural ServiceAgExp
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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
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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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CROATIAN PEACE FLOTILLA GETS PAST BLOCKADE AT PORT OF DUBROVNIK ARMY TURNS BACK BOATS WITH GUNS

(Reuter) |
A motley flotilla of Croatian peace boats arrived Thursday to a rousing welcome in the medieval Port
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DISEASES AND INFANT MORTALITY SEEN TO ACCELERATE IN IRAQ

Boston Globe |
Iraq's water treatment and delivery systems, crippled during the gulf war, will soon "deteriorate to
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EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

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Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
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DISPATCHERS UNION RE-ELECTS ALL OFFICERS

Lawrence H Kaufman |
Robert J. Irvin was re-elected president of the American Train Dispatchers Association Wednesday at

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

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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
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

JOC Staff |
Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
1655 (Oct. 31, 1991) Previous day - 1650 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in
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SAUDI ARABIA CONSIDERS SENDING SURPLUS WHEAT TO THE SOVIET UNION

(Reuter) |
Saudi Arabia is thinking of sending most of its surplus stocks of 3 million to 4 million metric tons

US CONSIDERS SALE OF SUBSIDIZED RICE TO EASTERN EUROPE

From Wire and Staff Reports |
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Edward Madigan said a new initiative to sell subsidized U.S. rice to eith

TOKYO EXCHANGE WILL BASE CORN CONTRACT ON US MARKET

Knight-Ridder Financial |
The corn futures contract set to start trading on a three-year trial basis in April will be based on

NY COURT EXPECTED TO SERVE WRIT AGAINST LLOYD'S

Journal of Commerce Special |
A Manhattan court is expected to serve a writ against Lloyd's chairman David Coleridge, Lloyd's lead
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