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1634 (Oct. 17, 1991) Previous day - 1621 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

ARMS DEALER CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL EXPORTSStephen A. Holmquist, a federally licensed firearms

Oct. 17, 1991 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded

Knight-Ridder Financial An oversupply of jet fuel in Singapore is prompting traders to consi

Volume projections for this year's U.S. containerized trade with South America were understated in a

While oil industry observers would prefer more comprehensive supply figures for crude oil and refine

A feeling of unbridled enthusiasm permeates much of the U.S. oil industry as it looks southward and

(In Millions of Dollars) July 1991 June 1991 July 1990Exports*

USDA URGED TO KEEP COTTON PRODUCTION HIGH WASHINGTON - Major cotton groups want the U.S. De

Refrigerated box cars are aging. Discussion of their replacements is in the future tense. Th

COMEX CHAIRMAN TO STEP DOWN IN MARCHMartin Greenburg, chairman of the Commodity Exchange Inc

Several decades ago, controlled atmosphere technology was applied to the apple business. The huge ex

The following companies were ordered to rollback their insurance rates: * STATE FARMIndicate

Alongside a flume carrying some of the 20 million products he exports, Jay Grandy points out the mac

A clam infestation that wreaked havoc in the Great Lakes has set off new alarms as it has spread to

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

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

After 10 rounds of talks, the European Free Trade Association and Turkey on Thursday initialed a fre

U.K. manufacturing unit labor costs rose 7.8 percent in June-to-August from a year earlier, while co

The port at the mouth of the Pacific Northwest's largest river will build a second deep-draft berth

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

A coalition of local natural gas distribution companies, pipelines and others said Wednesday they ha

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Although the landmark Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (PL 101-380) was signed into law on Aug. 18, 1990, i

FUEL SUPPLIES ADEQUATE FOR WINTER, API SAYSSupplies of heating oil will be sufficient even i

The international container shipping trades are being underpinned by a huge growth in box traffic to

Rep. Helen Bentley told a labor group Thursday that she will borrow from a pending shipbuilding subs

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Oct. 17, 1991Bid AskedCopper_

As of Oct. 17, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

RAYTHEON UNIT GETS ARMY CONTRACTUnited Engineers and Constructors of Philadelphia, a unit of

Adopting Canada's health care system in the United States would mean giving up the quality and utili

Ferocious competition in the newly deregulated Israeli citrus market has forced the world's two larg

Japan's orange juice imports from the United States are expected to soar once Tokyo removes quotas i

Alexander & Baldwin Inc., the parent company of Matson Navigation Co., reported a 16 percent jump in

The U.S. merchandise trade deficit, reversing a three-year decline, is starting to rise again and co

The annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund wrapped up Thursday with agita

STEEL SUIT RULING EXPECTED TODAYHAMMOND, Ind. - A federal judge here is scheduled to rule th

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

Union Pacific Corp. reported a third-quarter loss of $406 million Thursday, compared with net income

Two weeks of intense negotiations that began here Wednesday will determine whether a deal can be rea