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Southeastern ports are trying everything they can think of to attract more forest products shipments

U.S. shipyards are being priced out of a burgeoning world market, because they have to cover their c

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New York Mercantile Exchange Oct. 18, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen Hi

A U.S. Department of Agriculture spokesman has denied market rumors that the agency is poised to ann

International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 18, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Bulk shipowners probably won't feel much immediate impact from either the Uruguay Round of internati

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it has withdrawn a long-awaited, and much criticized, p

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index rose slightly last week on higher prices for crude pe

A congressional-industry panel wrestling with regulatory shipping issues moved toward agreement in s

Fri., Oct. 18, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Emery Worldwide Airlines and DHL Worldwide Express have reached an agreement under which Emery will

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Some 350 metric tons of gold have been taken out of Soviet reserves and sent abroad in the past six

Aluminum ingots_ $1,137 per ton lots & in warehouse mi

Inchcape PLC, the U.K.-based global shipping services company that owns Southern Steamship Agency, m

A long-forgotten pit located off the shores of Alameda in the San Francisco Bay may hold the answer

Ports should be doing more to assist intermodal transportation of bulk cargo, the U.S. government's

The European Community's proposed $10-a-barrel "carbon tax" on crude oil and other fossil fuels coul

Friday Oct. 18, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The forest products industry might be excused for feeling somewhat slighted. With things at their ec

Thousands of Barrels Week Week WeekEnded Ended Ended10-11 10-4

China's newest international airport, just across the border from here, will spur development of the

Federal regulators for years have turned a blind eye to safety problems at Los Angeles International

The government of the Philippines must do more to stamp out smuggling of textiles from China, the U.

Consolidated Rail Corp. has made it an article of faith that it can prosper by controlling costs dur

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DATE OF AWARD: "E" Star Award in 1991, E Award in 1985.WHY THE AWARD WAS GIVEN:<

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