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A public hearing on the proposed North American free-trade agreement Tuesday provided snapshots of h

International Petroleum Exchange Sept. 3, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Sept. 3, 1991 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded

After a sluggish start to the 1991-92 (July-June) season, prospects for British grain exports have b

The Port of San Francisco's reorganization has been stalled for over three months by objections from

Japanese petrochemical company Mitsubishi Kasei Corp. will import 300,000 metric tons a year of orim

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 30, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

JEWELRY Jewelry. Contact Mr. Patrick E. Wee, Managing Director, Canemasters Industrial Corp.

FOLLOWING LAST MONDAY'S bank holiday in London, freight futures traders came back full of optimism,

Shipping traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway was hit by delays following an accident Thursday involvi

An acrimonious dispute has broken out between the Lloyd's of London insurance market and Chatset, th

WEST GERMAN GNP FELL IN SECOND QUARTERWestern German second-quarter gross national product f

Aug. 30, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

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

Taiwan announced a three-point plan to prevent fraudulent labeling of textiles and apparel, but fail

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 210.15 off 0.54 which compares

Continued weakness in world prices for primary aluminum is provingtroublesome for many Japan

CANADA TO PULL OUT OF COFFEE ORGANIZATIONCanada will pull out of the International C

Hong Kong's gross domestic product is forecast to rise 3.8 percent in 1991 compared with an earlier

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 30, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

GHANA SEEKS EQUITABLE COCOA PACT PROPOSALSACCRA, Ghana - Cocoa producers "are ready to accep

The Louisiana Insurance Commission last week placed Midwest Life Insurance Co. in liquidation, leavi

The new U.S. Department of Agriculture cotton certificate program opened last Thursday, and the use

Sweden's Skandia took satisfaction in improved investment earnings in the first half of this year, b

As of Aug. 30, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Developments in rival cities could strengthen Orlando's chances of luring United Airlines' $1 billio

Aug. 30, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

EC MINISTERS TO MEET ON EAST EUROPE TRADEBRUSSELS, Belgium - European Community foreign mini

Aug. 30, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Fri., Aug. 30, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

The Port of Port Arthur at the mouth of Sabine Lake in East Texas reported its second best year ever

A year ago at this time, troops were massing for war in the Middle East and gasoline prices were soa

The growth rate of re-exports to the United States fell appreciably in the first half of this year f

Mexican Commerce Minister Jaime Serra Puche said his country is studying U.S. and Canadian agricultu

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index edged higher last week amid stronger prices for cotto

Sea-Land Service Inc. said an American President Lines Ltd. vessel space- sharing deal will result i

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

A local politician is pushing a plan to revitalize the Port of San Francisco's ship repair business.

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 29, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents