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Wednesday Aug. 21, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

One of the architects of Stolt Tankers and Terminals (Holdings) SA's successful plan to offer its st

The nation's largest shippers urged the North Carolina Utilities Commission not to re-regulate the i

The volume of western Germany's manufacturing industry rose 13.3 percent in June 1991 to $93.52 bill

U.S. companies are flocking to Chile to tap a surging economy and a liberal trade and investment reg

China will not know the full extent of flood damage to its cotton crops until mid-September, and its

In response to a European Community demand for better access to U.S. markets, U.S. governors say the

The U.S. dollar fell sharply Wednesday on news that the Soviet coup had failed. Dealers said the dol

Martin Redrado left a $350,000-a-year job as a banker in the United States to take a $12,000 job wor

India is simplifying approval of investment proposals with up to 51 percent foreign equity to speed

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 21, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen Hi

Britain's biggest insurance brokers trade association is set to stage a unique nationwide debate via

UK OIL OUTPUT ROSE 16.7 PERCENT IN JULYUnited Kingdom North Sea crude oil production rose 16

Attorneys for Sea-Land Service Inc. are setting a procedural maze for American President Lines Ltd.

The maritime industry reacted with cautious optimism Wednesday to the reported return to power of So

The Vietnamese government plans to open Cam Ranh Bay internationally,deputy foreign minister Tran Qu

While the world sleeps, travel agency computers toil away in the night like electronic elves, contin

Battered by decades of pressures from military and civilian governments, Nigeria's newspapers are lo

The port fight over an endangered species of fish in San Francisco Bay is stretching all the way to

Ballot counting is under way in the election of a president for the West Coast longshoremen's union

British Airways said Wednesday it had ordered 15 Boeing 777 twinjet airliners and placed options on

Secondary market prices for developing country debt plummeted Monday in reaction to the ouster of So

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural ServiceAgric

AUG. 21, 1991 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - AUG. 20, 1991All life-of-contract highs and lows on

The condition of Illinois corn and soybean fields improves markedly heading west from the east-centr

Aluminum ingots_ $1,200-$1,300 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

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

Canada, facing possible retaliation from Singapore over cancellation of a bilateral air pact, has in

The U.S. government posted a total deficit of $40.79 billion for July, after a $2.46 billion deficit

CF Motor Freight officially opened its expanded southern California-area consolidation center Wednes

Brazil's trade surplus reached an eight-month low in July, influenced by low prices for the country'

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 21, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 20, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Thousands of BarrelsWeek Week Week Ended Ended Ended8-16 8-9

US FARM LAND'S RISE IN VALUE SEEN SLOWINGThe value of farm land in the United States

U.S. crude oil inventories decreased by 4.5 million barrels during the week ended Aug. 16, compared

Shipping lines in the trade between the United States and Australia and New Zealand can achieve stab

CONSTRUCTION ORDERS IN UK INCREASE 10 PERCENTTotal orders received by contractors fo

California's top insurance regulator Tuesday sued the state attorney general, accusing him of illega

CHOCOLATE PLANT PLANNED IN SE ASIADe Zaan Far East, a key supplier of cocoa ingredients, pla