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1624 (May 1, 1991) Previous day - 1626 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

May 1, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.00

It's not gloom anymore in the Persian Gulf, but it's not boom either. As postwar euphoria subsides,

Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian is frustrated by issues surrounding a critical route deal and is waiting

U.S. businesses are waking up to the global challenge and improving their products and services, but

$500,000 from the Inter-American Development Bank for credits, training and advisory services for sm

HOUSE PANEL SUPPORTS WATER, SUBSIDY CHOICEWASHINGTON - Western U.S. farmers would be forced

U.S. crude oil inventories increased by 3.8 million barrels during the week ended April 26, compared

Council of Logistics Management, Central, Eastern and Western Michigan round tables present seminar

PA. ANNOUNCES LIMITS ON AUTO RATE HIKESHARRISBURG, Pa. - Insurance Commissioner Constance B.

The Texas Insurance Board passed a temporary emergency measure Tuesday that will allow a surcharge

AMEV/VSB-AG, the Dutch and Belgian insurance group formed last December, reported a 3 percent rise i

May 1, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Now that air cargo lift capacity on most trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific routes is returning to nor

A simmering row over where containers should be handled took a new turn with local shippers weighing

The American Trucking Associations said it would strongly oppose a House Democratic proposal to boos

Many companies already are saving millions of dollars a year using paperless trading technology, a k

French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas will visit Iran Friday and Saturday after an official visit to

Recent progress toward a U.S.-Thai textile agreement, analysts say, is part of aa very shrewd, high-

SATELLITE COMPONENTS SALE TO CHINA BLOCKEDPresident Bush rejected a request from China for U

Domestic Brazilian cocoa prices have been falling all month, but the cheaper cocoa will bring no ben

Hong Kong's major business sectors are temporarily on hold as political clouds thicken over China's

European shippers are lining up sales of 600,000 metric tons of French old crop wheat and barley to

In a move that could mark an end to the Soviet Union's 2-month-old coal strike, Boris N. Yeltsin sig

GERMAN FORWARDER, FMC REACH ACCORDThe Federal Maritime Commission settled an investigation i

Ceylon Shipping Corp., the national-flag carrier of Sri Lanka, will initiate a weekly service from t

3M WINS PATENT CASE AND $107 MILLIONST. PAUL, Minn. - A federal arbiter ruled that Johnson &

Although they had to scrape frost off their car windows before driving to work Wednesday morning, ag

Signs that the United States could be in for a lengthier recession than earlier expected are just on

Growth in private corporate capital investments in Japan this fiscal year will slow, the cabinet-lev

Apr. 30, 1991 Copper Total, 30,897. Gold Total, .1,458,295.Silver Total, .263,562,975.

New York Mercantile Exchange Apr. 30, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Thousands of Barrels Week Week WeekEnded Ended Ended4-26 4-19

Wednesday May 1, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) May 1, 1991Bid AskedCopper-Gr

May 1, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

As of May 1, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

A vessel-sharing group of shipping lines that accounts for most of Boston's scheduled liner service

In the midst of downsizing its work force, Consolidated Rail Corp. has launched a major effort to in

Eighteen consecutive months of falling truck cargo volumes reduced sales at Paccar Inc. enough to pr