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1608 (Apr. 8, 1991) Previous day - 1598 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

A new double-stack container train rolled away from Puget Sound last week, but it wasn't carrying th

Norasia Line is still calculating the impact of the Persian Gulf war, but it knows already that the

K mart Corp. plans to increase by 5 percent its toy purchases from Taiwan this year, a move that sho

The following business missions are scheduled. The Journal of Commerce assumes no responsibility for

* Rosalind Rachid - Trade Talk 3A * Commodity Research Bureau 7A* Keith Rockwell - Europe Vi

Showa Denko Co., a large ethylene producer in Japan, will continue to import natural gas liquids as

BFGoodrich Co. has targeted its specialty chemicals division for sales growth of at least 12 percent

Oil production in Kuwait won't reach pre-invasion levels until the end of 1993, a U.S. oil expert sa

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 220.45 off 0.27 which compares w

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Apr. 8, 1991Bid AskedCopper-G

Apr. 8, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Apr. 8, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Federal officials over the weekend worked to complete their on-site investigation of the commuter ai

New tax rules recently announced by China should improve the investment climate for at least some ty

Brazil's national development bank granted a $130 million loan to Ishikawajima do Brasil to build tw

Massachusetts Republicans, in office only three months, sent aloft last week a trial balloon to gaug

Freeport McMoRan Inc. could cut its copper production costs to zero when the next expansion phase at

New York area trucking executives expressed resignation Monday over a dramatic increase in tolls thi

Every week, usually Tuesday, executives at Crowley Maritime Corp. gather for lunch. It's an

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering export credit and export bonus initiatives for Kuw

Even though European Community nations may balk at any deals before plans for a single market are fi

PA. RESIDENTS POLLED ON HEALTH CARE ISSUESA poll of Pa. residents on issues involving health

GENERAL STAR MANAGEMENT CO. (Stamford, Conn.) - Janet L. Martin (Chicago) was advanced to second vi

The Australian government turned down an opposition party proposal to use army troops to operate por

COAST GUARD PLANS RADIO USE PROGRAMThe Coast Guard is starting an awareness program to infor

Gasoline dealers have begun a marketing blitz - including a price war - in hopes of luring millions

Apr. 8, 1991 Copper Total, 31,046. Gold Total, .1,408,682.Silver Total, .260,671,339.

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As of Apr. 8, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

Apr. 8, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

Monday Apr. 8, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Japanese shipyards accounted for 43 percent of all new merchant ships completed last year, while the

EffJohn International, the Nordic passenger and cargo shipping line, said its after-tax profit was 3

A North American free trade zone would have "the vitality to compete successfully with the European

A Continental Airlines 747 departed from Newark International Airport Monday carrying a 47-member Re

The United States signed a framework trade and investment agreement with Venezuela Monday, the lates

The role of passenger ships in bringing immigrants to America early in this century is the subject o

The International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) said it will launch a new naphtha futures contract on Wed