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The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 217.34 up 0.06 which compares

New York Mercantile Exchange Mar. 27, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Mar. 28, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

U.S.-flag carriers should take a second look at combination aircraft, those carrying both freight an

British regulators will tighten rate-setting procedures for British Gas PLC following the company's

An Iranian freighter docked in Bahrain Thursday with a cargo of fruit and vegetables, reopening trad

Japanese investment in American real estate dropped to $13.06 billion in 1990from $14.7 bill

Of all industries in Canada, grain and oilseeds will likely benefit the mostfrom a free-trad

Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange members voted last week to form a joint ventu

Coffee traffic should really start percolating here in 1992. At least that is what port and

ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY LAUNCHES EDI PROJECTSt. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. is beginning a

Gaynes Testing Laboratories Ltd. April 1. Stamford, Conn. Conference on conformance with U.S. and i

Crowley Maritime Corp. is undergoing a major reorganization of its corporate structure. The

As of Mar. 29, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

Too many vessels, weaker demand for ocean shipping, continued downwardpressure on rates and

A jury last week awarded Charles Hall, self-proclaimed father of the modern waterbed, $4.8 million i

The International Trade Commission last week in effect dismissed a petition by Torrington Co. for an

Litton Industries Inc. won its first order for emergency rescue beacons from the U.S. Coast Guard,

Fritz Cos. has landed a five-year contract to arrange the transport of materials needed to rebuild K

Permission for subsidized U.S. shipowners to build and repair vessels abroad, a big part of their ef

The out-of-court settlement reached between some of the industry's largest insurers and the state of

The Alliance of American Insurers elected as the group's chairman W. Craig Heston, chairman of the b

LEADING INDICATORS SPARK OPTIMISMThe government's main gauge for forecasting the economy ros

Nerco Coal Corp. is excited about exports of Powder River Basin coal to Western Europe. This

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Mar. 28, 1991Bid AskedCopper-

Mar. 28, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Boeing Co. said East European airlines will buy an average of 12 to 13 new jets a year over the nex

Fri., March 29, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

WEST AUSTRALIA WHEAT SUBSIDY PLAN ASSAILEDSYDNEY, Australia - Australian Primary Industries

A multimillion-dollar train collision in central Kansas Thursday left officials at two major railroa

Railroad equipment-maker Harmon Industries Inc. closed its Cedrite Technologies reconstituted crosst

USAir Group Inc. is having trouble raising working capital in an apparent fallout from a Delaware fe

A new regulatory process has dramatically reduced delays for merger approvals in the European Commun

Railroad union chiefs are plotting strategy here today for the possibility of a national rail strike

The Securities Bureau of Japan's Finance Ministry will not give in to demands for a relatively thin

TUNA BAN EXTENDED TO VENEZUELA, VANUATUA U.S. ban on importing tuna from Mexico has been ext

Mar. 28, 1991 Copper Total, 29,278. Gold Total, .1,293,660.Silver Total, .260,720,586.

Consultants from Westinghouse Electric Co. are being asked to evaluate the prospects of converting t

Mar. 28, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

Union Carbide Corp. did not carry insurance to cover interruptions to its business operations, which