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Dec. 17, 1990 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

Northeastern ports hope a deal announced Monday by two railroads represents the firststep in their b

An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale rattled parts of northwest Indiana Monday but no da

Dec. 17, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Dec. 17, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 38.5

Journal of Commerce Special LONDON - The following is the list of bunker prices obtained dur

Smugglers use Paraguay as a base to "launder" thousands of furs, hides and skins of endangered anima

BASF TO MARKET WAXES IN THE USBASF Corp. said it will begin to market in the United States a

The public's hue and cry over high gasoline prices notwithstanding, theaverage American hous

UNITED AIRLINES NAMES MARKETING AGENCIESCHICAGO - United Airlines has appointed Brierley & P

Total coal output in China this year is expected to be 1.07 billion metric tons, about 10 million to

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

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Dec. 17, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago12/17 12/14 Change % Change

Dec. 17, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

FLUOROPOLYMER RESINS Ausimont USA Inc. announced price increases for Halar E-CTFE fluoropoly

Freight forwarders that are having trouble collecting brokerage fees from steamship lines have a new

The first brokerage delinquency bulletin issued in November by the Ocean Forwarders Credit Agency li

Insurance rates for small-sized, long-haul trucking companies may rise sharply in 1991, some insurer

Dec. 17, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Monday Dec. 17, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

SANTA FE ENERGY UNIT GETS CHINESE CONTRACTHOUSTON - A subsidiary of Santa Fe Energy Resource

China said Monday its nuclear power station near Hong Kong won safety approval from an international

China, Morocco and Uruguay will receive $39.5 million in foreign aid from the United States in retur

Dec. 17, 1990 Copper Total, 11,274. Gold Total, .1,492,788.Silver Total, .261,784,056.

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Dec. 17, 1990* Country Category Description

ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. (Morris Township, N.J.) - David C. Hill was named president of the company's Alli

The Army chartered a Cunard Line luxury cruise vessel to provide rest and recreation for troops in t

Sea-Land Service Inc. shook up the trans-Pacific shipping community by announcing a second weekly se

The U.S. dollar was mostly higher Monday afternoon on the deadlock over possible peace talks on the

Iraq's cancellation of the visit by Tariq Aziz, foreign minister, to Washington last week brought ou

Dec. 17, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 17, 1990Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange Dec. 17, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

The International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union said its international executive board vot

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

Completing the Globex project and forming a new financial compliance committee are key projects faci

Bank failures will cost the government fund that insures deposits about $5 billion more than it brin

The pace of financial liberalization in the Soviet Union must be stepped up if economic reforms are

A German government-owned freight forwarder will offer direct container rail service from Berlin and