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Wed., Nov. 21, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Shippers, always in a state of agitation over ocean shipping surcharges, are upset about the new sho

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Nov. 21, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

Nov. 21, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Wednesday Nov. 21, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Nov. 21, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

GUINNESS TO PURCHASE LARGE SPANISH BREWERGuinness PLC said Wednesday it agreed to buy Spain'

Washington may retaliate if Japan keeps its huge construction market closed toU.S. and other foreign

SLOWER GROWTH RATE PREDICTED FOR JAPANJapan's economy will grow at a rate of between 3.5 per

A coalition of Texas consumer groups said that health care costs rapidly are reaching "cataclysmic p

Ship Sale Report appears on alternate Fridays. The information, compiled by Shipping Intelligence In

To ensure that Crowley Maritime Corp. doesn't opt for more spacious environs elsewhere, the Jacksonv

SANTA FE TO SELL TRACK IN OKLAHOMA, TEXASAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway is selling th

Get ready for open skies in Europe. After years of living in a protective shell, Europe's ai

The Turkish steel mill TDCI invited international coal suppliers this week to prepare price offers o

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago11/21 11/20 Change % Change

Nov. 21, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 38.8

China opened two new coal mines recently and says work is under way on several more, one of them und

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dzintra Janovs Tuesday upheld California Insurance Commissioner Rox

When all's said and done, it's the product, not its price, that makes a difference in world markets,

* Premium Talk: National Conference of Insurance Legislators 5A * Greg Johnson - Managing Tr

Exporters of agricultural products are so fed up with the proliferation of ocean shipping surcharges

Robert Orr, U.S. ambassador to Singapore, said the reason that U.S. companies often are less knowled

Some of the state's largest insurers urged Texas lawmakers last week to stop regulating personal lin

THAIS SEEK KNOW-HOW OF JAPANESE, POLESTPI Polene Co., a subsidiary of Thai Petrochemical Ind

The American Textile Manufacturers Institute is threatening to oppose in Congress a textiles-apparel

P-I-E International, the ocean freight consolidation unit of P-I-E Nationwide, said it began consoli

The Illinois Commerce Commission has proposed rules that would make it more difficult to enter the i

Eritrean rebels say they will cooperate with a U.N. plan to reopen the Red Sea Port of Massawa to al

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

Crude oil stocks decreased by 4.2 million barrels from the previous week for the week ended Nov. 16,

IRAN SEEKING SUPPLIES OF DISTILLATE, JET FUELA delegation of National Iran Oil Co. officials

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

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

An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but 10,000 boxes of apples a day could keep apple shippers

The United States does not oppose South Korea's current austerity drive, but ''does oppose discrimin

UN EXPECTED TO BACK AFRICA COCOA RESEARCHACCRA, Ghana - Proposed U.N. funding of nearly $100

Chevron Chemical Co., a unit of Chevron Corp., said Tuesday it is seeking a buyer for its fertilizer

PRICES OF US IMPORTS, EXCEPT FUEL, RISE 0.4 PERCENTPrices of U.S. imports, excluding fuel, r

The rate-making group for steamship lines plying the North Atlantic canceled a major contract with T