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Container volume through the Port of Tacoma next year will rise above 1 million 20-foot equivalent u

Exports from Hong Kong to the United States continue to fall and re-exports are slowing their growth

New U.S. labeling rules are threatening Jamaica's food exports to the United States, exporters here

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said they hoped to begin sign-up for 1991 federal farm prog

SOVIET REPRESENTATIVE LOOKS TO US FARMERKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Trying to rally the political inf

COMMODITY EXCHANGE INC. (New York) - Michael P. Campanelli was named vice president, trading operati

Germany's BASF Group, the giant chemical producer, Monday announced its worst quarterly results sinc

Insurance broker Corroon & Black Corp. completed mergers with three firms, company officials said.

Costs of government-ordered toxic cleanups are damages that should be covered by a corporation's sta

In Kingman, Kan., Gene Lamb says plans for business expan- sion have been suspended indefinitely.

P-I-E Nationwide Inc. says it has paid all employment taxes owed to the federal government and expec

Nov. 19, 1990 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

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(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Nov. 19, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

As of Nov. 19, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

1300 (Nov. 19, 1990) Previous day - 1298 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

International Petroleum Exchange Nov. 19, 1990*Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Thousands of ocean container consolidators will soon find themselves under the regulatory umbrella o

* Import Quota Watch 5A * Commodity Research Bureau: Corn 7A* Bruce Barnard - Europe View 10

While USDA's November supply and demand numbers for U.S. corn were constructive, the corn market los

PHOSPHATE Occidental Chemical Corp. increased list and off-list prices of technical grade ph

The 134-nation U.N. agency that monitors international shipping Monday began considering a new globa

Bilspedition Group, the Swedish transport company, reported a 6 percent increase in profit for the f

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

Air New Zealand Monday increased its offer for the shares it does not already hold in the domestic c

Mon., Nov. 19, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Aluminum ingots- $1,640-$1,700 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

Nov. 19, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

RAIL GROUP REASSIGNS SAFETY OFFICIALWASHINGTON - The Federal Railroad Administration said Jo

A controversial proposal that the Missouri River barge industry quietly explored and killed a few we

The Port of Grays Harbor, Wash., opened the Pacific Northwest's newest on- dock rail terminal Friday

McDonnell Douglas is bullish enough on the air cargo market to offer its newly certified MD-11 wide-

NYMEX GETS APPROVAL FOR PRICE LIMIT CHANGENEW YORK - The Commodity Futures Trading Commissio

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Nov. 16, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

1298 (Nov. 16, 1990) Previous day - 1293 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Nov. 16, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Nov. 16, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 37.0

The Metropolitan Energy Council, a federation of home heating oil dealer associations, said it will

OCEAN FREIGHT FUTURES PRICES moved up last week, as some cargo emerged for U.S. Gulf loadings bound