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Oct. 22, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The U.S. dollar moved higher Monday afternoon on technical buying in the wake of recent sharp declin

The head of China's principal insurance institution is set to visit the United States and Canada, wi

SAFETY PANEL PUSHES UNIFORM STATE RULESWASHINGTON - The Federal Highway Administration shoul

The upheaval in the world shipping industry caused by Iraq's Aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait will be a key

PIRELLI, SOVIETS DISCUSS TIRE PLANT VENTUREPirelli SpA of Italy is negotiating a joint ventu

USSR EXPECTED TO INK DEAL FOR TURKISH FLOURThe Soviet Union is on the verge of signing a dea

The U.S. National Pork Producers Council is considering lodging a formal complaint with U.S. trade o

NO CHANGE is likely to result because of the shift in chairmanship of a group that deals with electr

NORWOOD INDEX GAINED 1.1 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBERThe 124 commodity funds monitored by the Norwoo

Executives representing a consortium of 18 Japanese companies expressed confidence Monday that they

Oct. 22, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Oct. 22, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Oct. 22, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 37.8

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

The U.S. government's new policy on using wetlands for port development survived its first real lega

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

Slightly lower demand for industrial machinery and equipment caused those products' rate of inflatio

Ben Line Containers Ltd., the Scottish line that operates services between Europe and the Far East,

PROJECTS WILL INCREASE IRAN REFINING CAPACITYIran is expected to bring an additional 390,000

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Oct. 19, 1990* Country Category Description

Oct. 22, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The livestock pens at Plume Loco Ostrich Growers are 200 feet long. That's to give the big birds roo

American Maritime Transport Inc. wants to charter or buy an interest in nine foreign-flag vessels fo

The Port of Sacramento named C. Michael Vernon, 43, its new port director. Mr. Vernon was pr

1330 (Oct. 22, 1990) Previous day - 1274 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

* Mark Magnier - Inside Talk From the West Coast 4A * Import Quota Watch 5A* Commodity Resea

Taiwan, trying to boost development, will use its huge foreign exchange reserves to finance major co

The steel sector, public and private, is embarking on a substantial modernization, with overseas ass

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

Mon., Oct. 22, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Consolidated Rail Corp. and the trustee for the Delaware & Hudson Railway Corp. clashed in court Mon

Business for textile delegations at the current session of China's main export fair is down "markedl

Trade negotiators Monday reached a tentative agreement in talks aimed at strengthening rules coverin

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Oct. 19, 1990.

Congressional leaders reached agreement over the weekend on overhauling the Clean Air Act, clearing

A promising new drug that effectively kept the AIDS virus from multiplying in animals in laboratory

As evidence accumulates that a substantial number of bunker suppliers are guilty of sharp trading pr

CF REPORTS INCREASE IN THIRD-QUARTER NETMENLO PARK, Calif. - Consolidated Freightways Inc. r

The oil markets suffered one of their deepest one-day routs Monday, as prices plunged across the boa