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REGIONAL BLOCS Pacrim 90. Sept. 9-12. San Francisco. Pacific Rim forum. Contact Pacrim Secre

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Aug. 31, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

Aluminum ingots- $1,715-$1,725 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

To refuel a car or van for just 70 cents a gallon, go to a Phillips station outside of Denver and sa

US, SOVIET NEGOTIATORS PLAN MARITIME SESSIONU.S. and Soviet maritime officials will meet in

Soviet executives came to California last week to learn about U.S. market strategy and a demand-led

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

Chinese trade leaders, trying to repair damage caused by China's bloody repression of pro-democracy

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 31, 1990Brent Crude Oil(Dollars Per Barrel)

The U.S. government agreed in August to pay bonded warehouses a total of $2.1 million in annual insp

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

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

Indonesia, which has licensed two olefin plants in Central and West Java, has approved a joint ventu

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 234.86 up 0.15 which compares

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 30, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

The days of "port shopping" may be over for brokers and importers because of several programs at Cus

BC RAIL STRIKE LOOMS AS TALKS BREAK DOWNWINNIPEG, Alberta - Labor and management at Canada's

The U.S. dollar will decline to record lows against the deutsche mark and the Swiss franc in the nex

Australian pork producers plan to sue the federal government for ending a ban on Canadian pork impor

Far East Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd., based here, said it acquired 60 percent of Texas oil rig repa

The number of piracy reports from members of the Singapore National Shipping Association is showing

Fri., Aug. 31, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

Friday Aug. 31, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

For the week ended Aug. 25, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's majorrailroads equaled 12

Aug. 31, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Profits rose more than 25 percent for a diverse group of mid-sized trucking companies in the second

The Port of New Orleans saw its coffee import volume rise while imported steel dropped sharply durin

Great Lakes participation in the shipping of Food for Peace agricultural cargoes is "up for grabs" i

US AIRCREWS PUSHING SAFETY LIMITS IN AIRLIFTFRANKFURT, West Germany - The military's Stars a

Japanese beef processors have received approval from Japan's Ministry of Health and Welfare to expor

FOOD SECURITY PLAN SPURS GATT REJECTIONA Japanese proposal to include "food security" in the

JAPAN'S PAYMENTS SURPLUS FALLS SHARPLYJapan's current account surplus fell by 63.3 percent i

Venezuela will raise its oil production potential by 60,000 barrels a day to2.86 million b/d

France hopes to join the International Energy Agency, a government foreign ministry spokesman said.<

ENERGY AGENCY DECIDES AGAINST USING STOCKSThe International Energy Agency's governing board

Southern Co. Services Inc., Birmingham, Ala., said it's looking in the spot market to buy coal neede

If a challenge to the New York Power Authority's purchase of Hydro-Quebec electricity is fully uphel

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. will be allowed to modernize a part of its aging fleet with the help of di

A Chicago company has added a new twist to the old phrase "guns for butter." It is making toys in a