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Monday Aug. 13, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Aug. 13, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

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Friday Aug. 10, 1990 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

CSL INTERMODAL (Hunt Valley, Md.) - Richard R. Urycki was named national account manager, central r

A federal ap- peals court in Washington ruled Friday that Amtrak used a condemnation proceeding ille

The story headlined "Senate Confirms Commerce Official," which appeared on Page 4A in The Journal of

Tensions in the Middle East will support the dollar in the near term, but the U.S. currency will fal

Shipowners and leaders of the nation's largest seafaring labor union agreed on a new four-year contr

As U.S. troops take up positions in Saudi Arabia, a new concern is growing over possible threats to

Sea-Land Service Inc. is holding preliminary talks with the Soviet Union about sharing cargo space o

More than 100,000 metric tons of Ontario wheat has been blocked in elevators under Canada's trade em

Massachusetts' Insurance Department hearings on 1991 rates are due Sept. 5, and the Automobile Insur

The surge in oil prices triggered by the Persian Gulf crisis may boost the economies of major heavil

Vietnam "is the most interesting place to watch" as Asia struggles to cope with the energy ramificat

The world's shipbuilding order book now stands at its highest level in 13 years after a sharp jump i

Failure to deepen shipping channels in the San Francisco Bay Area could kill the region's maritime

DOW EXPECTS INCREASE IN POLYURETHANE USEGlobal demand for polyurethanes will grow by about 3

Brazil, once Iraq's biggest oil import customer and trade partner in South America, is looking for a

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

Fri., Aug.10, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 9, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Aug. 10, 1990Dubai Crude Oil(Dollars Per B

In addition to the likely sharp rise in the cost of oil, the Indian subcontinent is concerned by the

Iraq's supply of grain could last as long as eight months, instead of three to six months as widely

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

LONDON FOX PLANS MGMI OPTIONS TRADEThe London Futures and Options Exchange will launch trade

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will test the nation's honey after some in Massachusetts was f

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Aug. 10, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

As of Aug. 10, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 10, 1990Brent Crude Oil(Dollars Per Barrel)

Iraq received no offers at its tender Friday for one cargo of prompt delivery white sugar, traders h

Ports in Seattle and Tacoma each reported handling record numbers of containers in this year's first

The frequency of oil spills from tank barges in U.S. waters was overstated in the large-type excerpt

Shipping conferences within the Australian maritime scene have lost some of their power and influen

REGIONAL BLOCS European Trade and Technology - 1992 and Beyond. Sept. 3-6. Sunderland, Engla

Government agencies spreading false information? Federally funded research consortia in the thrall o

Wholesale prices fell 0.1 percent in July, the Labor Department said Friday in a report that analyst