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Aug. 3, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Canada's central bank may claim some success in its protracted battle against inflation, but it is b

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

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Aug. 3, 1990Bid AskedCopper-G

Plans by the National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia to start sending its vessels to Kuwait are being

CONN. CHAIR MAKER PLANS TO EXPORTBARKHAMSTED, Conn. - The new owners of Hitchcock Chair Co.

Sembawang Maritime Ltd., the salvage and towage division of government- controll ed Sembawang Holdin

A House defense panel gave specific instructions to the Pentagon on how to use $375 million designat

In a surprise move, Pierre Jeanniot has resigned as president and chief executive officer of Air Can

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought 60,000 tons of steam coal from Ashland Coal Inc., Hunt

Aug. 3, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Aug. 3, 1990Dubai Crude Oil(Dollars Per Ba

International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 3, 1990*Brent Crude Oil(Dollars Per Barrel)

The Indonesian unit of Canada's Inco Ltd. saw earnings halved in the first six months, including two

CUSTOMS FREES CRUDE FOR LYONDELLU.S. Customs agents have agreed to release to Lyondell Petro

WHITE OILS, PETROLATUMS Witco Corp.'s Sonneborn division will increase selling prices of all

Aug. 3, 1990 Copper Total, 11,391. Gold Total, .1,529,648.Silver Total, .251,806,349.

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

S. KOREANS FOUND DUMPING SWEATERSThe Commerce Department Friday announced that man-made fibe

When at his desk, Gov. Elias Zamora Verduzco tackles his work below a portrait of Carlos Salinas de

Harper Group Inc., an ocean and air freight forwarding and distribution company, said net income ros

Cargo volume at Malaysia's Kelang Container Terminal rose nearly 26 percent in the first half of thi

The Soviet Union, the world's biggest grain importer, could harvest a record 260 million tons this y

A U.S. appeals court in Florida on July 9 upheld the Florida state Insurance Department's authority

Delays in Soviet shipments to Cuba are causing widespread shortages on the island, ranging from razo

Pennsylvania's embattled automobile insurance reform law is facing further litigation; this time fro

JOBLESS RATE OF 5.5 PERCENT IS HIGHEST IN 2 YEARSThe nation's unemployment rate jumped to 5.

KUWAIT HARBOR CLOSED TO ALL VESSELSThe Kuwait harbor was closed to all vessels after a Japan

Aug. 3, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Premi

ARE RAILROADS LOSING the war against big trucks before the battle even begins? Congress must

Three federal agencies signed a memorandum of understanding on procedures for granting Jones Act wai

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE LEADERS have their troubles back home, but at CBT's satellite offices, especi

The current weakness in the U.S. economy "may last a little while longer," Michael Darby, commerce u

Last winter's dramatic jump in home heating oil prices was fueled by the extreme cold, utilities' sh

Wholesale refined prices for gasoline and heating oil reacted immediately to events in the Middle Ea

ALABAMA POWER CO. SEEKS SPOT COAL BIDSAlabama Power Co., Birmingham, said it wants to

* JofC Industrial Price Index 6A * Howard Simon - Simon Says 7A* Larry Kaufman - Inside Talk

Latin American nations, which long have talked about economic integration but with little effective

SANTA FE PACIFIC CLEARS HURDLE IN SPINOFF PLANCHICAGO - Santa Fe Pacific Corp. cleared a pot

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