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MEXICO SUGAR HARVESTCOULD SET NEW RECORDMEXICO CITY - Mexico's sugar production could reach

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

As of March 21, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 246.40 up 1.65 w

International Petroleum ExchangeMarch 21, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

March 21, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

March 21, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

New York Mercantile Exchange - March 20, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

CANADA AIMS TO BOOSTWHEAT SALES IN ASIAJAKARTA, Indonesia - Canada expects to boost its shar

Some call it ''the fuel from hell,'' but to others, there's liquid gold in Venezuela's Orinoco Tar B

Friday March 21, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

The price of peeled crawfish tails will double, but 3,000 jobs could reappear in Louisiana because o

The Thai government is violating international trade rules in its anti-dumping action against Russia

Computer technology and the promise of the Internet are likely to cut into gasoline demand in the co

BEIJING CAR LIMITSWORRY MAKERS, BUYERSBEIJING - Plans by city leaders to limit the number of

Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica de Espana played coy last week with a bevy of U.S. sui

RUSSIAN PREMIER PLEDGESTO REDUCE TAX LOOPHOLESMOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Victor Chernom

Thailand's beleaguered financial sector is expected to help drag economic growth down to 5 percent t

Lower oil prices and the continuing pressure of the strong U.S. dollar trimmed the overall cost of i

Mexico, Canada and the United States agreed to speed up the elimination of tariffs on 38 products, a

Colombian authorities have broken up a major criminal network in Bogota, Colombia, that manufactured

Two Russian imponderables continue to haunt the platinum markets, making importers fearful of higher

OFFERS TO BUY* GALVANIZED STEEL COIL. 1,000 metric tons/month of galvanized steel coil. Thic

ENRON MAY OFFER BETTERRATE DEAL FOR MERGER NODPORTLAND, Ore. - Enron Corp. may be willing to

With federal environmental regulators set to impose new and tougher air quality standards around the

An Associated Press story March 18 erroneously reported that the FBI was withholding from federal pr

Three weeks ended Mar. 15, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars CarsLoaded Loaded

TRANS WORLD AIRLINES INC.William Compton was named executive vice president of operations.He

JAPAN: TIGHTER TANKERSTANDARDS NEEDEDTOKYO - Japan's Ministry of Transport is seeking tighte

For the week ended March 15, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

While most attention focuses on Manila as the hub of Philippine maritime activity, government agenci

A stronger freight market is stimulating demand for secondhand tankers.In particular, London

FLORIDA ATTORNEY GETSJAIL IN LLOYD'S SWINDLEWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Miami Beach attorney c

Though worldwide insured losses from catastrophes amounted to a mere $9 billion last year, down $6 b

A state Senate committee has killed a bill that would have limited insurance coverage for uninsured

Liability insurer EXEL Ltd. said its net income for its first quarter ending Feb. 28 dropped to $108

As of March 20, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

ADTRANZ POSTS GAINSFOR FIRST YEARBUDAPEST - ADtranz, the world's largest maker of trains and

One company's mistake in selling supercomputers to a Russian nuclear center may prove costly for the

Importers and exporters who want to book cargo, trace shipments or correct errors in bills of lading