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Yugoslavia's government will allow 100,000 tons of wheat to be imported in the near term, mainly in

JAPAN'S RAW COTTON BUYSSLIPPED IN NOVEMBERTOKYO - Japan's customs-cleared raw cotton imports

Belarus, which suffered heavily from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, now plans to build its own nucl

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As of Dec. 27, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 241.88 off 2.64

Dec. 27, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 27, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Mexican pork producers are blaming increasing imports from the United States for eroding their incom

Dec. 27, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 34

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ICE AND SNOW HAMMERPACIFIC NORTHWESTSEATTLE - A snow and ice storm virtually shut the Northw

1517 (Dec. 24, 1996) Previous day - 1523The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Dec. 27, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Officials of unions representing unlicensed sailors on vessels owned by American President Lines Ltd

Airborne Express, the air express and transportation logistics company, has invested $2 million in A

The world's largest hydroelectric project seems likely to create six years of navigational havoc alo

SHIPS3 CARRIERS PLAN UPGRADESOF EXPRESS LOOP SERVICESNEW YORK - Neptune Orie

Huge growth in passenger and cargo traffic at airports throughout the hemisphere is putting a strain

Fifteen stowaways from the Dominican Republic were extracted from a container on a cargo ship that d

For the week ended December 14, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equal

Dec. 27, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Russia is cracking down on its huge alcohol industry in an effort to stem tax evasion, boost revenue

MISSISSIPPI CHEMICALCOMPLETES ACQUISITIONYAZOO CITY, Miss. - Mississippi Chemical Corp. has

COMMERCIAL QUANTITYAluminum ingots_ $1,400-$1,550 per ton lo

Dec. 26, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 24, 1996 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Oil giant Texaco Inc. said Tuesday it would complete its exit from the chemicals business by selling

Dec. 26, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 34

Dec. 26, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

As of Dec. 26, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Dec. 26, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Thursday Dec. 26, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 244.52 up 0.71 wh

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Monsanto Co. has been given government permission to sell a genetically engineered corn that resists

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 26, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

JAPAN'S GOLD IMPORTSFELL 59 PERCENT IN NOVEMBERTOKYO - Japan's customs-cleared imports of go