Drought Halts River Barges Shifting Farm Freight Costs Rise
Drought lowers channel depth on the Flint Chattahoochee and Apalachicola rivers cutting barge traffic. Shippers may switch to trains and trucks raising transport costs as workers are laid off and barges stranded. Five river ports across Alabama and Georgia drive regional shipments, jobs and income while farmers face higher freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Flint
Chattahoochee
Apalachicola
Wills
Bainbridge
Mobile
Gulf of Mexico
Tri-Rivers
Columbus
Phenix City
Eufala
Ala
Sneads
Fla
Bainbridge, Ga
Jackie Wills
Bainbridge State Docks
Alabama
Mutual Funds Listing Delayed By Technical Difficulties
A portion of the Mutual Funds listing could not be published today due to technical issues. The readable excerpt mentions Bainbridge Georgia, a 10,500 population town with Spanish moss, a Confederate statue, and its role as a trade hub on the Flint River. Barges, including 15 stranded, transport grain, steel, fertilizer and chemicals to west bank industries and return with corn and soybeans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bainbridge
Georgia
Flint River
Gulf
Footnotes describe composite market trades and price earnings rule
Footnotes explain composite tables listing trades from eight markets including Amex Boston Cincinnati NASD Instinet and Pacific. They note last price indicators exclude NYSE and that prices are shown in hundreds except specified 77s. They define price earnings ratio as last sale price divided by 12 month earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cincinnati
P Pacific
U Midwest
Philadelphia
Economy blamed for increased bankruptcies in Oklahoma
Oklahoma three U.S. bankruptcy courts filed 1,276 petitions in July up from 682 in July 1985 as a weak oil and gas economy drives a surge in filings. Chapter 11 cases fell while Chapter 7 surge as assets are sold to pay creditors. Tulsa filed 322 cases. Oklahoma City reported 822 for the western three-fifths of the state. Deputy Clerk Steve Livshee called it a time when everyone is going broke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
U.S
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okmulgee
Tulsa Tribune
Steve Livshee
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Dorothy Evans
Wildcat oil well plats across Texas and New Mexico region
Multiple drilling prospects listed with operators and locations: Wildcat Marshall Pipe & Supply Co in Dallas No 1 Stoltenburg 7400 ft Roosevelt County 1650 ft from N line 2310 ft from E line Sec 26-2-29 32 miles WSW of Portales. GCO Drilling Co Abilene No 1 McClellan 4400 ft Runnels County 6804 ft from N line 4850 ft from W line Block 8 Norvell Trains Survey 533 10 miles NE of Ballinger. Gunn Management Co Wichita Falls No 17 AAA S B Burnett Estate 6000 ft King County 1820 ft from N line 467 ft from E line Sec 13 Block 5 Sam Lazereths Survey 6 miles NE of Guthrie. Amoco Production Co Andrews No 5 R H Blue 11100 ft Winkler County 780 ft from N line 1890 ft from E line Sec 15 Block 46 Township 1 S T P Survey 20 miles E of Kermit. Exxon Midland No 10 T A14 13 6 700 percent? loving County 560 ft from S line 1856 ft from W line Sec 13 Block 53 Township 2 S T P Survey 11 miles NE of Mentone.
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Marshall Pipe & Supply Co
Dallas
Stoltenburg
Roosevelt County
Portales
GCO Drilling Co
Abilene
McClellan
Runnels County
Norvell
Ballinger
Gunn Management Co
Witchita Falls
S. B. Burnett Estate
King County
Amoco Production Co
Andrews
R.H. Blue
Winkler County
T&p Survey
Kermit
Exxon
Midland
Loving County
Mentone
Over the Counter Daily Quotations and Inter-Dealer Bids
National Association of Securities Dealers daily quotations show inter dealer bids. Prices exclude markup or commission. Mentions of Taco Ville and Rival with 8 percent and Oil MGF appear in the fragmentary text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association Security Dealers
Taco Ville
I Ae
MGF Oil
Central Texans push for northward oil pipeline route
Rep. Anne Cooper and other Central Texas officials criticise a proposed pipeline route as too distant from their region. She says her temperature rose when learning a federal office in California would review the project and worries decisions will be made 1,700 miles away based on numbers and testimony without full consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
California
Anne Cooper
Bureau of Land Management
Dollar Gold Fell From Two Year High On Profit Taking
Profit taking pulled gold bullion back from two year highs as the dollar rose against most currencies. Hong Kong closed at 384.89 amid a 4.16 rise from the prior day, while London fixed a recommended price of 386.10 as thin European trading continued.
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London
U.S
Hong Kong
New York
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Larry Lee
Tri- Rivers Waterway Development Association
Dothan
Ty Dewitt
USA
American Exchange
Wildcats
Sam Lazereths Survey
Guthrie
Tom Brown
Tipperary Land Co
Stewart & Stevenson
Dawson Seeeeeenees
Petromark Resources
Aeeaeneerese
Falcon Ou&gas Flog
Motorola, Inc
John Kim
Gtuart
James
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