	gulf barge freight higher in nearbys on call gulf barge freight rates continued to show a firmer tone in the nearbys on the assumption that changes in the gulf posted prices will encourage increases in both pik and roll activity and barges ments with a total of barges traded this morning on the st louis merchants exchange call session versus nine yesterday dealers said quotes included this week mississippi river granite city mla if p o traded at pct of tariff five percentage points above yesterday s bid next week mississippi alton granite city mla if p o bid five points higher at pct offered at five barges each week april midmississippi river dubuque south traded at yesterday s bid of pct april illinois river ex chicago pct bid offered points higher at may same section pct bid offered five lower at may midmississippi river dubuque south bid points higher at pct offered at june july lower mississippi river memphis cairo offered at pct no bids june aug upper mississippi river lacrosse savage offered at pct no bids oct nov midmississippi dubuque south l h nov clinton south pct bid offered no comparison december illinois river ex chicago pct bid offered down points on offer reuter 
