Fond

It seemed that virtually everyone in the gas trading communitywas glad to bid a not-so-fond farewell to a September fraught withhurricane hassles and get on with an October in which theaftermarket is starting out very strongly. Swing deals being doneWednesday for today’s flow generally ranged from 10 to 20 centsabove bidweek averages. Late quotes for October baseload also wererebounding after most points had sunk steadily to the bottom end oftheir ranges.