Moderates

Following a long holiday weekend in which severe winter weather in the East snarled transportation, left many without power and even brought a quite rare snow event to South Texas, the prospect for more moderate conditions this week resulted in price drops across the board Monday.

Prices continued to fall Thursday but generally by smalleramounts than earlier this week. Price movement mostly ranged fromflat to down about a dime. California continued to be the oddmarket out with substantial upticks in Northern California and aSouthern California border decline of about a quarter, exceedingall other softness.