Unseasonable

Chilly Northeast Exception to General Swing Softness

The Northeast, where unseasonable cold was expected to linger for another day or two, was the rare market seeing rising prices as April aftermarket trading got under way Monday. Otherwise, except for some flat to mildly softer numbers in California and the Rockies, losses tended to range from about a nickel to 30 cents. The overall market was weighed down by general mild weather and continued screen weakness.

April 1, 2003

Traders: It’s Beginning to Look Like Last Winter

For the third straight day, unseasonable weather teamed with afalling futures screen to land a knockout blow on price bulls’chins, as only a few cash points escaped losses of more than adime. A huge swath of high 60- to mid 70-degree temperatures acrossthe Rockies, Gulf Coast, Midcontinent and Northeast eradicated anywinter demand yesterday and caused traders to long for the golfcourse instead of the office. Adding fuel to the fire, forecastsare calling for similar weather for the rest of the week.

November 10, 1999