1.   The grain inventories will show whether high corn prices have forced cattle ranchers and hog farmers to cut back feeding rates.

2.   A quick inventory shows everything finally is in working order.

3.   But a deeper inventory shows the wounds.

4.   Copper prices rose to their highest point in two weeks after a drop in London Metal Exchange inventories showed demand from industrial users in Europe is outpacing new supply.

5.   Declining inventories show that manufacturers expect orders to pick up in the future.

6.   Factory inventories showed no change in April.

7.   Furniture and office equipment inventories showed large gains.

8.   Furniture and office equipment inventories showed large gains, while auto inventories declined.

9.   In November, inventories showed no change from a month earlier.

10.   Inventories of gasoline showed a sharp drop last week.