41.   Chairman and Chief Executive Jack Smith said treadmill inventory was especially high because no new products were introduced for the holiday season.

42.   Cattle inventories are likely to continue high, based on the rising number of anials entering feedlots.

43.   Coffee fell to an eight-month low amid expectations that inventories are adequate as roasters prepare for cold-weather demand.

44.   Committee members wanted to see her tax returns, asked how much money she had in savings and wondered how much her business inventory was worth.

45.   Concern that possible flooding in the northern Plains could delay planting of the spring wheat crop when inventories are lean also contributed pushed prices higher, analysts said.

46.   Coffee prices are soaring in Colombia and around the world because global production fell short of expectations this year at a time when inventories already are lean.

47.   Coffee shipments will eventually reach the U.S., though lean warehouse inventories are raising speculation that supplies could be inadequate to meet demand until fresh beans arrive.

48.   Copper prices could fall as stockpiles rise, a sign that inventories are overwhelming demand from manufacturers.

49.   Corn and wheat inventories are less worrisome, though they remain below normal.

50.   Copper prices rose as production halts renewed concern that supplies will be disrupted at a time when inventories are low.