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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Oct. 26, 2012

NOTE 3 – INVENTORIES

The major classes of inventories consist of the following:


	2012		2011
Manufactured products	$	215,790	$	189,754
Raw materials, supplies and work-in-progress		144,637		146,996
Total Inventories	$	360,427	$	336,750

Inventories stated at cost determined by the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method aggregated $144,693 at October 26, 2012 and $124,112 at October 28, 2011, approximately $88,342 and $91,379 lower, respectively, than such costs determined under the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

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The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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