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INVENTORIES
6 Months Ended
May 01, 2011
INVENTORIES  
INVENTORIES

NOTE G                                                  INVENTORIES

 

Principal components of inventories are:

 

 

 

May 1,
2011

 

October 31,
2010

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Finished products

 

$

414,878

 

$

431,285

 

Raw materials and work-in-process

 

244,990

 

211,745

 

Materials and supplies

 

150,520

 

150,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

810,388

 

$

793,771