Marketable Securities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2014

Marketable Securities [Abstract]

Marketable Securities Table

The composition of these securities as of April 30, 2014and October 31, 2013is as follows.

	April 30, 2014				October 31, 2013
			Fair				Fair
In thousands	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
Current trading securities:
Money markets	$	22	$	22	$	-	$	-
Mutual funds		172		279		134		199
Total current trading securities		194		301		134		199
Noncurrent trading securities:
Money markets		452		452		380		380
Mutual funds		2,471		3,105		1,995		2,615
Total noncurrent trading securities		2,923		3,557		2,375		2,995
Total trading securities	$	3,117	$	3,858	$	2,509	$	3,194