9	16	Ralston	Ralston	NNP
17	23	Purina	Purina	NNP
24	27	Co.	Co.	NNP
28	36	reported	report	VBD
37	38	a	a	DT
39	41	47	47	CD
41	42	%	%	NN
43	50	decline	decline	NN
51	53	in	in	IN
54	68	fourth-quarter	fourth-quarter	JJ
69	77	earnings	earning	NNS
77	78	,	,	,
79	89	reflecting	reflect	VBG
90	103	restructuring	restructuring	NN
104	109	costs	cost	NNS
110	112	as	as	RB
113	117	well	well	RB
118	120	as	as	IN
121	122	a	a	DT
123	127	more	more	RBR
128	137	difficult	difficult	JJ
138	141	pet	pet	NN
142	146	food	food	NN
147	153	market	market	NN
153	154	.	.	.

157	160	The	the	DT
161	164	St.	St.	NNP
165	170	Louis	Louis	NNP
171	178	company	company	NN
179	185	earned	earn	VBD
186	187	$	$	$
187	191	45.2	45.2	CD
192	199	million	million	CD
199	200	,	,	,
201	203	or	or	CC
204	206	65	65	CD
207	212	cents	cent	NNS
213	214	a	a	DT
215	220	share	share	NN
220	221	,	,	,
222	230	compared	compare	VBN
231	235	with	with	IN
236	237	$	$	$
237	241	84.9	84.9	CD
242	249	million	million	CD
249	250	,	,	,
251	253	or	or	CC
254	255	$	$	$
255	259	1.24	1.24	CD
260	261	a	a	DT
262	267	share	share	NN
267	268	,	,	,
269	270	a	a	DT
271	275	year	year	NN
276	283	earlier	earlier	RBR
283	284	.	.	.

285	290	Sales	sale	NNS
291	293	in	in	IN
294	297	the	the	DT
298	304	latest	late	JJS
305	311	period	period	NN
312	316	were	be	VBD
317	318	$	$	$
318	322	1.76	1.76	CD
323	330	billion	billion	CD
330	331	,	,	,
332	333	a	a	DT
334	336	13	13	CD
336	337	%	%	NN
338	346	increase	increase	NN
347	351	from	from	IN
352	356	last	last	JJ
357	361	year	year	NN
361	363	’s	's	POS
364	365	$	$	$
365	369	1.55	1.55	CD
370	377	billion	billion	CD
377	378	.	.	.

381	384	For	for	IN
385	388	the	the	DT
389	393	year	year	NN
394	399	ended	end	VBN
400	405	Sept.	Sept.	NNP
406	408	30	30	CD
408	409	,	,	,
410	417	Ralston	Ralston	NNP
418	424	earned	earn	VBD
425	426	$	$	$
426	431	422.5	422.5	CD
432	439	million	million	CD
439	440	,	,	,
441	443	or	or	CC
444	445	$	$	$
445	449	6.44	6.44	CD
450	451	a	a	DT
452	457	share	share	NN
457	458	,	,	,
459	461	up	up	RB
462	465	8.9	8.9	CD
465	466	%	%	NN
467	471	from	from	IN
472	473	$	$	$
473	478	387.8	387.8	CD
479	486	million	million	CD
486	487	,	,	,
488	490	or	or	CC
491	492	$	$	$
492	496	5.63	5.63	CD
497	498	a	a	DT
499	504	share	share	NN
504	505	.	.	.

506	510	This	this	DT
511	515	year	year	NN
515	517	’s	's	POS
518	525	results	result	NNS
526	534	included	include	VBD
535	536	a	a	DT
537	541	gain	gain	NN
542	544	of	of	IN
545	546	$	$	$
546	550	70.2	70.2	CD
551	558	million	million	CD
559	561	on	on	IN
562	565	the	the	DT
566	574	disposal	disposal	NN
575	577	of	of	IN
578	585	seafood	seafood	NN
586	596	operations	operation	NNS
596	597	.	.	.

598	603	Sales	sale	NNS
604	607	for	for	IN
608	611	the	the	DT
612	616	full	full	JJ
617	621	year	year	NN
622	626	were	be	VBD
627	628	$	$	$
628	631	6.6	6.6	CD
632	639	billion	billion	CD
639	640	,	,	,
641	643	up	up	RB
644	646	13	13	CD
646	647	%	%	NN
648	652	from	from	IN
653	654	$	$	$
654	657	5.8	5.8	CD
658	665	billion	billion	CD
665	666	.	.	.

669	676	Ralston	Ralston	NNP
677	681	said	say	VBD
682	685	its	its	PRP$
686	699	restructuring	restructuring	NN
700	705	costs	cost	NNS
706	713	include	include	VBP
714	717	the	the	DT
718	727	phase-out	phase-out	NN
728	730	of	of	IN
731	732	a	a	DT
733	740	battery	battery	NN
741	749	facility	facility	NN
750	752	in	in	IN
753	763	Greenville	Greenville	NNP
763	764	,	,	,
765	769	N.C.	N.C.	NNP
769	770	,	,	,
771	774	the	the	DT
775	781	recent	recent	JJ
782	789	closing	closing	NN
790	792	of	of	IN
793	794	a	a	DT
795	802	Hostess	Hostess	NNP
803	807	cake	cake	NN
808	814	bakery	bakery	NN
815	817	in	in	IN
818	828	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	NNP
829	832	and	and	CC
833	834	a	a	DT
835	844	reduction	reduction	NN
845	847	in	in	IN
848	853	staff	staff	NN
854	864	throughout	throughout	IN
865	868	the	the	DT
869	876	company	company	NN
876	877	.	.	.

878	881	The	the	DT
882	889	battery	battery	NN
890	895	plant	plant	NN
895	896	,	,	,
897	902	which	which	WDT
903	908	makes	make	VBZ
909	921	rechargeable	rechargeable	JJ
922	928	nickel	nickel	NN
929	936	cadmium	cadmium	NN
937	940	and	and	CC
941	947	carbon	carbon	NN
948	952	zinc	zinc	NN
953	961	products	product	NNS
961	962	,	,	,
963	967	will	will	MD
968	970	be	be	VB
971	977	closed	close	VBN
978	982	over	over	IN
983	986	the	the	DT
987	991	next	next	JJ
992	996	year	year	NN
997	999	or	or	CC
1000	1002	so	so	RB
1002	1003	,	,	,
1004	1005	a	a	DT
1006	1015	spokesman	spokesman	NN
1016	1020	said	say	VBD
1020	1021	.	.	.

1024	1031	Ralston	Ralston	NNP
1032	1042	attributed	attribute	VBD
1043	1046	its	its	PRP$
1047	1061	fourth-quarter	fourth-quarter	JJ
1062	1067	slump	slump	NN
1068	1074	partly	partly	RB
1075	1077	to	to	TO
1078	1084	higher	high	JJR
1085	1090	costs	cost	NNS
1091	1093	of	of	IN
1094	1105	ingredients	ingredient	NNS
1106	1108	in	in	IN
1109	1112	the	the	DT
1113	1116	pet	pet	NN
1117	1121	food	food	NN
1122	1130	business	business	NN
1131	1133	as	as	RB
1134	1138	well	well	RB
1139	1141	as	as	IN
1142	1153	competitive	competitive	JJ
1154	1163	pressures	pressure	NNS
1163	1164	,	,	,
1165	1170	which	which	WDT
1171	1179	required	require	VBD
1180	1186	higher	high	JJR
1187	1198	advertising	advertising	NN
1199	1207	spending	spending	NN
1207	1208	.	.	.

1209	1212	For	for	IN
1213	1216	the	the	DT
1217	1221	year	year	NN
1221	1222	,	,	,
1223	1226	pet	pet	NN
1227	1231	food	food	NN
1232	1238	volume	volume	NN
1239	1242	was	be	VBD
1243	1247	flat	flat	JJ
1247	1248	,	,	,
1249	1252	the	the	DT
1253	1260	company	company	NN
1261	1265	said	say	VBD
1265	1266	.	.	.

1269	1272	Its	its	PRP$
1273	1279	cereal	cereal	NN
1280	1288	division	division	NN
1289	1297	realized	realize	VBD
1298	1304	higher	high	JJR
1305	1314	operating	operating	NN
1315	1321	profit	profit	NN
1322	1324	on	on	IN
1325	1331	volume	volume	NN
1332	1341	increases	increase	NNS
1341	1342	,	,	,
1343	1346	but	but	CC
1347	1351	also	also	RB
1352	1357	spent	spend	VBD
1358	1362	more	more	JJR
1363	1365	on	on	IN
1366	1375	promotion	promotion	NN
1375	1376	.	.	.

1377	1380	The	the	DT
1381	1392	Continental	Continental	NNP
1393	1399	Baking	Baking	NNP
1400	1408	business	business	NN
1409	1418	benefited	benefit	VBD
1419	1423	from	from	IN
1424	1430	higher	high	JJR
1431	1438	margins	margin	NNS
1439	1441	on	on	IN
1442	1447	bread	bread	NN
1448	1451	and	and	CC
1452	1454	on	on	IN
1455	1464	increased	increase	VBN
1465	1469	cake	cake	NN
1470	1475	sales	sale	NNS
1475	1476	,	,	,
1477	1479	it	it	PRP
1480	1485	added	add	VBD
1485	1486	.	.	.

1489	1496	Ralston	Ralston	NNP
1497	1501	said	say	VBD
1502	1505	its	its	PRP$
1506	1514	Eveready	Eveready	NNP
1515	1522	battery	battery	NN
1523	1527	unit	unit	NN
1528	1531	was	be	VBD
1532	1536	hurt	hurt	VBN
1537	1539	by	by	IN
1540	1550	continuing	continue	VBG
1551	1559	economic	economic	JJ
1560	1568	problems	problem	NNS
1569	1571	in	in	IN
1572	1577	South	South	NNP
1578	1585	America	America	NNP
1585	1586	.	.	.

1589	1596	Ralston	Ralston	NNP
1597	1603	shares	share	NNS
1604	1610	closed	close	VBD
1611	1620	yesterday	yesterday	NN
1621	1623	at	at	IN
1624	1625	$	$	$
1625	1630	80.50	80.50	CD
1630	1631	,	,	,
1632	1635	off	off	RB
1636	1637	$	$	$
1637	1638	1	1	CD
1638	1639	,	,	,
1640	1642	in	in	IN
1643	1646	New	New	NNP
1647	1651	York	York	NNP
1652	1657	Stock	Stock	NNP
1658	1666	Exchange	Exchange	NNP
1667	1676	composite	composite	JJ
1677	1684	trading	trading	NN
1684	1685	.	.	.