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US Gasoline Falls to $3.4192 a Gallon, Lundberg Survey Shows

Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The average price for regular gasoline at U.S. filling stations fell 12.54 cents to $3.4192 a gallon.

The price covers the two-week period ended Oct. 7 and is derived from a survey of about 2,500 filling stations nationwide by Camarillo, California-based Trilby Lundberg. The average price is about 23 percent above a year earlier, when the average was $2.77.

“You could see an extended period of far lower prices,” Lundberg said yesterday in a telephone interview. Any rally in crude would spur an increase in gasoline costs as well, though high levels of unemployment may crimp demand and limit price gains, she said.

The front-month gasoline contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 3.6 percent to $2.6476 a gallon in the two weeks ended Oct. 7.

U.S. gasoline stockpiles declined 1.14 million barrels to 213.7 million in the week ended Sept. 30, according to Energy Department data. It was the first decline in five weeks.

Source: BusinessWeek

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Enter the Trilby, with “European comfort food” on tap. The darker dining room now straddles the line between lounge and living room, but the food is top-notch.

Snacks include local radishes, served with an anchovy dip ($6). Most of the menu is divided into “smaller” and “larger” plates. “Smaller” lunch standouts include fava bean ravioli with morels, peas and smoked ricotta ($13 for half) and a mini short rib sandwich ($12). More sizeable entrees include pan-seared branzino, served with Provençal ratatouille ($23) and the Moroccan lamb burger, served with Israeli couscous ($15).

The dining-room sofas are comfortable, particularly for casual meetings, but while the weather is pleasant, take lunch on the terrace.

The Trilby is at 25 Cooper Square (Third Avenue between East Fifth and Sixth streets) in the Cooper Square Hotel; 212-475-5700. Lunch is served noon to 4 p.m....