# I know we're a bit behind the times..

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 13, 2001, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-were-a-bit-behind-the-times/72362 "2001-07-13T13:25:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-were-a-bit-behind-the-times/72362/1 "2001-07-13T13:25:24Z")

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But how is it that at 8:15 AM in Houston I can catch AP’s report of the noon light sweet price in NY?

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> NEW YORK (AP) - The spot month contract for light sweet crude was $26.08 per barrel at 12 p.m. Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange.  
> Petroleum cash prices at noon Fri.^\* Thu.
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> Petroleum - Crude Grades %Saudi Arabian light Asia per bbl fob% %23.30%^\*\* %23.30% %North Sea Brent per bbl fob% %23.47%^\*\* %23.47% %West Texas Intermed $ per bbl fob% %25.98%^\*\* %25.98%
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> AP-ES-07-13-01 0902EDT

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-were-a-bit-behind-the-times/72362/2 "2001-07-13T14:11:00Z")

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