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    Years Ended December 31,    
  (Millions) 1997 1996 1995
Operating Activites Net income $271.4 $362.3 $1,318.2
Adjustments to reconcile to cash provided from operations:      
Discontinued operations - - (1,018.8)
Extraordinary loss 79.1 - -
Premium on early extinguishment of debt (171.2) - -
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 499.5 421 375.5
Provision for deferred income taxes 81.8 72.4 125.4
Provision for loss on property and other assets 49.8 - 41.4
(Gain) loss on dispositions of property and interest in subsidiary (56.8) (46.4) 10.5
Minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiaries 14 - 10
Changes in receivables sold 188.6 (13.1) 55.9
Changes in receivables (180.6) (214.2) 33.2
Changes in inventories (73.7) (16.1) 11.9
Changes in other current assets 25.5 3.8 1.1
Changes in accounts payable 195.8 204 (6.5)
Changes in accrued liabilities (7.9) (24.9) (33.4)
Changes in current commodity trading assets and liabilities 11 (29.7) 28.1
Changes in non-current commodity trading assets and liabilities (47.7) (37.7) (82.1)
Other, including changes in non-current assets and liabilities 41 29 (41.7)
Net cash provided by operating activities 919.6 710.4 828.7
Proceeds from notes payable 1,860.4 356.8 116.8
Payments of notes payable (1,245.9) (87.3) (623.8)
Proceeds from long-term debt 2,007.7 1,996.7 399
Payments of long-term debt (2,169.0) (1,387.7) (1,009.4)
Financing Activities Proceeds from issuance of common stock 62.9 54.3 78.1
Purchases of treasury stock - (33.9) (3.7)
Dividends paid (181.5) (158.4) (119.1)
Subsidiary preferred stock redemptions - - (193.7)
Other - net (17.7) (6.3) (3.5)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities 316.9 734.2 (1,359.3)
Investing activities Property, plant and equipment:      
Capital expenditures (1,162.1) (818.9) (827.5)
Proceeds from dispositions 100.3 60.2 28.2
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired (87) (366.2) (858.9)
Proceeds from sales of businesses - - 2,588.30
Income tax and other payments related to discontinued operations (9.7) (261.7) (350.4)
Proceeds from sales of assets 5.2 23 125.1
Purchase of investments/advances to affiliates (134.2) (76.9) (49.7)
Purchase of note receivable - - (75.1)
Other - net 17 20.8 4.9
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities (1,270.5) (1,419.7) 584.9
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (34) 24.9 54.3
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 115.3 90.4 36.1
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $81.3 $115.3 $90.4
See accompanying notes.