Crude oil prices are starting to level off after spiking on concerns over the insurgency in Iraq, but wholesale gasoline prices continue to rise, right along with prices at the pump. We spotted prices jumping about another dime a gallon to $3.49 at most stations in St Joe, and as high as $3.54 at one retailer.

The average cost to fill your 15-gallon tank is $52.06, nearly two dollars higher than last week, according to AAA. The national average jumped to $3.664/gallon Tuesday morning.

That’s up two tenths of a cent on the day and nearly two cents higher than a week ago.

Missouri prices averaged $3.462, up nearly a penny from Monday and a nickel higher than last week. The average in Kansas is $3.496, more than two cents higher than Monday.