91. Feeder cattle rose as a drop in feed costs made it more profitable to fatten the young cattle for slaughter, increasing demand. 92. Finally, increased reliance upon diesel plants for power production in summer months further increased demand. 93. Falling rates increase the demand for loans, and tend to make lending more profitable. 94. Families linking to the Internet via modem have increased the demand. 95. Feeder cattle rose on expectations that lower feed costs will increase demand for the young cattle. 96. For example, eliminating or greatly reducing the capital gains tax would simply increase the demand for financial techniques that could replace ordinary income with capital gains. 97. Financial stocks led the charge, since lower interest rates tend to increase demand for money-oriented services such as loans and mortgages. 98. For the past three months, the peso has been strengthening against the dollar, as a rush of foreign investment increased demand for the local currency. 99. Foreign suppliers will have to be tapped to meet nearly all that increased demand. 100. From e-mail to cell phones to debit cards to the Net, new uses have increased the demand for telephone time. |