11.   And with stock prices down, bank earnings should receive a boost in the second quarter, Berman said.

12.   Argentine bonds rose after the government postponed a Eurobond sale, quelling concern there could be a glut of bonds on the market pushing prices down.

13.   Archer Daniels Midland Co., faced with the prospect of higher prices down the road, purchased the deliveries.

14.   As competition has driven personal computer software prices down as much as tenfold, many companies have begun charging for service they once gave away.

15.   As prices fall, actual or rumored selling by Magellan pushes prices down further.

16.   Australian exporters, such as resources company Broken Hill Proprietary Co., also declined as slackening economic demand in Asia pushes commodities prices down.

17.   Beef eaters should prepare to fire up their barbecues asbgovernment reports indicate ample beef supplies will push prices down just in time for the warm-weather grilling season.

18.   Because so many sawmills have shut down temporarily, the drop in log demand has brought timber prices down some.

19.   Bidders must keep pushing prices down as far as their costs will justify if they want to stay in the game.

20.   Bond replied that barge traffic was important for farmers because it provided competition for rail shippers and helped keep prices down.