21.   In the cash market, bond prices received some support from two reports showing retail sales weakening.

22.   In the futures market, which invariably influences the cash market, prices were mixed in light trading.

23.   Lumber for immediate delivery, known as the cash market, rose briefly last week and then fell again, also pushing futures down, Cunningham said.

24.   On other markets, cattle futures fell as meatpackers continued to lower their bids for cattle for immediate delivery, called the cash market.

25.   Penalties should apply if reports are late, inaccurate or misleading, and this includes prices paid in cash markets daily and prices for captive supplies weekly.

26.   Recent activity in the cash market at elevators and warehouses suggests supplies are slim even as the harvest progresses, traders said.

27.   Should the cash market maintain its strength, hog futures could rally, analysts said.

28.   Some managers also made money in the cash market for oil, Gradante said, a bet that continued to make them money this month.

29.   Strength in the cash wheat market, possibly linked to export business, helped boost futures prices.

30.   That led meatpackers to pay up to a half cent a pound more for hogs today in the so-called cash market, traders said.