1.   He said the buying had come from more than one brokerage house.

2.   It appears that the buying has come largely from small investors, many of them buying through discount brokers.

3.   The buying came amid a lack of selling interest.

4.   The buying has come from both large corporate operations and individual producers, which collectively control a vast majority of American farmland.

5.   The sparse buying comes after meatpackers last week stocked up on slaughter-ready animals, perhaps reducing demand this week, analysts said.

6.   The world buying comes amid lean U.S. stockpiles.

7.   But paper buying came in the morning session, keeping crude oil in shallow positive ground.

8.   Investors speculated the buying came from China or North Korea, he said.

9.   Traders said the buying came from local investors who are expecting the election to go smoothly after a generally peaceful campaign that ended on Friday.

10.   He said some buying could come in early next week considering the heavy losses witnessed in the current week.