1.   Analysts said end-of-quarter buying helped support the bill market, which generally outperformed the longer maturities.

2.   Commercial buying helped buoy prices.

3.   Commercial buying helped trim losses.

4.   Faust believes Fed buying will help buoy the dollar next week.

5.   Overseas buying did help support bonds early in the day.

6.   Such buying helped the dollar to reverse the losses it had suffered against the yen after Japanese Finance Minister Waturu Kubo sparked talk Japanese interest rates may rise.

7.   That buying Friday helped stocks rebound in the afternoon.

8.   That buying helped push the dollar to six-month highs against the mark and yen Wednesday.

9.   That excessive wholesale buying helped to increase sales of certain products last year but will significantly hurt sales this year as the wholesalers use up the inventory.

10.   This buying helped drive bond yields lower.