11.   A report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond bolstered Treasury prices Tuesday.

12.   A stronger dollar would in the long run bolster bond prices.

13.   A strong performance by the dollar also bolstered Treasury prices.

14.   Bunds were unchanged after the report, which confirmed preliminary inflation estimates for Western Germany and showed that seasonal factors bolstered prices.

15.   But analysts said that the continued rise in the dollar bolstered prices.

16.   But analysts said they were not surprised that further evidence of a slowdown failed to bolster bond prices.

17.   But Treasury prices were bolstered somewhat by purchases in the market by the Federal Reserve, in what is known as a coupon pass.

18.   By buying lots of its own stock, IBM bolsters the price.

19.   Commonwealth refused to fill some orders at a lower price and has tried to bolster prices by focusing on quick delivery and service, the company said yesterday.

20.   Corn futures prices were bolstered by talk of lower yield expectations and active export demand.