11.   Cattle rose to its highest price in almost four weeks amid expectations that rising retail demand will lead meatpackers to increase their purchases.

12.   Cattle prices rose as packinghouses temporarily increased their purchases, boosting the slaughter to compensate for a holiday shutdown on Monday.

13.   Demand for electricity rose during a colder than normal winter and PowerGen increased wholesale purchases to big electricity users.

14.   During the summer, feedlot operators increased purchases of young cattle as lower feed costs boosted margins for raising the animals to market weight.

15.   Fahrni said Sulzer will continue to move production abroad and to increase raw material purchases from foreign suppliers so as to boost productivity and competitiveness.

16.   Feedlots increased purchases of young cattle as the price of corn, the primary ingredient in livestock feed, tumbled.

17.   For the past several months, feedlot operators have increased purchases of young cattle as lower feed costs boosted margins for raising the animals to market weight.

18.   French consumers increased their purchases of manufactured goods in January, providing an unexpected sign the economy may indeed be pulling out of its six-month slide.

19.   He said the costs of doing business in Germany are forcing Daimler to increase purchases from abroad and move more production to cheaper markets.

20.   Historically, gun owners increase purchases when they see the possibility of gun-reform legislation.