51.   Strong tax revenue reflecting the robust economy is helping reduce government deficits, allowing the Treasury to borrow less in financial markets, bolstering the price of its securities.

52.   The added cash should bolster junk bond prices, especially now that sales are tapering off before Labor Day, investors said.

53.   The added cald bolster junk bond prices, especially now that sales are tapering off before Labor Day, investors said.

54.   The battle in Washington over the budget and debt ceiling continues to weigh on the market, bolstering the prices of shorter-maturity issues.

55.   The cartel has traditionally been slow to react to higher prices by increasing supplies but has been quick to cut output to bolster falling prices.

56.   The demand for new securities has helped bolster prices of passthroughs, the raw material of new CMOs, in the last few months.

57.   The dispute has helped bolster oil prices.

58.   The federal sugar program does not provide direct subsidies to the growers of cane and sugar beets, but does bolster prices by limiting imports and regulating domestic production.

59.   The Iranian elections are this week, and some analysts have said that OPEC wants to look determined to bolster oil prices to help moderates win there.

60.   The Russian announcement helped bolster oil prices on Tuesday.