51.   The high sales, mainly booked by Jakarta retailers, were generated by large purchases made by laid-off workers who wanted to return to their home villages.

52.   The large purchase raised expectations Egypt now will tender for more wheat for September and October in coming days.

53.   Traders also cited potential China business after its recent large purchases of European stocks.

54.   Wheat rose, supported by a large Algerian purchase of U.S. wheat.

55.   Wheat investors engaged in a selloff in reaction to news that Egypt had made a large purchase of wheat from Australia, spurning the U.S. product.

56.   Although its military equipment is obsolete, the army cannot afford to make large purchases because its budget has remained stagnant as the government concentrates on economic development.

57.   But prices on the futures market in New York held steady after news of a large Japanese purchase of US and Australian cotton.

58.   But the market received large purchase orders from Jordan, Tunisia and Syria.

59.   Chaowalit, a former general and army chief, pushed during the previous government when he was defense minister for several large military purchases.

60.   Corn futures benefited from strong demand for exports, particularly from Taiwan and South Korea and speculation that China is interested in a large purchase.