1.   Lower yields on fixed income securities make equities more attractive than money Market instruments for many investors, analysts said.

2.   Note that eurobonds are unlikely to attract tax exempt investors such as pension funds, given the lower yield associated with bearer status.

3.   Common handicaps to organic agriculture in all European countries include lower yields, poor distribution networks and insufficient capital, in addition to accusations of crankiness.

4.   Normally, however, ordinary shareholders expect lower yields than preference shareholders and loan stock holders because of their participation rights.

5.   Alongside the positive influence of lower U.S. Treasury yields, that helped yields on French Oats and U.K. gilts to decline too.

6.   Although municipals have lower pretax yields, their after-tax yields are considerably greater.

7.   Although securities firms bought the new notes at a lower yield than expected, they drove yields higher after the sale to drum up demand among investors.

8.   Analysts estimate that while planting will eventually be completed, the delay and poor soil conditions will lead to lower yields per acre.