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Show CHICAGO GRAIN Chicago. July 2. -Reports Of black rust In South Dakota and of other damage northwest by excessive moisture mois-ture foreed wheat speculators today to the buying side. The opening, which was the same as last night to .'l-8c higher, was followed by a decided decid-ed additional upturn Showers over the Ohio Valley and in order districts where there has been complaint of drought eased off the corn market After starting unchanged un-changed to l-4c lower, and suffering a further decline, value recovered to nearly last night's level. Oats were governed by the action of corn. Higher prices for hogs tended to lift provisions Crop damage advices from Hungary and Russia helped the wheat advance, but some if.u tion ensued owing to denial:, de-nial:, of black rust reports "and be- pause of large acceptances on bids from here to the country The close was firm at 1 1-S to 1 l-4c above lH3t night. Renewed weakness in corn came about in consequence of reports of the grading system here being re-laxed. re-laxed. The close, nevertheless, was firm at exact!) th- same as last uight. |