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Show COI PIES GIVEN 1 UPWARD TURN CHICAGO, July 26. Fear of crop damage dam-age from hot winds in the southwest gave the corn market a pronounced upward up-ward swing today, after breaks due to fresh gains for the entente allies in France. The close was unsettled, c to lVc net higher, with August 152 to 153 and September 1337. to lfi 4. Oats finished fin-ished ic to lJ4c up, and provisions down 5 cents to 70 cents. Notwithstanding that two days ago frost danger was a bogey, he corn market mar-ket today found high temperatures a powerful source of disturbance to values. At first, however, continued defeats of1 the Germans, especially the' capture ot , Oulchy, led to general selling and to resulting re-sulting down turns in prices. Slightly enlarged rural offerings, together - with bearish views regarding crop conditions, tended also to bring about weakness. Then came talk of hot winds, and there was a complete reversal of sentiment. Throughout the rest of the day absence of selling pressure was very evident, and the buying was persistent," although j chiefly in small lots. Seaboard inquiry helped to lift the oats market. The chief ' element of strength, though, was sympathy with j corn. ., I Sharp declines in the price of hogs I carried down provisions. Liquidating ! sales developed, and about the only sup- j port was of a local character. RANGE OP THE LEADING FUTURES. Open. High. Low. Close. Corn August $1.52 $1.53 1.50H $1.52 Sept 1.52 1.54ya 1.61 1.53 Oats-August Oats-August 69 .70 .68 .59 Sept 68 .63 -68 .66 Fork July 45.65 45.16 45.15 Sept 45 . 65 45.65 45.00 45.00 Lard , July 26.40 26.40 Sopt , 26.30 26.32 26.25 26.25 Ribs-July Ribs-July 24.45 Sept 24.85 24.85 24.70 24 . 70 |