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Show NEW CROP DAMAGE SENDSJP PRICE Winter Wheat Crop Threatened Threat-ened With Impairment CHICAGO, Feb, 11. Apprehension expressed ex-pressed regarding threatened Impairment of the winter wheat crop haa sen largely responsible re-sponsible for notable upturns In tLe weat market this wee. Compared with a week ago. wheat prlcea today showed 9c to lie advance, corn was up c to ac, and oats 2Se to 29te. On the other hand, previsions pre-visions were down llo to ll.it. Indications that an unusually widespread area In the Houthwest had been more or less af reeled by the Insect pest known as the greed bug formed the basis fnr misgivings misgiv-ings sbout crop damage. Competent authorities author-ities said the progress of winter wheat would depend on weather conditions during the neat blx week with maximum Injury probable prob-able If temperatures la the Houtbweet were lowonly a little above freesing. Much talk was likewise current that from this time onward the chief factor in establishing value would be domestic conditions Instead of foreign. Unwillingness which growers displayed dis-played toward sellag was the subject of particular par-ticular con-ment. Hare yesterday, however, made much of. predictions of a larger crop movement ronflm, especially In North Dakota- Considerable notice was taken also of proceedings to restrain any mors t'nlted States treasury credits to foreign government govern-ment i era and sate sympathised with the wheat bulge. Hig receipts nf hogs weakened provision |