Show Black Rust Reports Cause Rise in Wheat CHICAGO Aug 2 Announcement that thousands of acres In Manitoba have been so badly affected b by black rust that they would not pay the expense of harvest barvest harvest har bar vest led to a fresh advance today In ln w wheat values al here Damage beyond y ben benal T precedent was s also aiso re reported from the h Dakotas and Minnesota Bullish sentiment sentiment sentiment senti senti- ment too received further Impetus from higher quotations at Liverpool from signs of decidedly more urgent export demand at the gulf of Mexico l Opening prices which ranged from c to higher with September at to ana December at to 1 30 were followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed by additional sharp gains Predictions of dry hot weather gave corn values a lift There was a notable i lack c of offerings ff After opening S c to l higher the market a reacted a a little but then rose to a greater extent than before Improved export call strengthened oats Hedging sales showed considerable falling falling fall- fall ing off f Lower quotations on hogs carried down provisions The rhe monthly statement of warehouse stocks h had d but little effect Open High Low Close Wheat Wheat- Sept Dec Deo Corn CornI Corn Corn- I I Sept 78 79 78 79 iDee Dec 67 68 67 68 i Oats Oats Oats- I Sept 41 42 41 42 Dec 43 44 43 44 Pork Pork- Pork I Sept 24 0 2452 2430 2410 2442 I LardI Lard Lard- Sept I 62 1262 1262 1252 1255 I Oct 1262 1265 1253 1257 Ribs Ribs- Sept 1337 1317 1330 1330 Oct 13 1317 1320 1310 1110 1310 n |