21.   Hog futures rose amid expectations that a recent slump in wholesale pork prices will encourage increased buying by supermarkets and restaurants.

22.   However, the recent economic slump has hurt many microcredit borrowers.

23.   In CHICAGO, hog futures rose amid expectations that a recent slump in wholesale pork prices will encourage increased buying by supermarkets and restaurants.

24.   In CHICAGO, wheat rose as a purchase of U.S. grains by Egypt sparked expectations that a recent slump in prices renewed world demand.

25.   In other industries, shares in forestry companies rallied on optimism the recent slump in wood pulp prices may be near an end, analysts said.

26.   It took Sprewell, snapping out of his recent shooting slump, to inject some energy into the team with a third-quarter scoring binge.

27.   Many investors are also saying that munis became too expensive compared with benchmark U.S. Treasury securities on a relative value basis during the recent slump in the bond market.

28.   Maddux is trying to put a recent slump behind him.

29.   Now, many are turning their attention to the recent slump in U.S. stocks.

30.   On the support side, bonds are being buoyed by the recent slump in gold prices, which suggests that investors are not overly concerned about inflation.