71.  Prices of wheat, corn and soybeans have been rising because of tight supplies and strong export demand.

72.  Rising bond yields hurt shares of banks, while oil shares rallied on tight supplies of crude.

73.  Reports of tight supplies were offset somewhat by predictions of a large winter wheat crop by Sparks Cos., an analytical firm based in Memphis, Tenn.

74.  Rising bond yields hurt shares of banks, while oil shares rallied on tight crude supplies.

75.  Signs of tight supplies and healthy demand are bringing speculators to the market, traders said, driving prices higher as they snap up futures contracts.

76.  Some economists said the U.S. is entering a new era of tight supplies and higher food costs, although some of the shortages creating the price increases are temporary.

77.  Some private meteorologists this morning warned of cold temperatures later this month, which could damage production at a time of tight supplies.

78.  Soybean futures prices fell sharply after a government report reinforced a belief that a bumper Brazilian harvest would relieve the pressure on tight American supplies.

79.  Soybean futures have risen recently on steady demand and potential tight supplies.

80.  STRIKE THREAT LIFTS OIL PRICES Crude oil prices rose on a strike threat in Norway and tight supplies.