Show DEALINGS WI MOSTLY IN READING STOCKS Company Supposed to Have a aMelon aMelon Melon Which It Will Wi Soon Be Forced to Cut MARKET CONTINUES DULL HEAVY INCREASE IN VISIBLE SUPPLY OF COPPER ABROAD New York Feb 16 Subtract the deal rigs In Reading Beading Re from froni from stock mar maret et and only a meager meger aggregate would remain Even United Unite States Steel Stel the unvarying leader of the market for many was wa as completely overshadowed No o news ns developed to explain the Read ng movement beyond the revival redval of the mystery as it J is known to the he professional element elemont in the operations has to do with m Jn stocks This mystery wih he ho supposed concealed assets aset of the Reading company com TIl point made in the present pre nt move movement move met ment Is that the company will wi be b obliged 3 0 make a report under the terms of the income tax law which will wl ls Its Is concealed assets T The Tt c second preferred stock stok was wa wa marked m n p today toda to conform to the th supposed ex 1 into common and first firt preferred tolk tok I This privilege was provided when the thc thC first preferred privileges made that stock more valuable than even een the see sec seed C Cd 3 d preferred or common stock stok and when the t 11 lic chances of the common stock stok for In dividend payments were l so 8 that the exchange of half halff hal of f tho the set second ond preferred into common stock stok night present ent a financial advantage to toLa f i La in o c company The purpose purs of such an ex exI 1 I irge uge ge now with wih the common stock stok re rec rel c l larger laner dividends than titan either pre tok Is not clear The time lone was weak in the morning and an he h recovery very with wih the exception of the theIn thein v 1 In Reading was dragging and an dull dul Special stocks of minor importance made harp har advances but the was wa as not trog until the last half 11 hour hourA A feature was a strong recovery In rates i f exchange In spite spie of a decline L i k th thi private discount rate rte in London reparation for the coming coining payments of c V York ork City bonds held In London is j L fi tor in exchange Ti T I r c figured figure in the th days discussion l I l o Le lf uy increase in the European vial vis 1 ic c supply of copper shown by the fort publication of statistics today lie h i ie copper opper industrials moved mOe sluggishly tt t report r pOrt throws light on the failure f 1 th favorable American copper sta sla stirs stig st s published last week to help the ther r er stocks The price of the metal d 1 lined here and in London today Bonds were irregular Total sales par paralie alie T States s coupon and the cou c a 1 a i lv need i per pr cent on o call cl Stock Quotations Sates Sales Ses High Hig Low Lw Close Clo V dial Thal hat pfd pM 39 3 iral Cop OP I G 76 7 74 7 76 1 Agri Ar 10 46 44 41 Vrr r Let luet Sugar SUr I 38 3 38 m m Can an Pfd PM 3 78 6 74 Vi Ll ViV t U c F 1500 1 62 SO 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