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Show FINANCIAL REVIEW. Enormous Transactions in Wall Street at Higher Prices. NEW YORK. Sept 16. The extent of the week's feverish speculation may be judged from the fact that operations, including in-cluding today's two-hour session, amounted to not less than 7.500. 000 shares. This is exclusive of many transactions trans-actions in odd lots which are not reported report-ed by the stock ticker. Public or outside interest was the largest and most extensive exten-sive in years. In no important Instance did the war shares come within bailing distance 01 last year's maximums. United States Steel was the leader. Its overturn for the week, at the new record of 108, amounting amount-ing to fully 1,100,000 shares. Coppers and metals in general were active ac-tive and higher, their advance being accelerated ac-celerated by the statements of the American Ameri-can Smelting & Refining company and similar concerns, which reported enormous enor-mous gains In earnings. Equipment shares followed the lead of industrials, but munitions and motors were under pressure, although General Motors overshadowed over-shadowed all other stocks on Its rise of 176 points to 750. , New records also were made by rails, Reading rising to 114, while Union Pacific Pa-cific touched HSVi, its top price since 1914. in the brisk and peneral advance which featured the week s final dealfngs. There was a better inquiry for bonds and other Investment issues at direct sale, but the movement failed to reflect the extraordinary dealings on the exchange. |