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Show STOCK MARKET TREND 8H0WS CONFIDENCE IN DEVELOPMENTS Traders Have Things to Themselves in Quiet Session; Ses-sion; Ohio Gas Scores New Record for Prices. NEW YORK, . March 28. Traders wcr? a pain in undisputed control of the market today, public participation par-ticipation Or interest being almost nil. The trnd of prices whs in-iicative. in-iicative. however, uf increasing confidence confi-dence in the outcome of impending Ue-velpomentR. Ue-velpomentR. Dealings were relatively lie lit. but broad as to the number of issues which changed hands, these. including an unusual unusu-al variety of specialties. The operations of pools and speculative interests were again discernible in stocks, which have yet to establish potent ia 1 values. New hih records were scored by Ohio Gas, which rose 5V to I3ii, and Wilson Packing, which made an extreme advance ad-vance of fil3 to "Si.. Munitions, equipments, equip-ments, and "the customary war contract issues were firm to strong, the leader of those groups helng DriKgs-eabury at an advance of 16 points lo 82 lA. United states Steel and Bethlehem Steel were temporarily higher by 1 to 2 point s. with related shares, Lackawanna and Sloss-Sheftield Steels, Great Northern North-ern Ore and Republic Iron, particularly. Motors, sugar?, oils and leathers recorded irregular gains of 1 to 3 points, with further fur-ther activity and advances in Malting common and preferred. Rails were under partial restraint during dur-ing the forenoon, but ca me into prominence promi-nence later, rising 2 to 4 points on intimations inti-mations of early and favorable action by the in t erst a te commerce commission on the application for increased rates. Rock Island bounded forward just before the lose, gaining over 3 points at 4 1 T . Total sales wen 570,000 shares. Rumors of national and international financing included an emergency short-term short-term note issue by the home government and a new British loan unsecured as to collateral. Exchange markets were featureless, fea-tureless, the slight heaviness of Ures and strength of marks being t he only Incidents. Inci-dents. Bonds were irregular on limited dealings, deal-ings, the inquiry for international issues being especiallv light. Total sales, par value. $2,S75,O0ti. I :nited Stales bonds moved contrariwise, contrari-wise, coupon 4s falling 2 points on call, while the coupon 3s declined on actual sale?. |