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Show PeOFESSIOMLSl"" MMKEr BEWILDERED J. A. I losie & Co. . loE Sou i fi Ms in street, received the following digest of financial news over their private wires: Twenty industrials 73 .SO. up 2 . SC. Twenty rails S1.0C, up 1.G7. Now York Metals: Spot lead. 77;.; spelter, East St. louis, 7.757.93. Lead market, steady; spelter, quiet. Financial Xews: Further accumulation of peace indications by the way of Teutonic Teu-tonic international troubles is' likely to expand new buying which made its appearance ap-pearance upon sent t men t. rumors and Washington opinions in this connection. Professionals have been badly twisted, having i;one short extensively on the theory the-ory that heavy realfzing would follow publication of pjood news. Evidence or good buying: is repotted in t'nion, Southern Pacific. Southern Railway Rail-way preferred. C. & O., Missouri Pacific. New York Central and Reading. In the steel groups, United States Stee), Crucible. Cruci-ble. Lackawanna, 11. 13. C. and Bethlehem Bethle-hem B. stocks are in, g-ood demand. It is said in some quarters that the "charge orX'' by l'nited States Steel directors di-rectors in tho last two quarterly earnings earn-ings reports have been liveral to excess and that when final calculation takes place something like forty or fifty million dollars of "concealed equities" mav appear. ap-pear. The freight and fuel crises are declared de-clared in "well-informed circles to have passed. Banking and stock exchange circles comment: Peace information of a more definite character, so far as internal Teutonic Teu-tonic disturbances are concerned, has caused tho withdrawal of offerings of stocks for long and short accounts In many leading issues, with the result that replacement of speculative and investment invest-ment holdings elevated prices and may continue to do so, according to gossip in active market circles. A short interest inter-est in United States Steel, rftjilt upon the theory that the good news was out and the period of big extra dividends was passed, has encountered aggressive buying buy-ing for account of important operators who for some time have claimed possession pos-session of Washington information of the near approach of peace through Teutonic collapse. New York Stock Letter: As was quite natural after yesterday's sharp upturn, prices receded today on scattered realizing. realiz-ing. There was no particular change in the character of the news. Reports continued con-tinued to come to hand of internal dissensions dis-sensions within the central powers. While sentiment as a whole continues friendly, still more or less discrimination is beginning be-ginning to be exercised and accordingly It may be well to favor to a greater extent ex-tent than heretofore the stocks which are likely to be benefited as a result of the future changed order of things In the political situation. r New York Curb Letter: Price movements move-ments were mixed and the market irregular, ir-regular, with tendency to lower prices. Some stocks which were pressed for sale showed a lack of support, while others made substantial gains on small trading, with the motors attracting the most attention. at-tention. Motors showed a pronounced strength in the first half of the day, when Chevrolet advanced to 122. The war order stocks were all heavy, with Curtiss dropping to 2$y3 and Aetna selling at 6. Wright-Martin sold at 7 and 7, and Submarine 13 to 2g. The higher-priced oil stocks were in fairly good demand in the morning. Midwest Mid-west then selling at 133 to 111. Merrltt sold at 23Vs and Oklahoma at VA and ' Mining stocks were active, with some issues showing a strong tone. United Verde Extension was traded in at 3 7 "'4 and 3S, and Mason Valley at 6H and 6. St. Joseph Lead advanced from 15 to 17, |