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Show DEMAND TOR 'PEACE STOCKS' REELECTS COMING VICTORY - War Securities and Related Shares Are Heavy Under Constant Pressure During the Session. NEW YORK. Not. . Wall street today rep-is rep-is tered its further conviction iu au early cessation ces-sation of the world conflict hy renew fed btiyinp of various issues commonly designated U peace stocks, whereas war stocks and re la led shares were heavy under constant pressure. The market's professional or speculative rhar-acter rhar-acter was demonstrated auew. however, by Hie many declines of the last hour, when Mexican Petroleum forfeited all its pain bt 10 4t points and oilier leaders reacted 1 to 'J points. This reversal was the .more inexplicable from t he-fact he-fact that synchronized with a drop in call money from 6 to 4 per cent, 'he lowest rate for "that form of accommodation iu almost three months. Bankers attributed the relaxed money market to the successful conclusion of the fourth Liberty Lib-erty lofn and the ease with which all difficulties diffi-culties relating to the crop situation had been overcome, paying tribute to the t reusury department de-partment in that connection . Doited States Steel was apaia the pivot around which the day's activities revolved, its extreme decline of '2 points being only slightly retrieved at the end. Among the munition issues Bethlehem Beth-lehem Steel broke 514 points, Republic Iron 3 and associated shares 1 to 3, and some of the specialties 2 to,i; points. Trading in rails at gross gains of 1 to 2' points was noteworthy for the wide variety of issues which were in demand, including low-grade low-grade or secondary shares of the western and southwestern group. Shippings, metals, motors and tobaccos cons trlbu ted measurably to the day's turnover at advances of 1 to 4 points, fertilizers and utilities also furnishing a substantial sub-stantial quota. Sales amounted to 825,000 sha res. Bonds, especially rails and internationals, were strong, Liberty issues ruling steady. Total To-tal sales par value) aggregated $8,750,000. Old t'nited States bonds were unchanged on |