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Show STOCK MARKET EXPERIENCES WILD AND FEVERISH SESSION List Responds Readily to Unconfirmed Reports of Peace; Advances Range to 13 Points. . NEW TOItK, Nor. 7. Wall treet eiprri-encpd eiprri-encpd one of the wildest nd most bewildering sessions in its varied experience today, the Stock market responding feverishly :o unconfirmed uncon-firmed reports of the uigning of the peace armistice with Germany. The financial community accepted thene reports re-ports and gave itself over to a delirium of bullish enthusiasm. Practically all the leading stock Issues, excepting ex-cepting those of the distinctive war group, mode extreme advances ranging from 2 to 13 iwluts, the rise being largely retained at the very active close. In recognition of the desire of the brokers to celebrate, the authorities of the exchange suspended operations half an hour uheud of the regular period, but the press of business us re presented by buying orders was so great that f bail transactions were not recorded until some fifteen minutes later. Stocks opened at gains of I to 3 points, cables ca-bles from neutral points telling" of revolts and mutinies in the German army and navy, inviting in-viting further extension of long accounts. Rumors of the alleged ratification, of the armlstfcs gained currency at midday and exerted ex-erted liltle Influence for a time except to cause heaviness in the munition and allied stocks. Rolls and oils were union g the first shares to moke 6troug response, high-class transportations transporta-tions mounting to the year's best prices, at gross gnlcs of 2 to 7 points. Mexican Petroleum lose almost 33 points and related shares 2 to 5. Motors, coppers and peace specialties flu-ised flu-ised at net advances of 2 to -t points. Total sales amounted to 1.150.000 shares. Rillway bonds gained I to 4 per cent, various foreign issues 1 to 2(. but Liberty issues were barely firm. Tolul sales (par vAlne) aggregated aggre-gated $1(.300.000. Old United Stales bonds were unchanged on call. |