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Show BETTER INVESTMENT SHARES Ji CHIEF FEATURE OP MARKE Pronounced Expansion of Buying MovemeBV in Rails Is Noted Throughout the Session. I NEW YORK. Oct. 22. The stock market mar-ket seemed to draw away from the war and its more immediate influences today, to-day, a very large proportion of the trading; trad-ing; concentrating in high grade investment invest-ment shares. There was a pronounced expansion of the recent buying movement in rails, coalers, coal-ers, under guidance of Reading, gaining 1 to almost 4 points, while Pacifies and ninny lower priced transportations gained 1 to .1 points. Shippings also reflected a revival of inquiry from substantial quarters, quar-ters, mostly at the year's maximums. Atlantic Gulf made an extreme advance of 6 points and Marine preferred and the 6 per cent bonds gained appreciably foreshadowing fore-shadowing early announcement of the company's capital readjustment plan Oils ceased to be a bullish factor, the gyrations of that group making trailers cautious. Mexican Petroleum was heavv throughout. Showing a decline of 17 points , 2 at the end. while Royal Dutch fedl El 12 points and Texas company 3. ' s- . - Steel did not fanuii Ursr. v.ot.i. beir.? closely prsa T in point of activity by Southern Prf tfc and Marine?. Traversing a narrow Ji dtus. Steel clcsed unchanged at "'-' . - - . . ' . uipment! : eluding w-ar sh:ires. wore firm to sir Bethlehem. Crucible, Lackawanna J Mldvnle Steels, as well as Baldwi American Locomoiives. American Car ti. 1: ii-.is--.-i.il .w-ohol. gaining 1 to 4 poi3" their best. .; : he 'pw 5??:J " ties to exhibit marked strength. JJ some of the low priced motors. G f1- Motors, how i - . weakening at the c Sales aipounted to 1.1 " shares. i Bonds, wire strong on the furthf." - in spex'i.iative railway issues, 'r ;- olgri divisio" --e ;v;iterird ,. Liberty issues, notably the cvcJ 1 ued to case. Total sale.- tpar vsl'JL sregated : ' : Old United S bonds unaltered on call. $ |