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Show UNITED STATES STEEL GOES I TO YEARS HIGHEST PIGURESj After Reaching Advance of 2l Points Abrupt Reversal Re-versal Occurs, Gains Being" Wiped Out. NEW TOliK. April 10. The most slgnifl-eant slgnifl-eant featiux' of today's Tory lively stock mar-Ic.t, mar-Ic.t, as indicating its extremely speculative character, was the free buying of United States yieel at an extreme advance of 2 points and the abrupt reversal of the last hour, when realizing real-izing for profits effaced most gains and left many net losses. Steel's rise wan the more surprising since it followed the publication of the March totmaKe figures, d isc losing another lirrge dee reuse in liui'ihed orders. drawiuK the total down lo the low1 st Ifvel iu more t hau three years. The maximum of 100;t4 for failed Slates St pel represented the year's best price, but all thi. and a small fraction, was fort". hied at the 1 1 fi wht-n reitctimis among ulber leaders raicrl from 2 lo points. la other respects the market displayed none of its recent extravagant aspprts. further substantial, sub-stantial, but tonipora ry, advances in motors end Bhlppinps providlne the chief diversion of ! the early mnl hitfrmcdiate SPS.imi. Chandl'T Motors rose uu additional U'j 1 potuls before nuon, but only I1.-.- point s r.--maiafd a t the eud. blutz and nome of the low-prii-ed motors made extreme pains of 2 to 5 pniuiH. but tiiese. too. were partly forfeited. American International corporation dropped about ' 6 points from its best on amiouiuvnit-nt that it had been decided to call th-1 remaining 40 per cent due on the stock, but Atlantic Gulf, also General Klectric und other erjiiip- men 1 5. as well as food issues and utiliLies, reiain-'d part of their : In 4 point advance. Kails lapsed after o.-ca: ifoal f raft huia t advances, ad-vances, and oils, met aN, tobaccos and mi cars were most often reactionary, low hit: 1 to :j , jtoiuts. Sales amounted to 1.4OU.UO0 sbarcts, . the largest total thus far this year. ; I'.hhU. including Liberty issues :ud interna- ; t ionals. were irregular with in rest rie tod limP s. ; Total Miles (par value) aygreated 1 1 . v75 .000. I tHd Luitcd States boniU ure uuchauyed on call. |