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Show STOCK MARKET STEADY AND TONE AT CLOSE 15 8TR0NG Adverse Influence of Labor Conditions and Exchange Ex-change Movements Is Less Potent During Session. t NEW YOUK, Sept. IC The same fc.ctnrs w Inch ove: ha-l.-wt-d veslerd.-iy's sluck market, namely, micertr.in labor conditions and adverse exelumgp movements, were a pa in to tin fire today, tu;t their iiulucnce wus visibly diminished, dimin-ished, the session closing with a strong under- Prices roe I to 3 points nt the outset, hut re a e ted that much before the end of the .first h..i:r. when labor advices became smnewluit conflict i:)ir find remittances to Prance aui Italy Lerieneed another violent eoilnp.se. The market steadied at midday, probably ns a result of the sharp decline In call money, u hich felt from its opening rate of fU per c. nt to 4 per cent. Its course thereafter being marked by confident buying of steels nod equipment. equip-ment. Hclhlehem Steel led the movement at a pain of almost 5 points. Crucible, Lnrkawnnnn and Hepublic Steels also moving up 1 to 3 points, while I'nited States Steel, which had laired in the early di-uling, made a fractional advance. ad-vance. Among the stocks which seemed to derive their activity and strength from favorable trade prospects were American IxM-mnotivO, New York Airbrake, American Can and American Ameri-can Car Foundry, Locomotive gaining almost 111 points on n turnover that exceeded any other issue, even I'nited States Steel. Sales amounted to l.HW.OOO shares. Aside from speculative rails, the bond market mar-ket was firm to strong, Liberty XUs selling slightly over par, the foreign group, including Paris fis and I'nited Kingdoms, nlso hardening. harden-ing. Total sales (par value I were $11 .liCiO.-0O0. .liCiO.-0O0. Old I'nited States -Is declined Vi Per cent on call; others unaltered. |