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Show SECURITY LIST REFLECTS CONDITION OF PRESIDENT Stocks Recover in Varying Degree From Friday Setback, Following Better News From the White House. NEW YORK, Oct. 3. Stocks recovered in variable degree today from the sharp reversal of the previous .session, extensive" short covering' and some buying for tho Ions account being induced by the bettor newa on President Wilson's condition. Kails wgre conspicuous on :l renewal of the we'-k-end transeontineiuals, grangers and coalers leading on the pronounced pro-nounced strength of Southern Pacific, St. Paul common and proferrri and Heading. Crucible Steel regained part of its recent re-cent setback, reaching an exLremc of twelve points, affiliated shures. Including equipments and motors, paining two to seven points, while United States Steel advanced about ono and one-half points. Oils made gains on the strength of Mexican Petroleum; Tobacco was hesitant, hesi-tant, but improved toward tho end, and I American "Woolen, motor subsidiaries and several of the food groups made irregular advances, the market closing with a confident con-fident and strong undertone. Sales amounted to 175,000 shares. Aside from Washington dispatches, the only news bearing on financial conditions was furnished by the commercial agencies, agen-cies, which alluded to delay in production and shipment created by the labor situation. situa-tion. Another moderate) increase of actual reserves in thu clearing-houHO statement brought the total excess of that Item up to almost 5-10,000.000, against tho deficit of $53,000,000 reported a fortnight ago. Bonds were firm, several of the speculative specu-lative rails following tho course of allied shared, especially Southern Pacific. Liberty Lib-erty bonds were steady, Internationals featureless. Total sales, par value, $fit-750.000. $fit-750.000. Old United States bonds were unchanged on call during tho week. |