Show ALL STREET TREND BETTER Afternoon Trading Brings Sharp Advance NEW YORK TORK Feb 19 The The restless shifting of ot speculative operations from one group to another caused caused consIderable considerable consider consIder- able early Irregularity today but the afternoon trading was featured by a 8 sharp advance in most of the recognized leaders leaders Late buying i was foster fostered d by President Cool Coolidge's Wee's Wees ement of ot business busi busi- business ness nes conditions the tile apparent t elimination elmina- elmina elimina lion tion of weak speculative ton business con con- and a m marked subsidence of recent concerted bear pressure Sales approximated shares shae Selling orders order order were in the majority at the opening of today's stock market I with some ome large lage blocks of ot the oil 01 shares coming cominG out Losses of ot 4 11 to 1 point were established by Sinclair and Pacific Pa Pa- Oils Ois Continental Can Republic Steel Stel U. U 8 S. Alcohol and Baldwin United States American l Locomotive and Davison e er however r. r started slightly higher high high- Sp Speculation became Irregular r in the secondary dealings fresh buying and short selling ceiling competing for tor the mastery of ot the movement In the main maln how how- ever the tendency was upward mod most of the leading stocks with the exception exception tion of ot the tile oils ois rising smartly smarty Stude- Stude baker American Can General Electric Associated Kelly Kely Springfield ld Otis Elevator and Kayser Kayaer rose 1 to 1 Steel Alkali Pacific Pa Pa- Pai i duo 01 Ol land May Iy Department Stores were driven down 1 I to 1 IVa poInt points but I recovered e gre partially I when h the h rise riaS be became became be- be came more marked l In other he heep ep I tive tvr stocks stock were hl higher her The forenoon market und underwent frequent fre Ire quent Quen alterations of ot movement movement Advances Advances Ad Ad- vances of or 1 to 2 points in numerous shares under the Impulse of supporting orders and short covering were ere modified at times when rise was taken ad advantage advantage ad- ad d vantage of to secure quick profits profit and bear opera operators tor utilized tile the higher levels levell to put out new short In lines s. s Several of the steel teel tobacco food too merchandise mo tao- I tor br and accessory issues also alo American Can Pan Pan AmerIcan Pan Hou ton Hou-ton ton Oil Oi Mexican can Seaboard DuPont Chemi ChemI- cal General Electric American Locomotive Locomotive Loco Loco- motive and American Smelting were conspicuously con con- strong at Intervals Interval Some of the tile low priced oils ois and Erie were supplied freely and which has hal been recently establishing dally daily daly high records broke 2 24 Towards noon most of the speculative favorites were advancing advancing ad- ad ad ad- on lessened dealings Call CI money mony of ot the tue e minor Industrial and smi bt ne heavy after mid day In sympathy w with tb declines of ot 1 I to lo 2 points poin in the Erie Erle Erie Chesapeake Ohio Union Pacific Northwestern preferred and Missouri Pacific preferred the rep rep- Industrials held up well wel and subsequently advanced briskly on expanded ex ex- ex dealings dealing Some of ot the tho oil oils ois Were conspicuously strong Including Including th the Pan Pan- American Marland Mariand aland Cosden and Mexican Seaboard The close was al firm finn The steel group KruP especially Colorado Fuel wa was In the V van of the h rise In the r final hour which W h carried r f. f many Stocks stock o one figures to two points point over yesterdays yesterday's final PW TWO BANKS HELENA Mont Feb 19 The pj The ak Baker Raker State bank and the Fallen Fallon County batik bank bark at at Bak Baker r. r Mont ont Falon and the Sumatra State bank at Sumatra Mont font have closed their doors door ac cc- cc IC cording to a report p to the trie state 1 BU- BU l- l n nt of bank Dinner C Il ALBANY AAY Feb 19 The Tho state len sen ate by a vote of or 20 10 O to 21 21 today passed a 1 bill to restore the direct lt Jr primary r f for the nomination t of all I offices candidates for all al state and ad Judicial I |