Show MART MARKET IRREGULAR BUr BT WE CLOSE IS fiRM IRM NEW DW YORK Jan 26 6 26 Highly movements mo of stocks stocky during luring the thc morning apparently reflected a a. confused state of or speculative o opinion on the part of or th the tho speculators peculators rho Tho sentimental effect of the red rca reduction eton of or the St. St Pa Paul I dividend and the sharp break In the tho price of the in London before the opening 11 here litre re gave e a the New V York market an appearance ap ap- ap of or h heaviness a. despite the thc bidding up of a few ew stocks Blocks at the outset This manipulation was nas most pronounced In Reading Or Great at Northern fJ preferred an and New elV York Central and apparently was d designed to conceal selling el elsewhere c When hen traders discovered that sales of or this nature were cro being t made the they attacked at at- tacked the list and the thc whole market gave ha wa way The Tho b bears ars widened the scope of ot their selling and stocks which had showed de decided decided de- de strength th earlier particularly Great Northern preferred registered sharp losses United States Steel wait n able and when It Il gave Ita way wa to 65 II it weakened the tha resistance of ot the the g general genera market marlet American Tobacco preferred converted con an on early loss Into a 11 gaIn o of ov over r r two t points Bonds were Irregular Prices rose olle slowly after arter midday the Improvement in the tho standard railroad stocks being helped b by an active demand deman for mm New York Central Centra il which advanced two points to J 1002 Recoveries hem hOe however hOer ever r were mostly fractional and trading wa was cr very light on the upturn mon Among the specialties numerous rouf w were re Affected Af ef r. r of a A. spectacular nature nature especially III In tl the tl tobacco group roup m American Snuff old oM at l ISO O and 13 American Tobacco soared 14 Ii points I J Ii 01 and Liggett and Myers 1 PIs S. S Material strength th also o was WitS displayed bv lii the fertilizer groups group lexa Company Compan the International Paper and Virginia Railway and Power PIO pre erred Speculation durin during tile tho afternoon was wan an largely lar given over to manipulative movements move move- ments In special stock which exerted but little effect on general ral sentiment Aside side from a n Isa i-Isa In lii New York Central to the thc standard stocks were almost almot Im Immovable Immovable Im- Im movable mo hut but showed a R. good nr d undertone on partial recoveries from from- the tho depression Foreign operations operation were on a u largely In Increased increased In in- creased scale with London ales a-ales estimated eMI esti ma mated tell n at 1 1 shares The rite weeks Docks eu cur cur- r- r lenc lenny movement Is expected to ti show a again gain sain In rash cash c zy xv thin tho banks hanles of or about 14 H.- as tl a of the tue Continued heavy Inflow of or mon y from Interior points point American Tobacco l lt its Jl i gain In to io 27 i tO touching 8 It opened yeS yeS- eg tenia at Ht The market marlet closed firm Room shorts showed Concern irn over o tIne tile hea heavy v lation of or New York Central which lifted It 21 and bozan beran to tr bu buy more Inure n Jc generally ern II of r the tho active list Prices as a n. rule rul dl dId l not rl nan to a with Ith yesterdays yesterday's s 11 closing cloin r figures J t. t Paul ended wIth a a. a loss baa III In contract ouli to tho the long Hut list of industrials and andI I specialties which h I Ill I'll advanced nd In striking Inn manner Stock List Close Amalgamated Copper Coppel ex cx G 6 CU II American Beet Sugar div cx 1 Amer lean ican Car Coil Foundry ti 52 62 American merk Cotton Colton Oil 50 O American Lo Locomotive 4 31 bid American Smelting i 1 American Amer lean ican Smelting Refining pfd pt's 1031 bid tid American Kenning 1 lii Ii Anaconda n Mining Co 35 5 Atch son 10 lOt J Atlantic Coast Lino 1351 1361 Baltimore Ohio 10 Brooklyn Rapid Transit in Canadian Pacific Chesapeake Ohio n 73 Chicago o Jt t Northwestern 1418 1412 Chicago Milwaukee V St. St Paul 1072 Colorado C luel Iron Colorado t Southern 44 H hId bid Id li 1723 Denver cr k Rio lilo 22 32 Denver rr c t lUll Grande Grandc pfd I 15 13 SOI 01 Groat Not Noi them l. l 1301 Great Northern Ore Ort U lii Illinois i Central c 1 Ii It ISi 1St In- In Iri Mot borough pf pfd jj 37 Loua LouIsville i S. alIt 1 Missouri Pacific lii III lissoon Mis lis soon as Texas CS S National niB Ills I cult fult I 1461 National Tad Loid S 31 I New York Central Norfolk Western 1093 Not them rII Pacific I 11 H Ir Pacific Ia Mull Mali It SiU III 1248 a G GHI 1031 Pullman Pl Car 1601 bM bid Rending Reading 1161 Rock nock Island Co 0 Rock Rork Island Co Cu pM 51 a Southern Pacific Southern South South- ern 0 IU Si 1 l 1671 l il States 6 66 60 United d Stales eel iM fd nil hIhi i 17 Ii We Western tern Cillo 51 LehIgh Valle Valley 16 1635 InternatIonal Harvester t loS lOSi General Gen Cemi- eral l I |