Show SETTLEMENT Wall Street Speculates on End of Strike in ill Anthracite Region NEW YORK Oct OeL 9 Prices Prices started upward at the opening and buying went on at nt a rapid rate during the first thirty minutes Enormous purchases of Reading leading were made many thousand- thousand share blocks changing changIng- hands Dealings In the Pacifies and Southwesters sterns were ere also alo large Prices commenced to sa sag when mone money opened at 10 per cent hut but gains had been heen made meanwhile of a point or more prett pretty generally and well beyond that thal In many cases Prices did not react vel very far tar aa as scale buying orders were met and there was a general rally led by the United States Express advanced ad 5 and Colorado Colora Cobra do Fuel 2 Bonds were steady tead at nt noon The market plainly ren reflected ct ci specula tion In anticipation of or a settlement of ot the coal strike Reading led the advance advance ad ad- advance vance to above 71 Pennsylvania gained 2 In all and Delaware Hudson 4 H 4 Gas stocks were vere I benefited There were advances In Sugar of or 3 Illinois Illinois Illi Illi- nois Central 2 2 and anel Sloss Steel 5 A. A The general list was not so ro strongly ly af affected but hut rose to about the heat best on JI light bight ht dealings When hen the demand demand de de- de- de mand for or active stocks showed signs Ign of or exhaustion traders trailers took their profits on the long tong side causing a setback Strength however continued manifest In various ob obscure ure stocks Minneapolis St. St Paul Sault Ste. Ste Marie common und and preferred extending their gain to 7 i 7 and 7 respectively and Westinghouse Westinghouse house Electric rI rising 4 The market marlet became became became be be- came very dull on the decline and was a still yielding at 2 R Recessions e reached a point In some of the leading active stocks |