| Show Ailing elling Dig Flurry Flury Caused by Ruhr Rum I Invasion Absorbed During Week erman rDa Situation Causes Few Mate Material al Changes in Stock Stok I Market Maket Crop Exports Are Large YORK Jan 13 IS By Ba A A. A P. P The p.-The The cw W reparations situation had bad a re- re e an effect oft on the volume of ot trading week stock market with the reIt re- re eels tho average veragO prices ot of standard II It that showed bowed few tew material changes Pool tocks aggressively conducted In InI her of w were ere special shares shares some of ot which I number wished up to their highest prices In Ino ere re more Low ca call cal money rates o 5 The years or o supply of funds available for Jor fora r vast iid a athe the T materially assisted purposes purpose for ZOT forth the advance in boosting tho the prices or tors their thIr fa favoriteS announcement the French e invade definite the RUhr ROhr caused cause a flurry of ot selling In n the middle of the e offerings were well absorbed ab- ab ab- ab but bur the these theBe were wel reeL movement e F eV t U And the upward was red re- re d Traders generally generallY derived denied a a teelIn feel feel- umed confidence nce rom the strength of ot tile the thon io In ot of n exchanges which are are widely re- re r- r e of ot fairly accurate barometer o ii ft AS a ared a banking opinion on conditions dread broad PETROL CALIFORNIA Petroleum was wa one of the most moet Sam californIa stocks this wee week reaching the popular price ever recorded In the tho ten history of ot the company on rumors v yearS year rs' rs and Us Its possible buyIng of y by new Interests is by another of ot the large com com- Other shares which moved Into panieL ground on the present bull bul move- move le eW w were Cereal Hartmann CorI Cor- Cor i ere leot Cosden Nash Motors Beechnut Cosden and Owens Bottle Botte I T I rackinG reduction of ot tons In the unfilled Orders yrs Of the United States Steel corpora- corpora December 31 was not wholly un- un on d tion rn t d because December s Is normally a a adul month in the tho Industry and consumers consumer dul care cae to add to their Inventories towards the end of ot the year ear CoPP Copper r hares were inclined to weakness on the theory that tho the French occupation or ot the German Industrial centers centera would further restrict European demand for tor toe product th the price of ot which has recently become le stabilized Just below 16 cents a pound I 8 CROP CROl J X November export figures which were published during the wee week reflected the crop shortage In Europe and revealed pos poe possIble possible sible reasons for the depreciation In some of at the Euro European ean exchanges Ordinarily Europe's crop requirements requirements' In the tho United States are filled fied before November the exports cx- cx ex ex- por ports s for that month In jr il 1921 being 43 less than the month before Last November they increased over the previous months month's to total al and over November 1921 1921 Shipments to France last November were the largest of ot any month since January Januar 1921 and over November 1921 a a percentage Increase Increase of ot approximately 65 per cent Heavy sales of ot French exchange exchanGe through drafts dras on Paris to pay for tor goods purchased here undoubtedly were a a contributing con oon- factor to the weakness displayed in iii I recent weeks by French remittances which also have been een heavily eold sold by speculators speculators spec spec- on the unfavorable reparations ae- ae ce German exchange dropped so low that marks marls were quoted at 92 91 92 of at a a cent centa a hundred French exchange got d down dawn wn slightly below cents but ral rallied d later to more than cents Demand sterling came came within a 8 small smal fraction tracton of at 68 or almost within a cent of dr t its Is recent top price I Satisfactory progress of at the British war debt refunding negotiations was a a factor as was the British foreign trade statement I for December showing a a. a heavy Increase Increase In exports which was construed as as Indicating a a. a revival of ot trade conditions |
