Show 1 WE HELP L GIVEN J Professionals Give Support Sup- Sup 3 port to Boost Prices I por 2 Pays Days Dys Dy's total tot lie sales shares Twenty Industrials averaged i net grain gain gan 9 rJ High mch 1923 low Twenty r averaged I. I net gain 44 H High 1923 low NEW TORK rORI March 17 7 al operators til-operators 1 TORI apparently fearing that any further fuher reaction would be likely to result In a loss los of ot public confidence in tn the tha market maket and cause causo heavy liquidation daton dation actively supported prices in to today's today's to- to 5 days day's session of ot the stock stok market and higher the tho general generl list closed cosed substantially f The optimistic to tone tona of or the weekly mercantile reviews and brokerage house ouse letters combined with wih tho more hopeful news newe from abroad encouraged operations on the long side aide of oC the market marke The Tha relatively easy ey money rates of or the last lut few days were an an- I Important factor in shaping speculative speculative specula specula- tive action acton Equipments showed the tho most consistent con con- strength Amerian American tive climbing 2 21 H. H i points to a anew anew new nw high for tor all al time Baldwin rising ITh to 12 12 and Lima Lime Locomotive Pull Pul man ma and General Generl Electric each closing 2 points higher l Sinclair fI Oil heas was another anoter strong and antI and active feature a n nearly shares r rn changing g n hands s. s the closing price of n 28 up 2 24 representing a new high for th the tha year ear Pan-American Pan Issues I made partial recovery from yesterdays yesterday's yester days day's dys dy's heaviness on the the- the announcement of or the tho head hoad of ot the company that their properties have hava yielded and are still sti eld excellent returns Motors jg-Motors Motors nl showed moderate strength on announcement n of a price Increase Increaser r by y the Hupp company regarded as the forerunner of or many others and the retirement of the preferred stock pf pr Moon Motors at Studebaker crossed for tor a net gain of or 1 l' l I Rubber and tire tre stocks made gin only a feeble response to announcements of or additional advances in tire tre prices Erratic fluctuations again charac- charac t the trading In Wiggly Wiggly which ranged between 65 and 72 72 closing at 69 up H 43 points or slightly less les than tan half haIr than Its Is loss Joss of ot yesterday Sloss Steel preferred and Reynolds Spring were conspicuously heavy but good Food Od oyt buying vae noted g e euf In Delaware r Hudson o Associated As As- American AmerIca Waterworks Waterworks Waterworks Water Water- works 6 per cent preferred and Producers Producers Pro Pro- Pr- Pr and Refiners Trading in r foreign exchanges was ur tl no o Important changes in rates rates d demand sterling sterling- selling around n and French francs between 25 2 and cents r Th The Tho weekly clearing house statement state state- stae- stae ment showed increases of ot in On loans discounts and Investments in demand deposits and 12 2 in time deposits cash ch In own decreased and reserve of ot member banks In the federal reserve reserve re- re serve lere bank of Aggregate reserve totaled leaving an excess reserve of or p it decrease of or under that of f last ast week |