Show W WALL ALL STREET 1 By Dy Associated Press Preas NEW YORK July 25 Announcement of the placing of several large Jarre war contracts contracts con con- tracts induced short covering in the final hour tracts The closing cosing was firm Liberty bonds 99 5 to backed and filled fled In the tho course of today's toay's dull dul and professional lonal market maltet technical conditions favoring the long account Sales approximated share shares Professional selling of the active list was a resumed at the beginning beginning of today's overnight developments at I home and abroad seeming to favor the I short I interest e War 1 issues motors rs and associated soc d specialties lost oat I Ito 1 to 2 points equipments oils Industrial Alcohol pints and At Atlantic antic Gu Gulf Gulf f Wet West Vest Indies being most susceptible to pressure presure United States Steel fell fel a large fraction with such rails rais as Union Pacific St. St Paul Reading suc New York Central and Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Balti Balti- more Ohio Substantial rallies oc occurred occurred o- o oc- oc in the first half hal hour on general support NEW YORK SUGAR By Associated Press NEW YORK July 25 Raw 25 Rw Raw sugar sugar- Firm centrifugal l. l molasses refined firm fine granulated Sugar futures opened strong and at noon were 4 to 12 points higher on covering covering cov coy ering of shorts and demand from outside I Interests LONDON MONEY lONDON I By fly Associated Press Pres LONDON July 25 Bar Bar silver alver per ounce Money oney 4 per cent Discount rates Short rates Short bills bis 4 per cent three mont months months' s' s bills bis 4 16 13 per cent |