Show ALT STREET NEW NEAV YORK Feb 20 ForeIgn Foreign oils were the outstanding features at tice active and firm opening of today's stock market Adjustment Ad Ad- of export tares between the Mexican lies Mex lean ican government and American oil companies companies compa compa- nies resulted In an opening advance of 31 IVi points for Mexican Petroleum this being doubled in the tho next few transactions The strength of foreign exchanges with British and French remittances at new high levels prompted further covering of short contracts contracts con con- tracts In rails equipments and other speculative speculative favorites avon tea Missouri Pacific preferred rose 1 points St. St Louts San Francisco common 1 point and the especially Reading and Lehigh Valley gained large fractions Sugars and chemicals represented time the firmer specialties Last weeks week's accumulation of low priced or speculative rails was wa resumed on a broader scale during the morning St. St Louts Louis Southwestern common and preferred St. St Louis San Francisco common and pro pre Southern Railway common and preferred pre pre- Chicago Great Western Kansas City Southern Texas Pacific Western Pacific and New Orleans Texas Mexico rose 1 to 2 points Royal Dutch and Pan American followed the further rise of Mexican Petro Petro- leum Shipping's were active and strong especially Pacific Mall Mail and American Ship and Commerce Motors ansi and accessories In Including in- in electrical equipments rose 1 1 to 3 points Conspicuous weakness was vas shown by Seneca Copper Columbia Gas and National National Na Na- Enameling the latter losing 5 6 points Call money opened at 4 per cent The stock market showed greater strength as the session progressed with the professional pro pro- element directing Its efforts against the short Interest In numerous shares share Material Ma ISa- gains were forced In a large number of Inactive issues a as well as the recognized leaders United Fruit advanced 6 and and In International In- In Harvester Wilson Packing pro pre Iron Products Davison Chemical Kelly Springfield American Tobacco Amer Anier- lean ican Sumatra preferred and United Drug Druz first preferred 2 to in 3 I |