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Show WALL STREET DOWN AND UP NEW YORK, Oct 7. The majority of stocks today were slightly lower at the opening, but notable strength In a few prominent issues proved a partly offsetting offset-ting Influence. ' Reading was run up 1 la the first few minutes, and St. Paul opened up . Missouri Pacific Southern Pacific and Amalgamated Copper also showed small gains. United States Steel preferred opened wide on the sale of 6000 shares at and 74A. compared with 74 last night and the sale of a 5000-share block of Erie carried it down V - Operations for the long account were conducted with more uniformity after initial in-itial dealings. Reading's aggressive strength gave a stimulus to prices, which was supplemented by large orders for the Western stocks and specialties. By 11 o'clock almost the entire market was quoted above yesterday's closing. A reaction reached Its maximum In St Paul, which fell back . An advance to 75 by United States Steel preferred revived re-vived the market Pennsylvania, Union Pacific. Missouri Pacific Northwestern, Amalgamated Copper and Car preferred rose 1, New York Central 1, Pressed Steel Car preferred 1. and the common. Lead preferred and Chicago & Eastern Illinois Il-linois preferred 2. General Electric lost 1. Bonds were firm at noon. |