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Show - i i . ' - , i:;itl.:r ":r : r.rs L:cIi::J (j III: st cf--'- r-iU . - -. . NHV,1" TOR::, Jan. Higher trices for Americans in London were a factor in lifting some stocks here at the opening, open-ing, but there were recessions at other points. The strength of St. Paul and of the Eries and support of Reading had a reassuring effect on sentiment, and the market hardened, but in a listless fashion. fash-ion. The Eries rose Tto IVi. Reading a point. - Rock Island ran oZ a point, weakening the whole market. Reedin? fell back to the lowest and St. Paul dropped below 130. Colorado Fuel lost 2 and American Smelting a point. The market became, dull at the reaction. reac-tion. An upward movement In Manhattan to 154 steadied the general market, but prices moved slus-gishly. Colorado Fuel lost 4. The manifest disposition to take profits on advances and the fear of gold exports repressed the buying. Bonds were Irregular. - ' Prices went a fraction lower than before be-fore during the noon hour. The soiling wag light. - Rock Island lost 1. Southern South-ern Pacific 1.- The market showed little lit-tle rallying power. . The selling that ' met all advances prompted - an .' active- selling movement, which carried prices down. Declines ran from 1 to li for the principal active stocks among the coalers, trunk lines, grangers Paclnca, Southwestern . and specialties. v Room traders covered the lines that shorts put out en the decline. Manhattan rose more than 2 points and Erie recovered to Its early high level. In the general list complete recoveries were made In some stocks, but the level did not rise appreciably above last night. The close was active and irregular. Close: Atchison. Atchison pre ferred, W. B..& O.. 1124; C. & A.. C. G. W.. 28; C. & O., 4974FErie preferred. 70: Illinois Central. U9; L. A N.. 127i; New York Central. 154; Pennsylvania, 155H: Reading, 1: Reading first pre-; ferred, 85ft; Southern Pacific 6: St. Paul. 17974; Southern Railway, 35; Union Pacific.1 10274; Union Pacific preferred, N: United States Steel, 37: U. 8. Steel preferred, 88H: Wabash preferred, 454; People's Gas, 104; North American. 117i; B. R. 8; Missouri Pacific. 110; Copr per, 63; American Sugar, 131; Wisconsin Central, 87; Wisconsin Uentral preferred, 5294; corn products, Z21i- - . |