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Show MARKET SHOWS ' UPVARDTREIID Firmer Ton In Wh.at Pit, Rail Dividend Prova Factors NEW YORK. Jan, M C- tiro,"' lone In the wheat market, and payment pay-ment of a dividend by Pennsylvania railroad, buoyed up the slock market mar-ket Wednesday, and several Issues closed with gain of 1 to 1 points. Trading remained light, however, the turnover approximating 100,t. shares. y Rails developed conspicuous strength, but firmness spread to other oth-er major groaps as well, although tobaccos to-baccos were rather soggy, and motion mo-tion picture Issue wore sold in soma volume. The Mr-cent dividend by Pennsylvania mora than counterbalanced counterbal-anced the fact that Delaware Jt Hud-, son directors took no action on their fl.60 quarterly payment, while announcing an-nouncing acquisition of a 10 per cent interest in New York Central. Pennsylvania gained about 1 1-1 points, as did Union Pacific, which recently shifted its Investment In New York Central to Pennsylvania. Sim-liar Sim-liar gains were recorded by Santa l"w American Telephone, American Can and Allied Chemical. United State Steel preferred and Columbian Carbon Car-bon advanced about 2, while issues up a point or so included New York Central, Case, United State Steel common, Montgomery Ward, Consolidated Consol-idated Gas and United fruit. Coppers' advanced fractionally. |