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Show LIGHT TRADING ON Wfllt STREET NEW YORK, Feb. 7. At the, openlns;. galna and loaees were quite evenly divided and trading very Uht. 8mall buying order or-der caused real advances in a number of picked stock and the professionals arrayed ar-rayed themselves upon the long side of the market. Pt. Paul. Atchison and Reading Read-ing rose strongly and the speculation developed de-veloped a more cheerful tone when purchases pur-chases fell off In volume and the market became easier In tone. Fresh buying orders appeared after a long period of dullness and centered new points. Bonds were Irregular. Profit-taking began when the demand died out and there were general reaction, which were not large onmlde of Missouri Pacific, which saggd to a small fraction below yesterday's final prices. The market closed strong and active at the best prices. Anaconda gained "i. Reading and Atchison showed a net gain of 2 snd Northwestern 2. |