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Show STOCK MARKET MOST ACTIVE IN MONTHS NEW YORK. May 80. Th most active ac-tive trading of the year ia the stock market followed the reuditioB Mon day of the supreme court' derision in the Standard Oil raae, and pricee roM to the highest level of several months. The decision waa intarpreted favorahlv in th financial commnnitr and predictions pre-dictions of a revival ia trade together with the relief which waa felt at the ending of the lo-g period of oncer Uinty, brought about period of keavv buying. The rapid advance waa checked lata in the week by extenaive reaiir.iag and the lessening of the de-niand de-niand from the short interest, which covered la r (re lines. Increased demand for funda for stock market purposes, resulted in a hardening harden-ing of ratea in the money market. Trantaetiona in the bond market continued con-tinued on a large scale, and the read iness with which a $12,000,000 bond .issue .is-sue was marketed indicated that the investment demand waa still good. Sue cess of the forthcoming isane of Panama Pan-ama bond waa foreshadowed by quotation quo-tation of the bonds, "when issued," at well above par. Reports of industrial condition in dicated a slight improvement here and there, although the general situation IS little changed. |