Show 1 9 1 7 Is Continuing A P Pric ices Is es S Rig High uy Some Stocks Investment t ent B Buying of y of Several Sev Sev- Sev ral eral Gilt Edge Gil fdge 1 ties Is Resumed e ume f of a 3 continuation of Ot off f- f the upturn noticed In the Salt Lake LakeI Le I stock stOk market marlet toward th the close o of 1917 into the new year were verified S b by b the sessions during the first fist four tour tradIng trading trading trad trad- ing days of ot 1918 While in point of volume the transactions transactions S do not t compare with the theS S activity gt lt r in tt t trading m fg e opening nf week of last year ear a feeling better Is in evidence which fact tact eem eema t to augur welt well wel at least leat for the Immediate future There was a slight but consistent UPward upward up up- ward ard trend previous to the New Year Yea holiday season aon and this continued practically practically throughout the past week al although although at- at though the market marlet was weak in spots On tho the other hand however howe t. t It was ex exceedingly exceedingly ox- ox strong in other quarters and andIn andin andin in more than one Instance there was a splendid advance One important feature and which fure further further fur fur- ther verified the prediction of an Im Improvement Im- Im m J tl eta provement e in tho general market ir was va a resumption of investment buying In several several sev sev- eral oral gilt edged edged Issues and which practically practically ally aly have been dormant dorman t for some time although maintaining their high average average average aver aver- age of prices Another evidence evidence that the low level of prices to which some stocks have been bren driven has haa been below their actual value was the appearance of buying orders by insiders for a number of ot issues The most notable Incident of this character character character char char- acter was that of New Quincy which sold as high as last year but declined with wih the rest of ot the market maket until it reached reche about during the close of last year er During the past two two days days buying or orders ers for interests identified or closely S associated with the management of the company 1 have resulted s In sending the theS S price P up i and sales were r made yesterday rJ at c and Sc with wih the closing cosing quota- quota quotaS S lions ton 7 On Thursday there were indications of profit tatting taking in some quarters with the result of ot sending down the prices of the theS S stocks involved Exactly the reverse oc occurred oc- oc S cured in the case cae of two r three issues for which one broker broker tor was v endeavoring to fill fl orders with higher prices obtained for su such t stock While the he high prices attained by some shares were ere not wholly maintained to the close of the week principally as a the result resul of profit taking the tho general level of pries prices was slightly higher and taken as a a whole the te market is In better shape than it has ha been for some some time There here were Indications at several ses- ses l Jons Ons during the week that the general generl T lU c again was wa taking an Interest in inN N the he market but in a nun min r lature lattire i bear ear raid S ou purchasers ea sers away |