Show WALL STREET NEW YORK Oct 13 Today's Today's dull dul stock market lacked a definite trend moderate moi- moi mod moa crate erate strength of rails rals being offset offet by occasional occasional oc oc- oc- oc pressure against special special I Issues sues Sales Sale approximated shares shares Resumption of trading after the holiday hell holi hol- hol day brought no change from the recent mixed conditions condition Rails Rals were especially irregular Ir Irregular Ir- Ir regular regular gains In Northern Pacific Great Northern St. St St Paul preferred and New York Central being offset offet by declines In Canadian Cans Cana Cna- Cna dian Pacific Atchison and Southern Souther Rail Rail- Ral- Ral way The same ame confusing tendencies were manifested by industrials and specialties Mexican Petroleum American Car Cr an ant Bethlehem Steel made made variable advances while Republic Steel Baldwin Locomotive Studebaker and Retail Stores were heavy to weak weak- weak The market ate steadied ad led within the first firt hour oils ois motors equipments and rai rails rallying easily Mexican Petroleum gained almost 3 points point Houston Oil 01 2 Royal oya Dutch 2 2 and United States State Rubber Goodrich Goodrich Goodrich Good Good- rich and Arrow Pierce Pierce Pierce-Arow 1501 Reassuring advices from Cuba were helpful to lo the su sugars so- so gars var gas which rose 1 to 2 and ad United su I Fruit advanced 5 6 Among rails rais Texas Pacific and New York Chicago S. S St. St Louis LuIs gained Ined 3 each with average advances advance of 1 point for Reading second preferred New Haven and Missouri Pacific Pa Pa- preferred Heaviness was wa shown by Mercantile Marine common und ind preferred Central Leather a U Utah Copper and Coca g Cola Call money eY eYU eYne opened ne OPter at 8 ap per cent the maximum Initial rate rate of the month Coppers Coppen were depressed at at midday losing 1 to 2 on reports that producers were offering the refined metal at a a fraction fraction frac frac- tion ton under 17 cents Rails Rals of ot the Investment Investment investment Invest Invest- ment class continued to strengthen however however how how- I ever Reading showing unusual activity at ata a gain of 2 points Although call cal money rose to 10 per cent the highest rate in several weeks the market market market mar mar- ket became more stable stable dealing on the demand for some steels steel and ad local utilities The close cose was wa steady |