| Show THEN Oct 7 g tone of the stock market was very irregular The trend of prices turned upward on buying bU by In Union and Roc Hock and a IL brisk demand toe for the tho Erie Ello ami United States Steel causing cau a general hardening to above the close yesterday nock Hoet Island preferred mi milled lied from 43 4 to 9 but met lIn Ilva of which broke blOt It to 41 and ancl forced the general into Inlo a decline Union and cine gave waya point below last night and some Homo other othor leaders receded to tho lowest C C and St L pro pre preferred gullied 41 The rhe pressure in Union Pacific Head nelld HeadIng Ing and the Hill stocks was wu decisive on the Iho tone of ot Union Ia forced down 2 Reading li 1 1 and Amalgamated mated and a number of ot others a point rOI or more marc Pacific suld at a IL decline ot 2 J The news from Europe was Va regarded as us threatening threaten InS 0 Bonds irregular k J were elo registered the tho re 10 ot the short interest rally rallying ing Union and an Northern a IL point oln t and 1 bringing other stocks Lo to yesterdays yeste da s closing level Jevel Purchases l of ot United States Steel ut t an advance co of contributed largely to 10 the ment Chicago Alton llon advanced a 2 and andL an L t N Republic Steel preferred and Utah Copper Cappel 1 I Tho demand persisted until the list was on OIl a 1 parity ty with yesterdays rda S clos closIng Ing after which buying slackened but there e no symptoms of ut weakness we Pullman advanced lL 21 i i The Tho market closed irregular and un uncertain certain Tho ribe of ot Vt Y in Untied United States Steel was the tho feature of ot the tho last hour Some of the other iron and steel stocks rose crose in sympathy There was a gain also In the southern railway callway group 1110 rest of the list lId did vigor vigorously to this restricted movement and sold off ngIn later |