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Show STOCK MARKET STRONG. New York, June 4. Absence of selling pressure seined to account for the better tone of today's oarly stock market Overnight polttlcai events calculated to Increaso bearish sentiment senti-ment were Ignored. Reading rose over two points with Lehigh Valley and Union Paciflo next in favor amons? the active railroad road issue is-sue uhilo steel displayed more strength than recently Copper reflected re-flected the improved lone of those stocks abroad. American Tobacco and Sears Roebuck were conspicuously conspic-uously strong specialties. Poor April earnings restrained any movement In SU Paul. Bonds wero steady. Real strength was shown in tho stook market at the opening today, u Gains of a point were recorded by Reading and Union Pacific and such specialties as American Tobacco and Sears Roebuck arose from 1 1-2 to 2 points. The copper stocks in London's Lon-don's lead, registered substantial fnmtlonni gain3- The strength at the opening was j well maintained bi the oarly deal- , Ings. Almost a score of stocks ad- , vauced a point or more -witli the activity ac-tivity greatest In the Industrials What little movement there was in. the afternoon was in the direction of higher prices, Missouri Pacific riatns two points. Tho market closed steady. The extrome dullness of the final hour was accompanied by some slight sagging sag-ging of prices but subtanllsl net gains were tho rule |