Show STOCK PRICES TREND UPWARD Steel Demand Bolsters Up Inactive Specials I l EW EW YORK TORK Feb reb Stock 9 i 9 prices showed an Improved tone tOday Early ary gave way ay to strength when hen the steel were bid up on expectations that a favorable showing In the January unfilled l tonnage state state- ment of ot the United States State Steel con cor- cor corporation portion would be b Issued after arter the market markot clo ed d RISE Steel common crossed lot l S for a anet anet not net gain aln of more mor than one point Leather and oil on barc also aljo o made good n etY front recent beast heI he heaviness I ness The best beat et gains rains w were ere r record record- recorded recorded ed ad by ordinarily inactive special tics tlc tics Flaher Body lumping jumping t S pointS Liggett MYA Myers 5 S and General Company ton Remington Typewriter and elsa Otis Ot Elevator rising 1 to nearly 4 points The closing was as strong trong Silts alee ap- ap approximated ap approximated hares Stock Stocks moved within narrow and Irregular limits limit at the opening ot of today II stock market mark Oils Oil were ero subjected to ceIling but they thoy showed good rood resistance few IL a afew few tew notably Pa Pacific record record Ing sll slight tt gaIns rains A few fw steels and co copper pr were firm Fisher risher Body Ced 2 points pOint and DuPont 1 I I 7 Si l j shares S showed d corn com com partis ely el small maill price change chanes the al fluctuations taking pace In ordinal Uy Inactive isse fish fisher er en Body Bod extend extended eel Its gain to 4 A poInts point American Tobacco ad ads noted 21 2 1 Wilton Packing ed ZI 2 and Motors Motor Rot Roial Dutch T Typewriter r and A Associated nten ocl atod Do roods moved moed up imp 1 to 1 Atlantic broke 3 points and Pierce Oil all preferred and Loos etch eich dropped 1 I Tot FOI sign exchanges opened |