Show CLOSING CLO SINi quotations OF WORLDS MARKETS I 1 1 OPENING transactions SIOW SHOW HIGHER PRICES new york dec 21 opening transactions of moderate volume in stocks showed higher prices the conspicuous advances were among the specialties ial ties consolidated gas advanced 1 1 3 rs 58 r 5 S 8 wabash preferred 1 11 12 2 preferred 1 I 1 38 3 8 union pacific colorado southern second preferred brooklyn transit american I 1 smelting smelling Sm elting and met tio politan I 1 and reading 1 st paul and kansas texas preferred large fractions actions tr the market turned weak very abruptly a precipitate decline in the hill stocks causing a general unloading losses of a point or more were made in new york central the southwestern we tern and transcontinental trans continental stocks generally great northern broke 2 58 5 8 northern pacific 2 18 1 8 illinois central 2 and lake erle erie western it f 12 1 2 western maryland advanced n I 1 12 i 1 2 and federal is fining preferred 3 34 S 4 the market steadied afterwards great northern preferred rallied a point another decline carried the harrl man pacifies st paul and louisville nashville 1 34 3 4 under saturday and Sou southern theril pacific preferred 2 consolidated gas fell 3 points under saturday dental denial of reports that E H harriman was seriously ill III had only moderate influence in rallying prices wabash preferred recovered to 2 34 3 4 over saturday united railway and investment preferred rose 2 and chicago alton and metropolitan street railway 1 bonds were vere irregular |