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Show IMPROVEMENT IN j FINANCIAL DISTRICT New York. N Y . Jan. 24 There J was a marked Improvement in feel j Ing in the Tinanclal district thi3 week, to which the stock market re Bponded with a strong upward move menj The volume of business in creased largely Of especial slgnlri ! cance was the amount of investment buying of bonds and high-grade stocks which reached proportions greatei than at any previous time within many months The change in the security market reflected betterment In fundamental i conditions. President Wilson's mes sage to congress regarding anti-trust legislation relieved the market ot un certainty as to tho attitude of the ad ministration and the tone of the mes sage was regarded as encouraging, lm provement in monetary conditions was shown by the accumulation oi funds at this center, lower rates for money and reduction In discount rate.-1 of foreign banks The change for j the better In the Investment market was indicated by the striking success! of the New York state's $51,000.000 1 issue of 4 1-2 per cent bonds, and their subsequent rapid resale by the successful bidders. Sentiment was more hopeful in re j gard to the outlook for business While in many lines no marked ini provement was discernible, there were i changes for the better In some cases From the steel and copper trades came optimistic reports. |