Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-12-08 | Page 14 | World's Markets

I" 1 WORLD'S MIKETS ' New York, Dec. 8 Demand for slocks dwindled after the first half hour, the turnover of the forenoon being be-ing almost the lightest in many weeks. Steel, Heading and other leaders receded re-ceded a point or more on comparatively compara-tively small offerings and other investment in-vestment issues were moderately reactionary. re-actionary. Utilities displayed marked weakness, Ohio Gas making an extreme ex-treme decline of almost 12 points but recovering half its loss. Coppers, Central Leather, California Petroleum, Wcstinghouse and Continental Can also al-so gavo way to pressure advances in Ajax Rubber, National Enameling and Ice Securities excited little Interest. Bonds were irregular.