Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-04-14 | Page 1 | Bethlehem Steel Leading Market

BETHLEHEM STEEL LEADING MARKET Takes Foreground at Opening General Strength Manifest Mani-fest in Wall Street. New York, April 14. Bethlehem Steel was again the disturbing feature of today's stock market, opening with a sale of 1000 shares at 128 to 129 against yesterday's final price of 125. The stock steadily ascended to 140, then making a five-point Jump to 145. an advance of 20 points In less than ten minutes. From this level It descended de-scended even more Bpeedlly to 130, losing 3-4 of its pyrotechnic result. The balance of the list was strong but orderly, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and the coppers rising from 1 to almost 3 points with further substantial sub-stantial gains In automobile shares Trading was active during the first half-hour and embraced all varieties of Ibsucs By midday something like 700,000 shares had changed hands and Bethlehem Bethle-hem Steel's Influence showed steady diminution. Tho stock continued Its feverish course, however, falling back from 136 to 131. In the general list higher prices were made during the second hour, but profit-taking helped to check the advance, United States Steel, Union Pacific and Reading falling fall-ing back a point