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Show WDBLD'S 1IETS NEW YORK, April 13. Opening with Irregular changes today's market mar-ket developed a strong tone under lead of prominent rails and the usual war issues and allied specialties. Read-ing Read-ing rose two points on confident buying, buy-ing, with almost a point for Union Pacific Pa-cific United States Steel made a fractional frac-tional gain on an initial sale of 12,000 shares, while Gulf States Steel rose three points, with one to two for Mexican Mex-ican Central, Petroleum, General Electric Elec-tric and Ohio Gas. Shippings woro in further demand with Central Leather, United States Rubber and Wilson Packing. Metals were inactive and little, changed. The conflicting course of prices after aft-er the first half hour seemed to result from a mlxturo of profit-taking and short covering. In a few instances the movement was most bewildering, Atlantic, At-lantic, Gulf and West Indies losing Its three-point rise, while Industrial Alcohol rose appreciably over its early setback. Strength and activity were shown by harvester issues, fertilizers and oils, but steel and other leaders yielded much or all of their advances, rails also shading with further heaviness heavi-ness in Delaware and Hudson. The entire list was, subjected to renewed pressure at midday with substantial recessions in the motor group. Bonds wero irregular. oo |