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Show NEW YORK. April 1 Reassuring advices from the western batUe front served largely to strengthen prices in today's early stock dealings No indications indi-cations of public participation were visible, however, in the small volume of business. United States Steel and standard rails were conspicuous features fea-tures with the copper group at average aver-age gains of a point, in a few Instances, In-stances, notably General Motors and Texas company, advances approximated approxi-mated two points. Liberty bonds were irregular. Rails, particularly coalers, were the stronger features of the dull forenoon, Reading showing signs of further accumulation ac-cumulation Canadian Pacific also advanced ad-vanced 1 cents, but the more popular popu-lar industrials, including United States Steel, cancelled part of their early gains Tobaccos, shippings, General Motors and American Sugar were 1 to points over last week's tinal quota-lions quota-lions on tentative pool operations. Liberty Lib-erty bonds were inactive and slightly lower, the 8's selling at 98.90 to 99, first 4's at 96.90 to 97.06 and the second sec-ond 4's at 96.96 to 97.06. |