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Show WORLD'S MARKETS V . J NEW YORK, Oct. 15 Declines of 1 to' 5 points In such leaders as oils and Union Pacific imparted an irregular tone to tho stock market at today's active opening Motors, tobaccos and specialties yielded fractionally. Shippings Ship-pings enhanced yesterday's flrrol quotations quo-tations and Industrials also Improved but soon became hesitant on United States Steel's reversal of almost two points from Its Initial sale. Trading quickened before the end of tho first half hour, Marine preferred reacting sharply. The market rallied . before the end of the first hour, probably as a reBUlt of the scarcity of offerings. United States Steel, Marine preferred, coppers, cop-pers, StUdebaker and leathers wero the active features, metals rising 1 to 2 points on a resumption of buying of American Smelting and Anaconda. Oils also Improved. Texas company regaining 2,fc points and Mexican Petroleum Pe-troleum 2M. Rails showed little of their recent strength, trans-continentals and St. Paul preferred falling from 1 to 1 points. Prices receded again at noon on renewal of pressure against United States Steel-United Steel-United States Steel's setback at midday caused another; reversal in shippings, Marino preferred dropping two points. Obscure Industrials meanwhile mean-while strengthened, Gulf States Steel, Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Railway Steel Springs rising 1 to 4 points. I v. |