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Show flORlD'S MARKETS I I 1 NEW YORK, March 8. Rails wero tho strongest fealuros of the activo opening of today's stock mnrkot adding add-ing substantially to yesterday's belated rally. Equipments and mo'tors were firm and shippings, shared more moderately mod-erately in the general advance. United Slates Steel gained a largo fraction but was more sensitive to pressure than other issues of the sam group. Liberty bonds wore steady. Railway shares added to their gains during tho morning, Reading overshadowing over-shadowing the entire list on its activity activ-ity in a 2 point advance. St. Paul, common and preferred, was 12 to 2V-points 2V-points higher and Union Pncific and New Haven gained a point. Low priced rails wero unusually prominent, notably nota-bly Rock Island, Southern Railway, Wheeling and Lake Erio, Pittsburg and West Virginia, Kansas City Southern and Texas And Pacific. Atlantic Gulf featured tho shippings at a 2 point rise but war issues and specialties were disposed to react Liberty 3V's sold at 97.40 to 97.62, first 4's at 96.23 to 96.32, and second 4's at 96.22 to 96.32. |