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Show WORLD'S MAMETS V j NEW YORK, Oct. 4 Further mod-orate mod-orate selling of war shares including equipments, contributed to tho Irregular Irregu-lar trend In the first half hour of today's to-day's stock market. United States Steel and Crucible Steel reacted a point each with specialties such as Sumatra Su-matra Tobacco and Texas company, St, Paul also yielding to tho same pressure. Tho recessions were follow - i ed by new strength in shippings, Mex- I lean Petroleum and utilities, the latter being represented by Brooklyn Tran- j sit, Philadelphia company, People's Gas and Ohio Gas. Disregarding the present heaviness of the more culnorable war stocks and the backwardness of rails, the market broadened and strengthened substantially substan-tially during tho forenoon. Shippings continued to lead in trading, motors and their accessories also gaining. Special features of strength Included gas shares and local tractions, Marine preferred and Atlantic Gulft Royal Dutch and Texas company, Studebak- ' er, United States ' Rubber, General I Electric, American Sugar, American I Smelting, Chile Copper and Sears Roo-1 buck. United States Steel also more! than retrieved Its early loss. Gains among Inactive specialties j were materially enhanced during the, uncertain noon hour, motors and utilities util-ities deriving tho greatest benefit. Leather Issues moved contrary to tho general trend, however, re-actlng 1 to 2 points and United States Steel was barely steady. |