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Show I STRONG DEMAND I FOH NEW ISSUES Continues Despite Conditions Which Hurt Speculative Shares S'KW rQRKt Oct. 'J 3. A feature of the week in the securities market was the continuance of the broad de-mand de-mand for new capital issues of rccog-nlaed rccog-nlaed worth in the face of conditions .si, r ii effected ft rthet depreciation of seculatlve shares. TlW 1 t k iiui i k.-t mi dull and often unsettled, mainly because of the acute Inttustlral situation in F.ngland and i hi' more rapid decline of many lead-egggf lead-egggf Irtgwommodltics at home. ! MOST t TIKKRI-TL NOT K. Apart Horn the strong Inquiry new investment Issues, however, there Tvrre several reasxuring factors, BS" poclnlly the nt'ormous crop yield. t hese are being easily handled as a result of the Improvement in trans- The mo cheerful noie respecting industrial prospects was voiced i i ir.ilnnan Gary of the United States Stee. corporation al the semi-annual meeting of the American iron and Steel institute. In man) other 1 branches of industry the retrograde H iitoveme.nl of the- past two months found Utngible expression in further -low ins down or actual suspension of operations nii.HK i, iNHUMi :i,L. Technically the stock market H .-aid to rest on the sounder t'ounda- tlon that since the latest wave of deflation. This Is attributed to the belief that slocks are mostly In ferong hands with substantial reduc- j tlon of brokers' loans I Iptnlons vary us :o Die course of the money market foT the balance of l he year. Much depends, it was said, ob the trend of general trade. On all sides it is agreed that po-uticai po-uticai conditions uav exerted less influence on fuot. d vaiu.-s than since ibe presidential campaign .!! 1894 1 rrt |