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Show I DOMESTIC OILS WIDELY BOUGHT Gains of Frpm Two to Ten Points Made on Wall Street NEW YORK, May An extraordinary extraordi-nary demand for domestlo oils at trains of 2 to almost 10 points was the doml-nant doml-nant feature of today's active stock market. High-ClaBS Industrials -were relatively dnlL Sales approximated l,-"00.000 l,-"00.000 shares. V'iKh Speculative Interests again concentrat ed In oil shares at the opening. Do- t mestle Issues, especially those men- tioned in connection with possible mergers, mer-gers, were the stronpest features As- .led Oil Immediately added 2 points to Tuesday's T-POlnt rise and Btand- Iard Oil of California. Producer! and He-finer'' He-finer'' and Bhell Trading worn hlpher l v fraction! to 1 point. Shipping continued con-tinued to strengthen and motors developed de-veloped Increased firmness, but steels, equipments and ralD moved contrarlly merlcan Ice was heaviest of the epo- : .laities, falling 1 point. I Oils continued to overshadow all otn- I cr storks in the smaller dealings of th I morning leaders of the Industrial and railroad divisions showed little activity or strength. Associated Oil extended Its carlv rlso to 94 pointy and gains of 1 to j I ;...lnta were made lv Houston. Pacific. Standard Oils of New Jersey and "'all- i forma and California Petroleum. Secondary Sec-ondary motors anil affiliated specialties rose 1 to 3 points on the demand for Bosch Magneto, Strombcrg Carburetor and Mack Trucks. Independent steels j , I ,i ,verc firmer and various miscellaneous tjij j ' issues rose 1 to 2 points. Call moncv ! Nv i pining quotation of 42 per cent, Hie i X,1 highest Initial rate In several weeks. suggested tighter money tendencies. |