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Show WSJUMTS' MARKET IS STRONG ! UNTIL THE CLOSE New York. Oct. 22. Stocks were pressed for sale In the opening dealings deal-ings iu continuation of the profit-taking profit-taking movement in yesterday s market. mar-ket. Transactions were not large, and tbe d'-clino was rest rk tesl to fractions frac-tions as a rule, but these were of substantial sub-stantial proportions in the active trading stocks, including the transcontinental trans-continental railroads. Initial losses wore restored, and especial strength was shown by American Smelting, . which rose a point befeire the active liquidation in Tennessee Copper un- , dermlned the market again. Tennessee Tennes-see Copper broke three points and rallied 1 1-2. The marke t closed Ir- . regular. ! Aegressive bidding up of I'nltcd Stales Steel, Re ading an J I'nlon Pacific Pa-cific i 3-S to 1 1-2 over yesterday's closing gave a cue for a general speculative spe-culative confidence. American Smelting Smelt-ing rose 1 3-4, the preferred 1 1-2 and Amalgamated Copper 1 2-8. Prices sold off rather sharply at the last. |