Show STEADY improvement IN STOCKS the list closes at tho the best figures ot the day naw 1 borit 0 AUR aug 2 stocks opened firm i to ltee 2 higher r is and the belief that the banks will 11 ra nue to a add dd to the circulation and redaction reduction in the posted rate of sterling exchange for sixty day bills to contributed to the buoyant stac blocks ke continued strong stimulated by reports report it that hat two millions in in gold had been engaged for import the tile feeling in regard to tte the future of the money market is d decidedly e cidad am improved T roved the aborts shorts became a alarmed arm and haste hastened ed to cover A rise of agar to 14 1 was scored with much animation sugar advanced 4 chicago MS gas a like anio amount general to electric electric if 2 lake shore 2 western union 2 real realizations lations r caused a reaction of to I 1 at 11 II the market was steady stocks made further advance after 11 0 clock on heavy purchases out of town orders being unusually large burlington advanced to 75 northwestern to to 70 chicago gas 40 46 at noon the mar market et was a strong trong in the afternoon some of the tb imi smaller aller b bulls u D realized profits and prices yielded 1 to 03 3 the bears at once started to put on out t a fresh line of short contracts but after a brief appell of weakness the market again met with effective support and as a rule the best figures fig tires ofha of the day were attained after delivery hour the file largest advances were 9 05 56 5 0 6 in chicago gas 9 in lackawanna 8 ak in general electric burlington quincy 7 58 5 8 northwestern 6 38 3 8 lake shore 6 i western union 6 rock R ock island ga manhattan 5 and st 1 paula Paul 3 Y the close was strone strong governments were week petroleum firmer at 60 59 bid |