Opening prices in the oil group
| were slightly higher than final quo- ;
tatons yesterday and with few excep
tions the trend continued upward j
j throughout the day. Standard Oil of
i Ohio closed o points higher, after
! being up 6 points at one time, and 1
Prairie Oil and Gas moved up 6
points. Standards of Indiana, Kansas j
and Kentucky were bought freely,;
; and Magnolia Petroleum rallied lVa-i
Special buying was conducted in 1
i the industrial group in Gillette Safe- j
tv Razor and American Grocery!
; Stores, the former moving up "i of
a point. The motors were relatively J
quiet, Stutz advaneng fractionally, j
Gold Dust, when issued, was active,
but. sagged slightly.
Mining shares, particularly the j
penny stocks, moved in large volume, :
with closing prices shading somewhat ;
the final figures of yesterday.
STEEL MARKET
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—Steel unchanged, j
FLAX MARKET
DULUTH. Minn., Oct. 2.—Closing flax:
[October, $2.53% bid; November, $2.43*2
Ibid; December. $2.61: May, $2.47*.2 asked, j
POTATO MARKET
i OHICAGO, Oct. 2.—Potatoes steady; re- :
: ceipts, 147 cars; total United States ship- j
1 ments, 608. Minnesota and North Dakota
i sacked and bulk Red River Ohios, partly j
I graded, S6c@$l cwt.; South Dakota
! sacked early Ohios, graded, 00c®$l cwt.;
[ Wisconsin sacked and bulk round whites, j
United States No. 1, $1.10(gl1.15 cwt.
