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frames- Other [rel rumored] [ARG1 takeover] and restructuring candidates 0 *T*-2 to attract buyers included Woolworth , which *T*-1 went up 1 3\/4 to 59 1\/2 ; Avon Products , up 1 3\/4 to 29 1\/4 ; Paramount Communications , up 2 to 57 7\/8 , and Ferro , up 2 5\/8 to 28 3\/4 .
- Upjohn , a [rel rumored] [ARG1 target] within the drug industry , advanced 7\/8 to 38 7\/8 .
- Wheat futures prices fell , however , at least partly in reaction to the [rel rumored] [ARG1 selling] of futures contracts equal to several million bushels of wheat by commodity speculator Richard Dennis .
- Tuesday 's [rel rumored] [ARG1 buyer] , Coniston Partners , would n't comment on speculation that Coniston , which *T*-1 battled the UAL board in 1987 , might challenge the board 's decision *ICH*-2 Monday * to remain independent .
- Mortgage securities generally ended 6\/32 to 9\/32 point higher , but lagged gains in the Treasury market because of a shift in the shape of the Treasury yield curve and [rel rumored] [ARG1 mortgage] sales by thrifts .