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Show INITIAL PRICES OF STOCKS SHOW GAINS New York, March 22. Initial prices j of stocks showed some gains today ! over Saturday's level In active spcculi-j spcculi-j tlve interests, and the whole list was I moderately higher. The amount of ' business done, howevor, was small. Union Pacific rose 1 1-4; People's Gas, !3-8; Reading, Great Northern, ptd.. Canadian Pacific and American Smelting, Smelt-ing, 1, and Northern Pacific, Brooklyn , Transit and Amalgamated, Copper, I 3-4. Buying orders Increased largely and there was a further sharp advance, in which the Important railroads showed the largest share. .The market quieted down considerably after many ma-i ma-i lerlal gains had been made, buying orders for London account was a lao-! lao-! tor In tho activity and strength ot I the first hour. When these orders had been filled, the market became extremely ex-tremely dull again and prices sagged a fraction. |