Show r I I Financial NEW YORK March GStocks opened strong and active and 3 3 higher Lackawanna was a feature and rose to 10534 at 11 Market steady trifle above opening Bar silver 106 Stocks steady and less active except New York Central which was lower on the declaration of a dividend of only 1 per cent The failures of the last seven days aggregate ag-gregate 277 as compared with 284 last week The officials of the New York Central state that the great reduction in February earnings is the reason for reduced dividends divi-dends NEW YORK March Donnovan the roller skater scored 870 miles at noon CHICAGO March GWheat opened excited ex-cited with first sales for May delivery at 82 but under heavy selling and little foreign news prices fell off 1 J market closing IX under the latest figures of yesterday 75 cash on March 7GM April 81K May J 82 June Corn steady at 383 cash on March 38 April 417 May Oats firm at 273 4 cash on March 27 April 31U May There was increased activity in stocks this afternoon Prices declined and the market closed weak I |