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Show Better Conditions Are in Sight With Restoration of Confidence New York, June 3. (Weekly Market Mar-ket summary) The supreme court's decision in tho American Tobacco caso and tho adoption of the "open market" policy by the steel and Iron manufacturers early this week, brought a period of unscttlement on the Stock Exchange during which prices fluctuated violently. Heavy soiling resulted In severe losses among all classes of stocks. The downward movement was checked by the appearance of a woll sustained demand, and, towards the close of tho week, the market showed tne effects of a more confident feeling. Many stocks advanced to the highest point of tlie yoar. Announcement of the Hlll.ftnancing project did much to -bring about a change in sentlmenL It was believed that the supremo court's recent decisions de-cisions in cases affecting corpora-tions corpora-tions had cleared the way for large transactions of this nature. The decision de-cision of the HJ11 management to launch such a huge undertaking at this ttme, moreover, was taken as an indication of confidence In present conditions. April railroad earnings showing that effective steps had &een taken to curtail expenses, and further indications of good crop prospects also gave Impetus to the buying which led to one of the significant dcmcVistra'ilons of strength in the market of -tho year. |