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Show i market aspect is Changed for worse James A. Pollock & Co., bankers and brokers, furnish the following, received over their private wire yesterday afternoon after-noon Palnc. Webber & Co. lotter, Boston. Action of market today simply strengthens strength-ens our advice that we arc to have a period of dullness with ultimately lower prices. The London market came higher ! this morning and after the holiday there were plenty of buying orders. The big Interests, however, started to liquidate again and stocks wore freely supplied all through the list. Action of the market was very discouraging and until we see sonic radical change in the coppen metal market, wc do not look for am' sustained sus-tained upward movement among the coppers. cop-pers. I.ogan fc Bryan stock lellcr, New York Sentiment was much disturbed by the supreme court's ruling In the Missouri river rate case sustaining the interstate commerce commission In the contentions against the advance In rates' by the railway rail-way companies. It w;is also rumored that efforts would be made to obtain Injunctions Injunc-tions against the. various roads contcm-I contcm-I plating Increased rates and this, taken In connection with tho decision referred f lo above, did much towards causing f heavy liquidation In nearly all quarters. It seemed to be the general Impression that the effect of today's developments would be to restrict the sale of American securities abroad, through which It has been anticipated that our unfavorable trade balance and monetary situation would be adjusted. The declines In commodity com-modity prices and the favorable trade reports, re-ports, together with the comparatively small amount of selling pressure In evidence evi-dence during the past, fuw weeks, made It appear that tho Hat was in shape to enjoy a substantial recovery, but today's ' happenings change the general aspect materially and makes the outlook one of considerably uncertainty. |