Show DULL TIMES ON STOCK EXCHANGE Market i te the of Po Pro Professional Operators ad and Sm Small Room Boom Traders LITTLE SUPPORT OFFERED CLOSE IRREGULAR AND LOWEST LEVEL New York March stock market wa was let left very largely in the hands of professional operator operators ad and tose those apparently of the smaller clas class ot of room ter traders who are satisfied to close up an of a a price movement on a moderate facton fraction The Saturday move met meat had sered served to dicou discourage e confidence in the capacity of the market for tor a fure further extended advance in spie spite ot of te the appearance of amton animation ater after te the mid middle middie die dle of lat last week week A As a consequence new buying orders In commission houss we wein in moderate amount wit with the opening of the tho week week Trading ws was of a me mixed cam pl on front te the opening ad and prices be bega began ga gan to sag pretty promptly The threatening aspet aspect ot of the laor labor con controversy trover in the anthracite feld field w was given credit for te the hesitating tone of te tile mar market market ket ket The charter character ot of the reply of the operator operators t to te the proposition of the min miner mm er em wa was so that It seemed to offer little for further rom room and the anticipation gained force that a strike would result Stock mar market market ket comment on te the outlook wa was cn con confined fined largely to of what the effect of the strike would b be on stock stocks No notable effect wa was produced today outside of the prist persistent nt sagging ten tendency tendency dency of Reading T The pressure which cried carried it off 3 point points gave no sign of urgency urgen but te the stock wa was without ef festive support at a any time time The sym sympathetic pathetic e effect ct o of this movement on the senera general list of course wa was considerable The announcement that gold had been secured In London for shipment to New NewYork NewYork York d the speculative hopes 01 lat last week but ha had no Influence in re reviving the maket market The exact amount secured wa was not authoritatively an announced n but WS at at the the outside The he prompt effect in the marking up of the price of gold in London a haI halt penny a an ounce ad and te the rise of a frau frac fraction tion In the dIs discount rte rate in London m market ket the quick measures of protection by that market against further taking for New ork account Wih With a further prospective for currency by byte bythe te the domestic interior the money prospect wa was considered not altogether clear in spIte of the evidence that the cont contraction ton tion of had cese ceased to force any liquidation on the stok stock market market New NewYork NewYork York exchange at Chico Chicago also rose to 5 cents premIum contrasted with 2 cent cents discount erly early lat last week week The stated started te the week wih with witha a contributIon of o nelly nearly 1 l to te the bank banks ad and te the monthly tide o ol pension payment payments Is now to is its maximum The however wa was a cr df tor at the clearing house house thIs morning moring Reports of railroad gos gross earnings for te the frt first week in March showed a consider considerable able shrinkage in te the ratio of Increase over lat last ye year a as compared wih wIth the Febra February average ad and there wa was a a slight slightly ly perceptible note of conservatism in the weekly discUssion by railroad traffic of officials Te The dispute over CI Chicago g an anNew and Now New York passenger rates ad and the story stormy weter weather in te the middle wet west were subject to discussion a as benS on railroad earnings Occasional advances during the eang day in stock stocks which were responsive to todeal del deal rumor rumors did not affect the general tone of the maket market ad and the closing gen generally erly wa was ne near the lowest level of the day wih with a slightly Irregular tone Bonds wre were Irregular Total sale sales par value 90 United States 2 as and 3 advanced 1 4 per percent percent cent on cl call the old and the new 1 13 per cent on cal call |