Show MARKET MARKH STRONG ON SMALL SHU SALES SHIES Operations Confined Almost Entirely to Professional Profession 4 al at Class f f GOULD STOCKS DEPRESSED DEPRE SED GENERAL STAGNATION MARKED CLOSE OF THE DAY New W York March 6 The desultory i operations of ot the trading ele element element ment continued to make up the strong arket today and those operations or originated originated almost exclusively within the four our eur walls of ot the stock exchange This 1 had no developments of im irn importance Importance In the general situation or orven orven orven ven in individual properties to ta prompt r t Dealings are entirely tentative and I IlI ire dEe lI only followed up in the event cent of he testing te process uncovering an load lead This they have uni failed tailed to do during the present week The efforts of the bear element clement to discover dl over weak points earlier in the week having failed to dislodge any ef et effective liquidation the professionals nave been more inclined to take the thel l I long ong side As the floating supply of Blocks is scanty the buying by the y 1 i 1 is effective in advancing prices 1 AId ud tid prices are held SP long lang as they td the stocks they have bought New developments were mixed today nd nid t but little attention was paid to toi i hem Im The Harriman Pacifies were con features when prices were ad without regard to the poor howing made by the January report of not net earnings of ot both companies Heavy declines in gross earnings had I Ini no ni offset in either case in cutting ion lown of ot operating oper cost which showed I 1 small S BlI increase se to be added to the I gross TOSS decrease for effect on the th net The appointment of a re reIer river Ier the Western Vestern Maryland sub Gould line following the re ro for tor a Texas alexas line caused Inevitable InevItable inevitable depression in other stocks in III that group and even more in some of ot the v The incident was of little gen genral genral i ral influence however although dis of the prospects of some ml mi mior 1 POI tor or railroad properties with a 1 lid did margin of earnings continued un unfavorable unfavorable tin 9 favorable I St Paul wo was helped by the confident I Mews attributed to Its president over overt the t prospects of the Paci Pact Pacific fic fk Coast extension The estimates of the weeks currency movement indicated a gain of some something thing Uk on balance from I the interior since the last bank state statement ment The renewal newal re of the inflow to 1 central banking reserves must be ac l as a reflection of viewed dullness In trade Th weeks exports of wheat have fallen off 1290 bushels and of corn com a million bush bushels bushs els f s with last week Th The almost total stagnation of the later stock market caused but little yielding In the price level Bonds were irregular lar Total sales par value United States registered declined 14 4 per cent c nt on call I |