| Show DULLNESS EVEN EVENI J I MORE PROFOUND t I General Apathy Now Corn Com ComI I mands Wall Street I I 4 ISTOCK STOCK MARKET NEGLECTED S 4 EVERYBODY WAi WAiTING G FOR FOB R NER GEE GER DECISION f New York March onla only a few little eddies to stir the stagnant surface of toda S tock stock mar market ket keL DUring the apathy and aud neglect of the market bee mo more pro profound round found than at army any time since sinco th the present plesent dull period bus hus sot set In SoutO of an on the part or professional traders to extend the or of thc North Northern Northera era ern threat Wu apparent It seems to have bave occurred to these f traders that the Northern Securities case lisa has proved the bingle factor that b been n able to stir sUr the market and tUft only on the last two days of the weca with a reaction after th sitting ot or the supreme court on Monday Monda To correct the limitation or of this Influence a 3 theory has bas been set afloat that the court may abandon Its routine In case enee and hand hond down the decision on some other than the regular day on Monday But tills this talk of Jf small effect In the market was befogged In unc uncertaInty and There s seems ms to be no inducement to buy st stacks with the uncertainties over the market and there ther is ito necessity to sell SElI hol with call loans obtainable at below 2 per par cout There was a feeble rebound early tOda today roUl the closing weakness of yesterday Pro gross was reported In the London settlE settlEment settlement ment eC except pt for tor of for Paris account rho rhe uncertainty ot of the situation at Paris is WI nit element In the halting baiting tendency of other markets Aside from light speculative s the wide h hy held Russian securities or of the French people have not come largely to markot since the outbreak of the war There is 15 isa a dread thet military ree reverses es would lea lead te tc such uch an outpouring ot of these us might dislocate the mone money md and securities mar market el again I i The continued pressure on Pennsylvania wat the leading Influence In the market I and t served to keep alvie the rumors of further capital issues New York Cen Centrals showing of gross earnings February was a contributing lac tor torI I Damage b by floods save gave promise comise also of future effect on earnings reports leports I There re was talk ot of some improvement In steel business and States Slates Steel stocks were relatively firm Changes generally are InsignIficant Bonds wore were heavY Total Jutal sales pa paI I value United States bond i were ere unchanged on call |
