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Show DID SOiVIE BUSINESS ON THE CURBSTONE With the curtains drawn on the pit sales of Daly West at ?22 were reported re-ported on the curbstone during tho day, the rally at home influenced entirely en-tirely by the rally In Boston, of w hich news had come early in the morning by wire. To the shower of rumors by which the market has been drenched was added another that the directors at their meeting- in May will reduce the dividend to 35 cents. Even this, on $30 shares, said a shareholder who was trying to keep up his buoyancy, would afford 14 per cent, or 21 per on 520 stock. There was no encore. A sale of Century at 75 cents on the curbstone curb-stone was also reported, while 100 Grand Central are said to have changed hands at 54.32'. Business on 'change will be resumed at the usual hour this , I mornlnjE- J j , |