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Show I PUBLIC REFUSES TO GET INTO THE GAME James A. Pollock & Co.. bankers and brokers, furnish tho following, received over their private wire yesterday aftcr-' aftcr-' noon: ... , Logan A-. Bryan Stock Letter. Isew ork 1 Aggressive operations for the decline were . again conducted, with tho result that a ' volume of long stock was dislodged. But a dh? position to cover short contracts became general In the last hour and recoveries from the. low levels were recorded. The heavy selling of Steel, which has been In progress for the past few. sessions, hns , , fostered n suspicion that the issue is not . 1 llkelv to be raised to a r. per cent regu lar basis next week In addition, the development In tho mercantile world to- x day gave rise to rumors that conditions ) were not entirely as satisfactory as ap pears on the surface. Generally spcak-l spcak-l ng. sentiment In commercial and llnan- i clal circles arc mxcd. In view of the agitation nnd investigations of nearly j nvcrv character which are being conduct ed at this time, and it therefore does not seem surprising that the Investing public , . cannot be Induced to take hold of attrac- tivr Issues. j Paipe. Webber & Co. Letter. Boston I North Butte opened strong, but the now huvlng which came In yesterday seemed to "he over, and scattered soiling broke the price down to 331. with a subsequent rally to 341. The whole market showed 1 no tendoncy cither way. The transac tions were very smnll nnd commission house business wns light. The selling by the hears in Steel and Amalgamated unsettled the whole list and there Is ! nothing in sight at present lo encourage 1 bnvlng. Wo look for a continued period nf'dullnoFs until the political nnd industrial indus-trial situation becomes more clear. |