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Show MARKET AWAITS NEWS FROM NATIONAL CAPITAL James A. Pollock & Co., bankers and brokers, furnish the following, received over their private wire yesterday afternoon: after-noon: Paine. Webber & Co. letter, Boston: The Calumet & Ilccla merger still continues con-tinues the chief topic of Interest and speculation In tho local coppers' Interests Inter-ests seems to have died out entirely until un-til the merger is settled. The volume of transactions was the smallest for many days, although the semi-monthly report of tho copper surplus abroad 'showed a satisfactory decrease. Logan &, Bryan stock loiter. New York: Sentiment was somewhat Improved in view of the fact that Washington advices ad-vices indicate that an extra, session of congress Is not as likely as It appeared some days ago. It was said that the present attitude with regard to the Canadian Ca-nadian reciprocity was unchanged and that strenuous efforts would be put forth tending toward the passage of the proposed pro-posed measure. The trading during the session was mostly of a professional character and specialties were not ns active ac-tive as heretofore. The general disposition disposi-tion seems to be to await further de velopments from Washington. Ilornblowcr letter. Now York: There was very little In the market today There seems to bo good buying orders whenever weakness occurs, although there Is no Inclination to hid prices up. It Is still believed that slocks will do better later on. Tho close was steady but dull. Now York Sun says: Probably the onlv news ofxtho day which had an effect oh Wall street stock market was such Information Infor-mation as bore on the prospects for an extra session of congress. The undertone under-tone of list was apparently firm during tho greater part of the sosslon despite some irregularity In the price movements. Gallagher, Now York, says: American Ameri-can Tobacco and Standard Oil strong and higher. Rubber, steady; copper stocks woro dull and unchanged. Tlntlcs held strong but were dull. |