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Show ITALS MARKET IS EM IN SPITE OF QUIET RK. Feb. 20. The railroads contracts for equipment lasl there was a fair volume ol It li an increase in spceiflea-ly spceiflea-ly lines of finished steel. Die confidence is evident, and belief Is that the present v material will voon pass. In instances Impression is Hint i has been exaggerated tin finishing mills arc booked far ig lines a large number of i for extensions to mnnufac- and for mercantile .slnictuie.s io leading feature of Interest ispect is that the volume of February will be above the nage placed in corresponding ircvkms years. :k contra, ts for fabricated mted 10 000 ton". Including a mall railway bridges, igo .fc Northwestern railroad ic only line td withdraw im-uiges im-uiges from the market, for rails are placed at 22,009 120.000 tons more are under Orders for only 225 cam and locomotives were placed, but -e pending for 25,000 cars and Ives, in the principal feature of In-been In-been the speculative iots of on at lower prices Northern en better sustained, ami there. )mc increase in Inquiries from |