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Show STOCKS FIRM AND RECOVER SLOWLY James A. Pollock &. Co.. "bankers and brokers, 169 South Main street, furnish the following, received over their private wire yesterday afternoon. Ixigan & Bryan, New York. Conflicting Conflict-ing foreign advices produced an easier tendency during the first, half hour, but, the list later" became firm and recovered" slowly throughout the remainder of session, ses-sion, with prices at the close In many instances being nearly the highest of the day. Late reports denote that the largo European powers are disposed to lake a firm stand and demand that hostilities cease Jimong the Balkan states and that the differences between Scrvia and Bulgaria Bul-garia be arbitrated. London and the continent con-tinent sold stocks early but later re-purchased in the same and in addition there was quite a littte .short covering on the part of room traders where recent efforts ef-forts on the selling Hide wre not attended at-tended with any great degree of success owing to the fact that the volume of outside out-side liquidation has been relatively small. The foreign settlements are progressing pro-gressing favorably and now that Union Pacific dissolution matter lias ceased to be a factor it Is not Improbable that Washington advjlccs relative to tariff bunking and currency reform and also crop news will become the dominating influence. in-fluence. Wc are inclined to the belief that liquidation has boen quite complete and that barring unforeseen occurrences of an adverse nature, gradual betterment will be witnessed as shorts are showing signs of nervousness and the prevailing level of security prices will doubtless prove to be rather attractive to Investors. Inves-tors. Gallagher. X' w York. Curb trading was dull with prices Irregular but on the whole allowing a reactionary tendency. Glroux' was freely offered at 15; Ohio sold a; Elo Paso, 3; GY, t 13-1G, and Cigar Ci-gar Stores from S13 to S02; Jumbo Extension Ex-tension continued heavy at il cents. Tonopah To-nopah Merger advanced to G4 cents on fairly large transactions and Jooks like going higher. Oil shares were quiet. Paine & Webber. Boston. The market showed a gradually improving tone all dav today. The trading was professional but offerings were scarce and most of the new orders were on the buying side. T.ocni coppers were notably scarce, Granby Gran-by advancing a point on fi shares and closed 5fi bid. Coppor range was aOi bid and none offered less than 11. |