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Show PROFIT-TAKING CAUSES A REACTION IN WALL STREET Market Forges Ahead in Early Dealings, but Suffers Suf-fers Small Net Losses at the Close. n.?', YP111?. March 21. Strength which developed yesterday in the stocl: market was sustained only temporarily toduy. The market forced ahead In the early dealings; then the demand diminished dimin-ished and the list fell buck. At the doo small net losses were the nilo. The reaction was occasioned largely bv profit-taking. Wllh outside buying stll'l at low ebb. ih0 bulls had little support. Speculative soiling increased as price weakened. Traders believed a reaction due after yesterday's upturnr On the early rlso the coalers and cast- irunk "P0 stocks were again most Ptomlncnt. There was a good demand ",.1? I0'' , various low-priced railroad and initial rial I shures, som of which touched .lifi be3t figures of a long period. Uumely common and preferred developed particular particu-lar weakness. r'li?ni?Mlial 0380 a,n of Inoro than 10.000,000 reported In tho lank statement surpassed expectations and made the best showing of many weeks. Despite a considerable gain In deposits, the surplus sur-plus was increased materially as a result re-sult of the week's operations. J. lie bond market was Irregular, with some improvement In the tone. New Haven Jis lost nearly J points. Total sales of bonds, U.aOO.OOO. United States -s reglstored declined i and the 2a coupon i on call on tho week. fK.? ',RK- March 21. The lassitude of the stock market this week reflected the uncertainty of speculative opinion. Influences were divided between domestic and foreign factors. The lagging steel markets centered attention upon the forced economies of tho railroads. Equipment Equip-ment shares hardened in the belief that necessitous renewals are Imminent. Copper Cop-per prices also Improved. Underlying support came from promise of a large yield of wheat. Unsettlcment was caused by doubtH surrounding the -freight advances, although al-though belief that higher rates would bo granted was strengthened bv Washington Washing-ton reports. Tho unsolved Rock Island problem was a continuing burden. At some other points of recent weakness there were signs that liquidation had been completed. Liquidation from foreign sources con-JVh con-JVh Weak positions there which were carried through last, year's crisis had to i,iclc?retl ,Pp- r Tllc Ulsler question neighed on the London market. Gold shipments to Argentina came into dlscusslson when money rates declined In Aew lork. Rational bank returns showed reduction of security holdings In conse-notes00 conse-notes00 Paying off of short-term The expected announcement of the federal fed-eral reserve board and of reserve cities makes Apr 1 1 a date of unusual significance signifi-cance In tho markets. A conference is to settle the bituminous wage scale, which expires also on that date. New York Produce. NEW TORK. March 21 Flour, quiet U10at, Spot, way; No. 2 hard winter. $1.01i c. I. f. to arrive: No red. J1.03U "levator do" meailc; No. 1 northern Duluth, $1.03 f. o b nt oat, opening navigation; No. 1 northern Manitoba. Mani-toba. 1101 t. o. b. (Ioat; futures. easier, cloi-Ing cloi-Ing unchanged to Vic lower. May. 51.02; Jtilv. :i73ic: Scptombcr, 6oe. . Hops, quiet. Hides, steady. Petroleum, 6tcody. Wool, steady. Chicago Produce. CHICAGO, March 21. Butter, higher. Creameries. 202Cc. Eggs Receipts, 1S.C52 cases; unchanged. un-changed. Cheese, unchanged. Potatoes Receipts, forty-two cars; unchanged, un-changed, roultry Alive, unchanged. Cottou Market, NEW YORK, March 21. Cotton futures fu-tures closed steady. March. 13.0Cc: May. 12.27c; July, 12.03c; August. ll.S2c; October. Oc-tober. 11.47c: December, 11.52c. Spot, steady. Middling, 13.D0c; gulf. 13.7oc. Flax, Oats and Rye. MINNEAPOLIS. March 24. Flour, unchanged. Barloy, 43C7c. Rye. G555'4c. Bran, unchanged. Com, No. 3 yellow, 614U62Sc. Onls. No. 3 white. 3G:iS37c, Flnx, 1.57;2 1.6014 !a0500S'25: bUlIb' 5C'007-75'' calves. 5G.50 Sheep Receipts, none. Market, stead v. Lambs. ?0iup7.G0; yearlings. $G.25fi)7.00; wethers, Su.o00.25: ewes. 55.4OG.O0. Omaha. SOUTH OMAHA. March 21. 1 log? ?oe?5!Pis- 9R0U- Market, weak. Heavy. SS.--.0tf-S.bo; light. ?S.35S.50: plga, ?G.50 8.00; bulk of sales, $S.5057S GO Cattle Receipts. 200. Market, steady t,vVofr.7-50s-S0: cows a,ld hef-c?'s,' hef-c?'s,' 5G--'5.'a0: western steers, JG.oO S.2o; Texsis steers. $G.007.G5: cows and heifers. $7.7oS.OO; calves, $7.009.50 Pheep Receipts, none. Market, steady Yearlings. ?G.2ofi7)0.S5; wethers. S5.50W)G 10 ambs. $7.007 75. |