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Show PAST WEEK DOLL IN STOCK MARKET NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Further uncertainties uncer-tainties in the international situation which resulted In a general freight blockade were anion ir the more 'adverse features of a dull week in the stock market. mar-ket. It was evident, however. In the very moderate daily operations that market or technical conditions were sound, even though indications of further liquidation were not altogether lacking. Much private pri-vate and corporal ion capital Is awaiting the outcome oi events at Washington, where preparations for a lare government govern-ment issue are assumed to be well toward to-ward completion. Also, it is understood that our bankers have arranged the preliminaries pre-liminaries for several additional foreign flotations, these to partake of renewals of loans to South America and additional credits to France. In the stock market representative industrials in-dustrials were aeain stronger than rails. Shares of the various war supply concerns con-cerns scored irregular advances, partly as a result ot tne publication or tavorame statements of earnings and because of the likelihood "of contracts from the home government. - All the metal markets were stimulated by advances in raw and refined products, high-grade copper, for instance, being quoted at the record price of 37 cents a pound, although it is not known that actual sales were made at, that figure. Shipping shares made considerable fm- j provement later in the week, their rise being coincident with a falTm ma me insurance. in-surance. If sues of related "companies strengthened in sympathy. |