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Show SMALL VOLUME OF TRADING 16 CHIEP SECURITY FEATURE Total Stock Dealings During Session Smallest of any Full Day in Several Weeks. NEW TOflK, March 27. The most significant feature of the day on the stock exehane, aside from the prominence of a few specialties, special-ties, was the steady diminution of deali'ics, the total being the S'jidlljst of any full session in several weeks. Oil, motor and disill'iii? shares led the stronger issues at gross fains of 2 to 0 points; shipping, ti.bacco, lenlhn nnd paper shires reg-, reg-, ibtured extreme advinces of 1 to 3 Dinta. j The strength oi meials would Iiuvp crrn-I crrn-I sioned surprise, in view of the re luccd dividend divi-dend on Inspiration Crppcr. hue for the f;iet that in tlie metal trade an extensieo oi the recent Inquiry tvt the refined product was reported. Steels and equiprartp derived their modomte st rengt h from an eneoirnginij stateni?ut if su.d by Judge Gary, nlthouph reports from other trade pourcea were no of the same hopeful tenor. Kasier rates 'or call nuney and advices from Paris reporting progress by the peace eonfir-enco eonfir-enco stimulated mewed netivily hy p"Ols in recent speculative favoriies. such as Mexican Petroleum. Texas company, General Motors. Industrial In-dustrial Alcohol, Sincinii Oil and American Sugar. Kails were agsln n source of dlstipp lintment , falling to throw off their T- cent apiilhy eieepl for a moderate Inouny for Cnion Pacific and several other hlsro-gi ad e issues In lho final hour. Sales amounted to 1150.000 shares. Trading In bonds embiaeed more than the usual number of issues but lie; un.lei-t.ine continued irregular, l.'-.-ity bonds alone Jis-pliiying Jis-pliiying firmness. Several of the railway en-verlible en-verlible issues weal i red. Total sales (pa va tel aggregated 12.875.000. Old United states coupon and registered -is lost 1.; per cent on call |