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Show WEAK HDLDIHGS ARE DISLODGED Reversals Are Experienced in Moderate Manner in Speculative Issues NKW TORK. April t The pm1niae4 I edvance of naoted valves tn the stock and ibitttd jafsuii .aa hkes. lbs week- Prices rea- ted to technical conditions which bespoke an overex tended bull poa'tton. Reversal were nod rat a con trleej : with the substantial gain of th pest tw 1 months, but th-y were sufficient In a so i-i i-i br af Instances to dlatodve weak hold-ins. hold-ins. especially la the mora avcalative lmiea. Primary factors la the set hark were tha I coal strike and the foreign eitaation. il. thouah International current' le showed onle occasional unset Dement. I o mesne inor.-r rates remained low on abundant of fer'nss. Confidence In the future nf the ateel aol 1 Iron trade wss demonstrated by Ut n.a,n-1 n.a,n-1 tenance of regular dividends on the ihiiu in on share of I'niteJ Mtale and t1th-Ifhem t1th-Ifhem at re i a althnuah neither waa earned. Car luadluas fell aaain, due to ai)aiiee coal toon ate. but March earnlnas of the leading transportation systems w-re lare" 1 for the most part. Rumors of railroad m erg era In the Middle West gained freso currency from the chance ot control la Lake Krl A Western. Backwa-d season) conditions accounle for less favorable commercial ret u ma Lle-trlbutera Lle-trlbutera of the more eatlal lines af t merchandfe were hopeful, however, of a general revival of business with tks approach ap-proach of the midyear. |