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Show r - V r . , . - i ..... I i . J ,..... J k Ik.J Vl t4uiy Li iivv.it NEW YORK, March'l6. Opening prices In the Btock market today were generally lower than last night on a limited volume of trading, but there was a sufficient sprinkling of gains to make the tone sllghtfy Irregular. Opening sales of '4M0 Fhares of Missouri Pacific were made from 9f down to it4. I'rgent selling of Missouri Pacific offset spasmodic rally, led by Reading and Amalgamated Copper. The extreme weakness of Missouri Pacific Pa-cific affected the other Gould properties, and there was a continued pressure gainst the public utilities. Lackawanna, dropped IK, the Gould group. Including Missouri Pacific, Wabash preferred. 1. & R. G.. Colorado Fuel and W. U. 1 to i. New York. Chicago & St. Louis snd Chicago Terminal preferrred 2. Con. Gas, Brooklyn Union Qu, Metropolitan Stree.J Railway ltfc, and Atchison, Northern Pa-clflo Pa-clflo and Smelting 1. Support developed shortly before 11 o'clock And there was a genera) recovery, reaching 1 in Missouri Pacific. Chicago Union Traction preferred sold 2 above yesterday's closing. The-market became practically stag- nant at the recovery, which wiped out most of the losses". K - v ; Bonds were dull and heavy at noon. - |