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Show - - . - . . . ' -.J - ' - - p, .. - - - . 4 t., Ni:W YORK. March 27. There was vt-ry little Independent 'action In the early stock operations, traders generally taking their cue from the movement of Reading, which was highly Irregular. Its uncertain uncer-tain fluctuations restricted ventures In more stable stocks, and there was little novelty to the dealings In the well-known railroad stocks. An early loss in Reading of a point was recovered, but It was ruling rul-ing 'at the lowest again at 11 o'clock. Consolidated Con-solidated Gas rose 1 and Smelting, Colorado Colo-rado Fuel, Republic SteH preferred and Delaware A Hudson 1 to 14. Great Northern North-ern preferred dropped 2 and General Electric 1. Prices ran off to below last night, when report were circulated of a disagreement in the coal conference at Indianapolis, tne movement was narrow outside of a i.ewAtock Reading lost 2. Great Northern preferred 8, Northwestern 214. 1 he tone was hesitating, though with some recoveries at noon. Bonds were irregular. - ? The selling movement became largely extended, many stocks running off a point pr more. The heavy liquidation in Reading Read-ing and tha support in other prominent stocks Induced professional selling. Read-n Read-n l"! 2. Amalgamated Copper n,Lead 1 and Canadian Pacific, Mis-ourt Mis-ourt Pacific. Union Pacific, St. Paul, L. J" Ni X; Central. Wabash. U, Sv Steel Preferred, Smelting and Pacto Mall . . The Increase In ths Anaconda dividend carried that stock I over last night; Hock-1?. Hock-1?. Va.Uty. iuinP M4, American Ice 4. Federal Mining 6 and Distillers Secrulties J. Renewed" weakness In Reading checked the rally, but the reaction was arrested above the previous low point. The closing was dull and easy. .-" |