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Show BROAD SPECULATION W STOCK ilARKET NEW YORK, Feb. T-Speculation has broadened out sllghtl ythls week, principally prin-cipally because of the growing abuylance-of abuylance-of loanablo funds. The stock market has been benefited also by tho knowledge of a working agreement between tho Union Pacific and Rock Island, by the court de-( de-( ctslon affirming the right of the 1 nited j States Steel corporation to issue bonds for the conversion of Its preferred stock, by the large and profitable traffic of the ceal-carrylng railroada. and by the rising Frice of copper and favorable forecasts or the future of that trade. There has been aome growth also In the demand for bonds. . |