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Show O J ' r 7 .wi 1 w 1 t- r s- r - r - r-: Market in Fleecy Sti:lz . Afc:ces Rapidly en Lull r,I:vece:t. NEW TORK, Feb. 13. Oa sensationally strong cables the cotton market opened firm at a a advance of 7 to IS points. Tho advance here was in the face of less favorable fa-vorable accounts from Fall River, suggested sug-gested by dissatisfaction on the part of the employees. For fifteen minutes after .. the opening here prices scarcely varied more than a couple of points, but foreign transactions were upon an enormous scale, with the New England bull syndi- cate reported to be unloading rapidly and . shorts covering. Eaormous blocks changed . hands during the forenoon, among the sales elng one of 20,000 bales of May, said to have been sold for the New England' syndicate. Forced covering was an active -feature all the. forenoon. Advices from -New Orleans showed that the greatest excitement ex-citement and activity prevailed at th V Southern center, with prices at the open- lng 13 to 23 point p higher, or ft tot points greater than at New York. k At noon the market was firm.' with bu',1 leaders again buying for a further rise. . I Noon Mds were net 14 to IS points higher. |