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Show ij7-'.7r.D iiCVl: OH VFM STlZST HEW YORK. Feb. 27. Opening prices of stocks movwd upwards with some vigor, although the volume of dealings was moderate. Anaconda, rose 3, Pennsylvania, Pennsyl-vania, Oreat Northern t pfd., Atchison, Smelting and Sugar gained a point, and Union Pacific and Heading a large fraction. frac-tion. Tha opening advances were not maintained long, and prices fel back to. where they left off yesterday, or below.: Missouri Pacific seemed to be without support, -and the same conditions ex-, isted to a less degree in Union Pacific, Atchison and Rock Island. Weakness in .the group of Southern ! railway stocks kept the general tone heavy in sympathy. , Bonds were heavy. Selling of various low priced stocks aided the bears. A precipitate fait In Reading completed the route of the bulls. ! and there was an outpouring of stocks of ! classes, which caused average losses of j 1 to 1J. Recognised leaders were thrown upon the market In large amounts. Ral- i lies which extended to a point In some j case were succeeded by a new dtp. Reading was forced below 113, and a few stocks sold slightly lower than before. The market steadied again and became very dull. j The market closed steady and dull, j Reading was the center of weakness; and was forced down 41 In the final hour. J There waa extensive covering of shorts j on the decline, which led to rally, followed fol-lowed by dullness. . I |