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Show industrial lit Amalgamated. Anaconda and Smelters showed tho greatest strength. In the last hour a further buying movement took place, carrying stocks to about the best prices of the day at the closing, whirh was fairly j active. i COPPER ADVANCES. BOSTON", Feb. 7. The strength of the general list, together with the jm petus of coming dividends on copper, gave the general market a goixl ad vuncn today. Thev were all strong, and ' the Western group had more snap tb.iu for mauy a day. North Butte broke away from Amalgamated f..r the firs' 1 time in weeks and scored a good advance. ad-vance. Coalition was taken in hand on the report that the next quarterly divi dend would be fin cents, instead of 4') cents. The whole tone of the list whs strong, and unless the general list goes off again tomorrow the market looks higher at the time being. NEW YORK. Feb. 7. The market showed decided improvement todav. After a rather quiet opening, stocks be , gan to advance slowlv but steadilv, and i when prices shaded trading became dull. ' Reading was the most prominent stock and advanced on aggressive buving to gether with short covering to better than 124. Union Pacific. St. Paul, New York Central and Pennsylvania were among the most prominent rails. In the |