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Show Profits Amounted to Millions. New York. Amid scenes of frantic trading on the stock exchange, Union Pacific common stock rushed upward 17 1-8 points a share and that of Southern Pacific 6 7-S points Friday, after an announcement of dividends far In excess ot what the traders had any reason to expect. Tho result was thnt a largo number ot traders who had sold tho stock short suffered sharp losses, nnd a pool In Union Pacific Pa-cific stock realized profits amounting to $17,000,000 and a similar pool In Southern Pacific $10,000,000. |