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Show SUMMARY OF THE WEEK'S FINANCES New York. Feb. 9 The iethargj Into In-to which the stock market fell last week Indicated that professional short covering had been a large factor fac-tor in the rally of the week before The principal problems in the situation situa-tion being left unsolved, hestitntion ruled the operations Renewal of tin-war tin-war against Turkey was accepted without exritement, partly owing to an assumption that it might be of short duration It served, however to prolonc the deadlock in European monev markets and to renew the pull on the New York money market Skilled estimates point to the disappearance disap-pearance of upwards of three hundred million dollars from bank reserves through hoarding in Austria-Hungary, France and Germany The heavy reflux of currency to New York since January 1 has maintained main-tained the ease of New York money thus far but the usual period of this inflow is now drawing to a close Large additional exports of gold therefore will infalllby result In higher high-er interest rates at later date Within tbe immediate vicinity of the stock exchange mush stress Is laid on the proposed regulation by statute of the stock market and financial operations oper-ations as a cause ol the present dullness dull-ness and depression of speculation. The gain of nc-arlv eighteen million pounds In the stock of refined copper In ranuarj in spite of price conces-Bions conces-Bions to market holdings Increased the Impression of a trade recession Iron and Bteol trade journals were cautious !n expressions of confidence. |