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Show oo WALL STREET HAS FALSE SENSATION New York. Jan. 20. The mistake of a stock exchange broker ue Wall street today the most exciting tell minutes it has had for several week? nrd wns flashed around that the f pre me court had handed down its long awaited decision in the Minnesota Minne-sota rate case and that the decision was favorable to the railroads Uproar followed on the exchange. Erokers, who had been loitering In the lobby rushed on the floor and began to bid clamorously for stocks Prices mounted mount-ed rapidly, ibe leading railroad 13-sues 13-sues rising half a point or ninr" between be-tween sales. Union Pacific bounded up three points and other 6locks from 1 to 2 points. The movement ended as suddenly as 1 1 bean it was learned thnt a broker had misread a telegram and Instead of the Minnesota rate ease it proved to be a case of minor impor tance, which the supreme eouri had decided. Prices fell back and soon reached the lowest level of the (lay |