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Show THE WORLD'S MARKET NEWS WALL STREET New York, March 19. Steadiness of the early market and the absence of outside selling orders prompted operations for the long account and prices were advanced. The government's govern-ment's suit against Lehigh Valley appeared ap-peared to have been discounted in yesterday's decline and the anthracite stocks betrayed no weakness. Reports from the steel trade told of decreasing new orders and the possibility of contraction of operations in some mills. These reports were partially offset by the favorable character char-acter of United States Steei's annual statement. The demand for stocks was not heavy but at noon the general gen-eral level showed a fractional improvement. im-provement. Bonds were Irregular. The market closed firm, Absorption of specialties had a good effect on the general tone. Coal stocks hardened to their bast figures. |