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Show PRICES OF STOCKS BREAK IN THE OPENING DEALINGS New York. March 3. Prices ot stocks broke with some violence in I the opening dealings today, under the j influence, of the refusal of the public service commission of Now York state to modify the terms of the Erie bond issue, and the defeat of the ship subsidy bill 'iu congress. The latter factor was responsible for the tnree and three-quarter point decline In Pacific Pa-cific Mall. There wero besides losses in American Smelting of 1 1-2, Southern South-ern Pacific and American Car 1 1-L Erie, Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific. Reading aud Amalgamated Copper, a point, and most of the other active trading stocks a large fraction. Tho market was active and broad. Wisconsin Wis-consin Central made an isolated gain of a point. Stocks were unloaded freely for a time. Reading and the copper stocks bore the brunt of tho selling. Kail- j road slocks received support later, j and tho entire list rallied. Reading re- j covering most of Its loss of 1 1-2- De- j cllnes of 1 and 1 3-4 respectively in Atchison, and Amalgamated Copper al-' so wero partly made up. ' The activity of tho first hour gave place to a condition of lfltharp, with prices scarcely moving oxceptin spoc-ial spoc-ial casos. Canadian Pacific broko 2 '. 12. Toledo. St. Louis & Western tie-j cllned 1 and Westingbouso Electric . first preferrod and New York, Chi-1 cago &. St. Louis second preferrod sold at a decline of 8- Central Leather preferred rose 1. Bonds were Irregular. |