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Show NO DEFINED TONE IN THE OPENING STOCK MARKET. New York. March 1. The opening stock market today showed no denned denn-ed tone. Dealings woro too small to offer any notable changos. Erie recovered re-covered 3-1 of yesterday's decline. Illinois Il-linois Central preferred declined 1 1-8 and Great Northern Ore certificates certifi-cates 1. Elsewhere there was little change of consoquonce, but tho lone was perceptibly firmer, until Erie began be-gan to react when tho active list yielded In sjmpathy. Hocking Coal and Erie rose 1 5-8 and the first preferred, pre-ferred, Bethlehem Steel and American Malting preferred 1. United State's reduction broke three points. Reading Read-ing rose 1 3-4, following reports of a threatened break in the coal wage conference. con-ference. The whole market harden-1 od moderately. 'American Malting , preferred gained 2 1-8, Ix)uisville & . Nashville and Tennessee Copper 1 5-8. Atlantic Coast Line 1 1-2 and Union . Pacific, Norfolk & Western, Erie sec- i ond preferred, Wisconsin Central, Na- j tlonal Lead and Pacific Mail 1. In-ternatlonal In-ternatlonal Pump and Detroit United Railway declined 1. Bonds were steady. |