THE FINANCIAL MARKETS; An Effort to Bring About a Reaction Results in Contraction of Trading. PRICES, HOWEVER, REMAIN STRONG Heavy Speculation in Reading at Advancing Prices -- Other Coalers Lower -- General List Firm -- Industrials Lower.

Traders worked to-day to bring about a reaction under the impression that one was due, and that with little effort a lower level might be secured. The result was a material falling off in the volume of business, the total transactions being only 210,655 shares, against 332,023 yesterday, and small fractional declines, as the rule, at the close. View Full Article in Timesmachine »