Dullness in a narrow range charac~ terized both morning and afternoon Stand. sessions. Strength in New York as futures was the cause for the open-Ing rate being put low ($1,001.70), which was followed by a technical rise to $1,005.20, the day's high point. [After that, rates marked time between {$1,002 and. $1,003, the noon closing being $1,002.70.
"The afternoon session opened at {$1,002.50 and-was much quieter than the morning, speculators preferring to await the outcome of President Roosevelt's - announcement to-day. The closing Yate was the same figure as that of the mornin ere wait JOvernight position, June delivery 4326 Overnight position, July delivery 21807 Saturday's volume '5.8
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.