Show DULLNESS MARKS IDAY DAY ON Trading Shows Marked Falling Fall Fai- Fai ing Off Of at Times Almost Al- Al 1 I most Stagnant Stagnant UNION PACIFIC ADVANCES Leader Ln t Ct Gains u T rt T O 0 Points Points Points' t Net I Group Is Bather Inactive New York Yore Aug 31 The n. The approaching hoJda holiday was doubtless doubles responsible in some measure for tor the thc present condition condl- condl i tion lon In v volume lunic dealings on the stock exchange tod today Trading fell el loca o off offin in a n marl marked ed degree und and at nt times th tho marI market et wa was sla stagnant nant Prices fluctuated ee ed i Y wih ll most irregularity and alter after a rainy fairly firm rm opening recessions ranging from rain a n small fraction to 2 per cent oc occurred occurred oc- oc In the active list Subsequently however most of these losses losse were vere re recovered re- re covered co and taken whole tho tue as a market marIet mar mar- ket Iet presented an nit appearance of heaviness heal ness lIess rather than weakness Union Pacific Pa Pa- proved pro an exception to the general rule und and showed considerable strength anti and comparatively active dealings Tho rho h stock was bid up over o three points but attracted little lite outside following hi Ii 11 consequence luence the price receded about I a u point from the top Ic cl level let but still showed a u net gain of two per cent SL St Sl Paul laul and Heading also attracted a good deal leal of or attention al both stocks steaks at one tune recording a a gain of one per cent Heading Reading subsequently lost more than tho the advance closing at a n net decline o of nearly a n point while St. St Paul laul managed to hold hell Its Is Own fairly well ivell wel The Pennsylvania ala group was rather Inactive Pennsylvania railroad B B. l. l au 0 O. and Chesapeake and Ohio at notime no time showing much aggressive strength th During the thc last a t hour of trading the tho market became extremely dull dul and was steady endy at the close clos In government bonds the lie new is advanced ad ad- a n point while the thc others other were stere unchanged Railroad and other bonds were steady The he range range o of prices was as follows Open h. h Low Lots ClOr Copper lj 1 HJ Am An Uco Loco J. J 72 7 71 iH Preferred 15 1 Sug SUJ 36 f Ana Un Co S 26 1 G AtchIson lO IG B B. O. O 1 1 HIJ Ii B. It H. lo 7 7 a 4 li lit ll C. C C Gt H. H est sl IS 18 IS 17 18 C. C and X N. W. W IO 10 HI C. C r r. and St t. t Pl 1 1 lII C. C c I. I fluId I. I M 5 5 Con Gas HO HO 11 1 n d It G. G 13 H J n 43 3 D Eric gre It 46 IG 4 Gel Gen Electric 1 L L 1 7 lbS In hat Int t. t Paper apel 1 19 l 19 19 J 1 1 L. L L and anti N. N 15 HSi lr KS HS' HS Hs Gt Gt Nor pfd 3 18 i I i 3 Mex lex ex Central Cen t rl 21 1 21 21 1 21 I 1 Mis Pacific 97 4 97 t i 4 97 7 M. M ls I. I K IC and T. T pfd pCt 70 70 70 iO 70 N. N Y Central J UH 43 Pac lac Pac Pacal Mall Mail al m 37 4 37 37 31 37 m Pennsylvania Im 11 In III 11 P. P Steel Car 53 V 53 5 5 Stee Reading IZi 13 i 1 vj 36 3 Steel 30 4 30 3 Rock Hock CI I I. I Co 27 i 27 27 27 2 t Preferred 65 G G l Cl GI So Pacific WS I KV S W DO 01 18 US lS US hIS lS US lS 35 37 3 t Tand r. r and c 34 Sy ai 31 n n I YH l 1 tt U. U JS S Sr r 4 l. 4 44 t e 1 Nor th A 21 Wabash t 2 20 t 20 20 Sloss s Steel 77 7 77 77 7 77 |