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Show New York HI or bets. New York, 20. Businosa in tho general gen-eral markets show a falling off, as usual at or near the approach for annual settlements; settle-ments; still thoro is more doirg than at tho same period for several years. Prices for itaplo commodities, as a rule, are firm, whilt provisions, breadstuff, petroleum petro-leum and a few exportable articles are maintained by speculators at prices so much above the limits of shippers' orders as to retard outward movement. The stock market was weak and early declined M to 3 per cent,, tho latter St. Louis and San Pranciscu common, but a strong tone set in toward midday, and under large purchases prices advanced VA to 5 percent. About 2 o'clock the pressure to sell was renewed and a gon-eral gon-eral decline of X te 2d per cent, ensued. In tho closing dealings the market was onco more strong. |