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Show MIXED PRICES ON WALL STREET NEW YORK. -May 19.-Opening prices In the stock market today showed but slight changes from those of last night. Gains and losses were mixed. Advances of about a point in Baltimore & Ohio and Locomotive, and a decline of as much In Consolidated Gas were the only conspicuous conspicu-ous changes. Dealings were very small, and many usually active stocks were not quoted at all in the first few minutes of trading. Trivial fluctuations prevail. A slight hardening after the opening induced sales of Reading, Union Pacific and Amalgamated Amalga-mated Copper, and these as well ss some others yielded a fraction below yesterday's yester-day's closing. There was no transaction In St.-Paul until well into the second hour an example ex-ample of the stagnation prevailing in the market. Prices dropped slightly from inattention. in-attention. Consolidated Gas declined 14. The bank statement Induced no change In the tone of the market. There waa some recovery In the Anal -dealings, but - last prices showed insignificant changes from last flight. The closing was irregular. |