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Show MARKET SUMMARY OF PAST WEEK New York. Aug. 24. The strength of coppers and comparative weakness of railways constituted the chief features fea-tures or this week's Irregular stock market. The movement iu the metals met-als was apparentlv founded on better trade conditions, which pointed to an increased demand at homo and abroad, together with reasonable hopes of increased dividend disbursements. disburse-ments. Railways were under pressure presumably pre-sumably as a result of Panama canal legislation at Washington, although this hardly applied to the anthracite Issues, which were steadily sold to the accompaniment of ' unfavorable rumors. Industrials and specialties moved in their accustomed contrary manner, somo plainly reflecting pool manipulation. Heading was of moderate proportions propor-tions the greater part of tho time and was market by the continued absence of public Interest. A tendency tend-ency towards stlffer money rates was noted, especially for the longer periods, pe-riods, this trend being naturally connected- with the steady outflow of cash to Interior points. London's ' 1 ' -mj..f ' iv1 1 . ,1 -j-irerrjzsg: inywua monc market also evidenced, a rising ris-ing tendcne ihe private discount Irate being well above that set by the Bank of Eucland |