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Show NEW YORK STOCK MARKET I Now York, Aug 5 Further pro- gross towardB higher prices was made by stockB today, although the market J was without its usual foreign influ- "j once. London observing a holiday. Gains were most marked In shares J of specialties and tho more obscure 1 classes, but Reading and tho Hill Is- 8 sues reflected further demand, with some inquiry for Union Pacific. Steel t led the active industrials, Doing ap- 9 parently unaffected by the promise of j tho introduction in congress of the A Stanley bill, caling for its dissolution. Lackawanna Steel was up over five H points, while local tractions, Amerl- can Can, Harvester, Biscuit, the malt- h lng issues and American Tobacco 1 participated less materially. u Bonds were firm. E The market closed firm. The list I was included to heaviness in the last i hour, American Tobacco yielding practically all Us gain but In the final ' dealings prices again hardened un- der the lead of Reading. |