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Show nnt in progress when the market, i closed yesterday. Illinois Ct-ntral rose 2 3-4. Keadlnc : .'1-8. Union Pa- 1 clflc, St. Haul and American car 1 ' Kock Island pfd , nnd Southern Rail- I way 1 1-4, anJ the majority of the J more Active stocks from n Jarpe fraction frac-tion to point. There was a keen demand fr Atchi-Koa. Atchi-Koa. Reading and Union Pacific In which the recent decline has been very severe. The b-iyinp of AtcMson was connected with the dividend meeting of the directois to he held today. to-day. The market in general gave roore exhibition of strength tlian for fionit: time past. Union Pacific roso 3 o-$, Atchison 2 1-2. Soo Une 2 1-4, St Paul. Rock Island and Readltip 2. Canadian Pacific 1 0-8 and Great Nerthern pfd., and Louisville and Xah ville. Wabash pfd, Amorlcan Smeltina:, St. Louis and San FraueH-co FraueH-co 2nd pfd., Colorado Fuel and General Gen-eral Electric 1 12. Prices were a fraction oft from the. top at 11 o'clock Offers of stocks were absorbed at all concessions, starting prices up again on maintenance of the St. Paul dividend. I A government crop report in the afternoon was expected to make a good showing tor winter wheat and corn. Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific gained 3, Reading 2 Southern Pacific Pa-cific and Consolidated Gas 2, and Chesapeake and Ohio, Northern Pacific Pa-cific and Northwestern 1 1-2. Westing West-ing house lilectrlc declined I. Bonds were irregular. WORLD'S MARKETS STOCKS GO UP AT " 'A RAPID RATE. Xew York. July s Ope-nim: prices of stocks today showed vicorous advance ad-vance la continuation of the moe- |