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Show RAILROAD STOCK ADVANCE ON SMALL BUYING New York. Sept. 12. Prices of stocks today advanced sluggishly on languid dealings. Union Pacific, selling sell-ing ex-dlvldend. rose 1 .r-X and Reading Read-ing as much and Canadian Pacific. Chicago Great Western, pfd , and Republic Steel 1. Atchison and St. Paul were a fraction lower than Saturday's Sat-urday's closing. The tone of the market became stronger and business was larger. ProfeHf-lonal operators bought slocks moderately. The resisting vwer of the market lo unfavorable fateors la-t week was a motive. Railroad traftie reports v.-.Te considered as good news. Rock Island, pfd., rone 1 1-2 and common, com-mon, nnd St. Paul. Northern Paclifc fnd Amalgamated Copper 1. Hocking Coal fell to 23 ( a low record. Honda were steady. |