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Show STOCKS LOWER THAN RECENT CLOSING FIGURES New York, Aug. 20. Stocks were lower again this morning and some large blocks of Reading. Union Pa-, clfie and United States Steel were sold from half to 3-1 below yesterday's yester-day's closing figures. The market otherwise was without essential change. T"he bears did not follow up their advantage at the outset and prices consequently worked back to a parity with yesterday's close. Most of the business centered In Reading, Union Pacific and United States Steel, which likewise covered the widest fractional range. American car and American ' Locomotive lost 1. The market closed clos-ed easy. After prices had returned to where they left off yesterday, interest inter-est In the market abated and speculation specu-lation became dull. Fluctuations were restricted to the merest fraction in the most active stocks. Intematlon al Harvester rose. Republic Steel lost 1. |