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Show ; WORLD'S MARKETS I J WEAKNESS CONTINUES IN j THE STOCK MARKET - New York, Aug. S Stocks opened J today with no sign of animation. The j prices moved sluggishly and for the I most part upward. Atlantic Coast Line rose I l-l. I'nion Pacific and Reading 1 and I'tah Copper large fractions frac-tions Southern Pacific opened down a, 7olnt. but recovered at once, and the copper stocks were depressed a fraction. frac-tion. . j Weakness of the copper stocks and ; some s-ettllng elsewhere drove prices down sharply, but Read.ng and Union Pacific retained a good portion of their advance. American Smelting j sold down to GO P.-S, a loss of a point, J and Amalgamated Copper touched r.l 1-1. Prices sagged in tbe presence of an almost stagnant market The govern- ment crop report and the report of tbe I Copper Producers' association, loth , expected during the day, were waited i by the traders. Bonds were irregular and very dull. |