Show 1 LATEST DISPATCH Heavy Battle Between the British and Arabs ToDay France Will Claim Complete Cession of Tonquin I A Luxurious Commission to I Whom Expense is Nothing I New York Stocks NEW YORK March 20Stocks opened irregular generally higher but subsequently subse-quently a steady tone assumed and business busi-ness was less active than the two preceding preced-ing days At 11 oclock the market was dull but strong quotations a little above the opening West Shore declined to 34 I NEW York March 20Governments 3s 1 b 4Ks 12 4s 223j Pacific 24 Central Pacific 34 Burlington 23 Northern Pacific 18J1 Preferred 42JiJ Northwestern 94J New York Central 88 Oregon Navigation 68 Transcontinental I Transcon-tinental 14fj Pacific Mail 54 > Panama 98 St Louis and San Francisco 19J Texas Pacific llU 5 Union Pacific 43 Wells Fargo Express 10 Western Union 58k I Bar silver 107 Stocks quiet this afternoon except Pacific Mail which is very active and Ii very weak declining to 49X The rest of the list is firmly held in most cases although Western Union and U P have been very heavy Lake Shore is strong The market closed weak I |