Show Wall Street Cautious Pending Negotiations NEW YORK April 15 Today's Today's short session alternated between periods of steadiness and nd heaviness Caution seemed to be the underlying characteristic character characterS traders a apparently t preferring n to d l t await It a more r definite turn In the country's country's coun coun- OU OUtry's try's external relations Dealings were extremely light and narrow narow even for a week end and comprised the usual fa favorites favorites fa- fa such as Mexicans Crucible Steel Mercantile Marine preferred and equipment equip equip- m ment nt issues United States Steel was under moderate but steady restraint Marked recovery In French Fench exchange was among the fet few events of the day The closing was firm Bonds were Irregular heaviness of or French Anglo-French Is off which one block of changed hands at 95 95 contributing to that that tone The absence of or further unfavorable de developments de- de across the border was re reflected reflected re- re In a better beter tone for Mexicans at today's today opening Mexican Petroleum and Greene Cananea rising a point with wih fractional advances for American SmeltIng Smelting Smelt Smelt- ing lug and Texas company Coppers and some of the war shares made mae slight Improvement Improvement Improvement Im Im- Im- Im provement over yesterday with similar simlar gains In American Linseed preferred Distillers Distillers' Securities and United States Rubber New Haven Baltimore Ohio Norfolk Western and Canadian Canadian- Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- were the only rails rais to make even cne moderate headway United States Steel and Crucible Steel were reactionary |