Show I 0 LOW i w QUOTATION RECORD SCORED BY BIG ISSUES Nervousness Is Js Characteristic tic of Market Liquidation Liquida Liquida- tion Is Frequent New Ne York Aug 18 SecuritIes Securities were under S severe Sere ere pressure In to today's ays ay's very r nervous ous stock market some sonic of or the tho I more active e Issues s falling to lowest quotations of the time year while man many others completely complete effaced the material I gains galna scored In the tho lon sustained long bull movement mo which culminated two weeks reeks ago aso Liquidation was as resumed at the out out- sot sot events e over O the double holiday 1 notably the Mexican situation and ex extension ex- ex tension of labor troubles especially I the local traction strike provoking pro further selling Shorts Short Aid D Decline I From the character of the tho tra trading ln i I the decline was WIlS obviously assisted to toa toa a substantial extent b by heavy offer oHer- I In ings from the lie shorts who continued to press 8 A their e rc recent n advantage a o on n tho to I p I K Ji ui J u Tl e 1110 reversal was comparatively e moderate and held In check durin during the first hour but gathered greater reater momentum at midday and arid In him the time later dealings de despite despite de- de spite the unusual case of mone money call loans showing no discrimination for tor all Industrial collateral Fitful rallies towards the thc close lifted the list from tram lowest loest levels le but the re recovery rc- rc er co covery in no Important case was more moro than a a. partial offset the session cbs clos lag InS with a weak weal tone tono Sales amounted to 12 shares Tobacco Takes Take Jum Tumble Among mong the more extreme declines wore were ore United Cigars and antI American Tobacco Tobacco Tobacco To- To To To- bacco which dropped SI a and 19 10 points respectively e later latet making up much of or their loss Rails Ralls trailed along at 1 to almost 4 1 points but losses lossos amon among local utilities were wera relatively nominal The bond market weakened 4 in n sympathy sympathy sym sym- pathy path with stocks Internationals also reacting with other Investment In Issues Total sales par value al aggregated rc 15 13 Old United States Stales bonds unchanged on call |