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Show FOREIGN SITUATION AGAIN AN ADVERSE INFLUENCE Stocks Heavy on the New York Exchange; Little Attention Paid to the War Shares. NKW YORK", Sept. .11. The foreign situation was una In an ;ut ersc Inllueuce during today's two-hour session, stocks ware heavy at the opening and, except for n it'w iiitui und sponadlc movements, this tendency prevailed thrOUfhpUt- Overnight Over-night ncwH regarding this country's relations rela-tions with the Teutonic allies, involving the possible recognition of Germany Arabic defence, made for increased i-on-cern and reduced l rndlng to profession and slender proportions, mtie attention was paid to the war Shares, Which continued thoii- gyralhmn, though in a downward direction, Bethlehem Bethle-hem Steel preferred fell 8 points to 112, the common 8 to 818( General Motors 7J to 25r-4. and WUIya-Ovcrliuid 6 to ISO. Others of 1 1 in t group were lower bv l to 2& points. United States Steel wms the target for bearish attacks, selling off :i point to 781 its lowest quotation, of the week. "Some of the more prominent railways, including includ-ing Reading and New York Central, av-ci-Hged .ie. Hoes of ti point, but trading In that quarter of the list was almost nogll glble. Mixed recoveries and declines attended at-tended ih irregular dose. Toiul sales amounted tu 280,000 shines. The mercantile ugenelea reported a fur-thci- Impi'ovciuen! In uenernl business, and bank clearings from ull sections point In this siime dh'fctlnn. iiauHs and trust COmpa nles of the local clearing house association reported an actual OffSn gain of over $20,000. OhO and a reserve lu-orease lu-orease of slightly more than $15,000,000, bringing the COCCmBSBJ reserves up to the unprecedented total of $224, 000,000. Dealings In bonds today were nominal, with un Irregular trend. Few offerings Were made. Total sales, par value, aggregated ag-gregated 11,286s 000. Lulled States .'is ndvanced per cent, and the coupon i and Panama 'An per cent On call during the week. |