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Show STOCKS PURSUE A NARROW COURSE IN WALL STREET General Selling Movement Follows Publication oi" the Government Crop Report. NKW YORK. Oct. K.-Puvks pursued a nnrrcrv mid uncer l ft I n course- I'.flny uniii l.lie final hour, wiion a KOiierJ soiling movement followed jn.iiH;-at ion of til1 gov-errniinru gov-errniinru crop report d!s''1osJnR a failing off in tlip Itiflifiited c-ni rrop and further dftf-iiriralirm in othor lmp-.triant cereals. LMirinfr the forenoon and inicrniediiUe period pri'p 'h;intrer? wore nei:li.t:'ne e"-t e"-t in renain Fpe-irilit irs and utilities. 'I'iiee ii;pi also fatnrd tlie enlarped offprints, of tho rlisinfi hour, tobacco leading lead-ing ihe elrerne declines. I'nitd I'iar Stores di,''-'iefI tivf points to l'i-s4. To-ha;n To-ha;n Vrofiu-ts throe t 61Tg and Ameri-1:1111 Ameri-1:1111 Tobac'-o Liiree lo ISti. People's '"las was weakest of the utilities, declining five points to and metals were neNt, at re--e?tins of one to three point s. Indust riaN Ite-id their srround most of the time, but smvumlvd at the end. Unit- rd States Steel rar-tinc from h11 and closing at l'".-4. a nt los of 1U points. Other equipments nio ed simil.irlv, many early gains of one to three points being replaced by irrigular l-.ssi'S. Kails wprc firm to stronc. de-pile I ho pui)lii at ion of additional Aueusi .slate-meuts .slate-meuts sliowins further iipa y increases in operalintr exppnses with resuliant impairment im-pairment of net revenues. The entire list was heavy at the. end, short selling meeting meet-ing with little reisuame. Sales aJiiounted lo 4r,onn shares. Degression of Liberty bonds , which sold from Of'.KK to PP.SJ. was a sentimental adverse influence, other bond.-! were lower low-er or irregular. Total .-ales U'r valuol. aggregated .V?,2".0"0. j United Siatos coupon "s declined 5i per cent on call and registered .'!s advanced i ki per cnt on sales. |