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Show STOCK MARKET 18 LI8TLE85: PRICE CHANGES IMMATERIAL European Complications Among Reasons for Ei-ratic Ei-ratic and Inconsequential Volume of Business on 'Change. NEW YORK. March 1. Trading in stocks today was quiet, price changes, except in certain of the more speculative issues, being limited to fractions. The few isolated features of strength again included shares that receive their propulsion pro-pulsion from pool operators. A moderate degree of short selling was induced during the morning on the further fur-ther complications in the foreign situation, situa-tion, notably in eastern ICvirope, but the market for foreign remittances was unaltered unal-tered aside from another break in Italian exchange. Adoption by the house of the administration's adminis-tration's railroad bill evoked no response in transportation shares, dealing in that division being the lightest of anv recent day. The poor earnings of the Pennsylvania system for January, 'lines east and west of Pittsburg, showing large deficits In net income, douhtless had their origin in the unfavorable industrial conditions preval-ent preval-ent ai that period. rn Utah Copuer's dividend cut from i.0 to $2.50, occasioned no surpnse ; su ch action ac-tion having been foreshadowed m the le cent downward trend of metal shares. New York Airbrake's decline of almost five points followed PW'10" ?' , th company's annual report. disclosing a large shrinkage In net profits. Tobaccos, General Motors, Lt ill ies Beet Sugar, Sears-Roebuck, Industi al Afcohol laid Pittsburg Coal embraced he heavier miscellaneous shares olfset .111 a measure by Lackawanna Steel sh.pp ings. oils and American Car. L tilteu Mfc es Steel forfeited a large traction. Sales amounted to 335.000 shares. Bonds eased again, Liberty issues d s-playiuR s-playiuR firmness. Total sales (par value) aggregated $2,575,000 United Stales old coupon 4s gained per cent on call. |