Show Stocks Coast Downhill But Hold Declines to Small Smal Fractions COPPERS RESIST LOWER TRENDS By VICTOR MOTOR EUBANK Associated Press Financial Editor Edior NEW YORK YORK Oct Oct 22 tocks 22 Stocks 22 Stocks were disposed to coast downhill dow Wednesday but the market encountered encountered encountered en en- countered enough support to hold most declines to fractional limits Best prices were recorded at the opening pening although many of the Industrial leaders were under water water wa- wa ter er throughout throughout Steels motors and aircraft showed a notable lack of cry er ry spirit Westinghouse suffered suffered suf- suf ered another relapse relapse dipping more than tha a point Countering the trend at times for slight advances advances advances ad ad- vances were some rubbers farm far implements and ad coppers Declines were in the majority at the cose close Transfers amounted to about abut shares A part of the days day's days moderate selling was wa ascribed by brokers to o fears the country countr might be closer coser cos- cos cbs clos er to war as a result of the te latest of U. U owned S.-owned owed S.-owed merchant ships This factor factor plus a desire desireo to o await the outcome of the battle batte for or Moscow put some restraint stant on potential bidders Stocks displaying a soft tone included U. U S. S Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler Sears Roebuck Boeing United Aircraft American Telephone Union Carbide Caride Car Car- Ca- Ca bide ide Pennsylvania and Southern Souther Pacific In the resistant division i occasionally were Caterpillar International In I- I Harvester U. U S. S Rubber Rubber Rub Rub- ber and Texas Texa corporation Bonds were steady and commod- commod Irregular Higher in the curb were Carnation Carna Carna- tion ton company Humble Oil 01 and Penn-Central Penn Airlines Down a bit were Aluminum company and Lake Shore Mines Dividend potentialities of the aviation issues aroused new interest interest inter inter- iter- iter est with the announcement by by- Douglas of a disbursement of 5 a. a share While the payment was wa no more than that authorized a a year ago speculative quarters re regarded regarded regarded re- re it as a an indication that the aircraft Industry has been able so far to give reasonable returns to stockholders despite despie the hand handi handicap hand hand- cap of largely Increased taxes tes |