Show Stock Stock Prices Slip Shade Lower Through Lack of Leadership l MARKET SHOWS LITHE STAMINA AMINA By VICTOR EUBANK Associated Press Financial Editor NEW YORK Feb 25 The 25 The stock market Wednesday had little stamina stamina stam stam- ina ma or purpose and prices as a a. arule rule slipped a shade lower I Uninspiring action of motors steels and other leaders of the Tuesday upturn supplied the cue for the balance of the list although here and there the heaviness was relieved by bright individual per per- Fractional declines were widely distributed at the close Dealings continued small totaling around shares Concern Over O War Var Some of the war reports seemed a bit more encouraging but potential potential potential poten poten- buyers still were concerned over Burma and Java additional tanker attacks in the Atlantic and expected hiking of corporation levies in the new tax bilL Excitement Excitement Excite Excite- ment in the Los Angeles area over the appearance of what some believed believed believed be be- to be an enemy aircraft also had a chilling effect on speculative speculative sentiment Douglas Aircraft was a one- one stock show pushing up 3 points or so in response to the company's report for the fiscal year ende ended November 30 which showed profit equal to a share against 1805 a share in the previous year Oils Under Pressure Oils were under p pre pressure r e s a s sur u r e throughout and Texas company reached a new low for the last year Cola Coca-Cola slid off around 3 points to a 42 1941 low and Coca- Coca Cola International on a transaction transaction transaction tion of 20 shares dropped 2 to 3 points from the previous sale on last July 16 to to a new law low since 1924 Weakness of these soft drink shares was associated with sugar difficulties In minus territory most of ot the day were U. U S. S Steel Sears Roe- Roe muck Santa Fe Southern Pacific Great Northern preferred d and General General General Gen Gen- eral Electric I In a a. mixed curb declines were recorded for Gulf Oil and Alum num of America Bell Aircraft and St. St Regis Paper posted fractional fractional fractional frac frac- gains COFFEE I NEW YORK Feb 25 AP AP Coffee spot lot l s Santos Santo r s sa No 3 4 4 13 c Rio 0 No 7 Cost Coat a and freight offerings I Included f Santos Santo Bourbon 3 and aid 5 unquoted Santos No 4 D futures closed cloeO un un- en- en ch changed e March darch a 1288 8 bid Rio No o. o 7 A futures future u u unchanged |