Show Short Covering i Helps Stocks NEW YORK Aug 26 pLate p- p Late covering by shorts gave selected se se- se- se stocks a shot In the te arm Tuesday although many mal market marke leaders leders were neglected at lower Icv levels l. l losing trends pre pre- I after a moderately active opening Dealings reverted to sluggishness until the final fina hour when the pace quickened a trifle ns as a prices st stiffened Early declines nes running to a point pint or more were reduced and ad the plus column colum was wa well vell wel populated at the close Pacific Telephone a weak spot Monday revived Gar Car Wood was propped by a new financing arrangement ar ar- ar- ar An A extra exta dividend lifted South Porto Rico Sugar I Better performers were wele America American Can Ca Nickel Plate preferred Youngstown Youngtown She Sheet t m. m American Smelting and ad Johns Johns- Manville slipped despite despie the te first fist extra in several years Backward were Union Pacific Hershey Chocolate a recent climber Kroger Krog I Co o Motor Wheel Veel Douglas Dougla Aircraft Caterpillar Caterpillar Cater Cater- Cater pillar pia Tr Tractor Santa Santa Fe Standard Standard Stand Stand- Stad- Stad ard Oil 01 N. N J. J Goodrich Goodrich Godl Good Good- God God- l' l rich ch ad and Allied Chemical t tA A certain certin amount of buying f was wa predicated predicted on the te idea that the te list had been pretty well liquidated liquidated dated and ad was wa in position to stage if conditions warranted a rally raly Offerings still were attributed to t doubts doubt reg regarding ding international affairs affairs af af- af- af fairs lairs including the te unsettled Greek Greek situation the dark darkening ing export picture a and d possibility that the living cost spiral spirl might re result re- re suit sult sut in a domestic business stumble stumble stu- stu ble that would hit ht many may corporations corporations corpora corpora- whose ever even break points are arc arenow arenow now relatively high iI I i |