Show WALL W. STREET NEW YORK Au Aug 18 Lack Laek Lack of or b buying power poWer and further foreign and domestic d uncertainties enabled the s shorts horts to press pre their recent advantage i In n the stock market today Sales Sale API approximated ap AP- ap- ap I p shares Tho stock market presented no features tea fea hires tures of ot Interest at the tho opening Change Chalices among amone leaders leader leacer In the tho Industrial Indus indus- t trial rial division were mainly upward S Steels oils ola and motor moton hardened on moderate short covering This also alao a applied to shipping and some lome of ot themore themore the themore more popular food tood h Issues issue eL Rails RaU were a almost entirely neglected and related e ae equipment were irregular Prices Price suffered suf suf- f ff ered a general setback within the f first half hat hour however when sugar s hares shares gave cave way under selling pressure From sugar shares the tho selling movement ont extended to leather anti and metal Issues Beet Deet Sugar fell tel 3 31 p points American Amelean Sugar 1 National Lead Led 2 t and Hide Leather a and ami Johnson Endicott-Johnson 1 point each This wal offset by supporting orders order In tn the h h high h priced petroleum Independent steels s equipments equipment and motors motor and t their heir accessories among amonI which advance ad ad- al- al vance nce over yesterdaYs yesterday final prices r ranged from 1 to almost 3 points point pInts The Tho Theone t tone one of 01 the market markot became Irregular a gain again aln before noon when renewed weakness developed de among amona the tho c cheaper heaper cheaper oils 01 Call CoI mone money opened at 7 per cent but higher rates rate later lau In ID the s session tulon were predicted The market maket Improved temporarily during the Intermediate session with wih Steel and Coal as es I eshe t the he outstanding features Another setback setback set set- back occurred later however when t the tho he active equipments lost ground round Baldwin and American Locomotives Locomotive and American Car declining 1 to 2 point Higher rates rate rte for tor call cal money and re recurrent re- re r- r c current weakness among amone prominent Industrials IndustrIal i caused further unsettlement unsettle unsettle- meat ment for tor a time In the final hour but t there here ther was wa a sharp harp ral rally later on short c covering The closing dOlln was steady |