Show Wall Wal Street Puts Puts Pressure on on Stocks I IN II I N NEW v W YORK March 18 Pressure Pressure was directed some of ot the more active cUve issues Dar particularly the war group at the outset of today's trading and continued with wih mor mOJe e or or l less ss effort efort to 10 the end American and Baldwin Badwin Locomotives and the motors and meals as well wel as a few more obscure stocks yielded 1 to almost i 3 points These declines were partly party cOUnterbalanced counterbalanced coun coon by by the strength or ot ot coal coa stocks Norfolk V Western stern making maltIng a a new record on its Js advance of 2 to 24 Fertilizers i ers ers and distilling issues also rose appreciably and oils ois were vere n again aln active at marked gains A new low quotation of I 71 71 for marks excited comment In banking bank bank- ing lug circles The Tile closing closing was irregular Bonds were steady Irregular tendencies were indicated by the tile early ealy course couse of prices in today's market market mar mar- i ket some sonie substantial advances being partly partly partly part part- ly offset by less material declines Norfolk Norfolk Nor Nor- folk fone Western Vestern was the tile chief chie feature I rising 1 to a a record quotation Ini in connection with rumors of an early in increase I crease i in the h dividend V IJ rsc Crucible Steel and d I Texas company were among the other strong stong Issues at gains of 1 to 2 points American Zinc fell fel a point and Mexican Petroleum yielded a substantial fraction soon recovering however to above yesterdays yesterday's yes yes- high figure Elsewhere changes were mostly unimportant unimportant secondary quotations quo quo- s manifesting a n lower trend |