Show ld Menace enace of Strike Holds Up Wall Wal Street NEW YORK Aug Au 39 Alternate Alternate Alternate periods of heaviness and strength marked the course of today's trading the railway situation again serving as al the chief ef element of restraint Profit t taking 1 In marines and weakness weakness weakness weak weak- I ness in some of the less conspicuous metals reduced most gains in the lat latex de dealings g The closing os was s i irregular lar The Tho threatened n railway w strike was was again a disturbing influence at the outset outset outset out out- set of today's operations which were at attended attended at- at tended by a series of irregular but substantial sub sub- declines Rails Rals and other In Investments Investments Investments In- In vestments were less affected however than specialties the former with wih the exception of Reading yielding only material ma ml ma- ma fractions while speculative issues lost one to tc three points Trading was wa active and more diversified than recently with Ith extensive Individual offerings of or United States Steel Marines and other favorites The weight of the selling caused further recessions recession before the end of the first half hal hour |