Show WAll ILL STREET MARKE MARKET SHOWING EFFORTS T TO BROADEN NEW YORK Aug 28 Moderate Moderate activity ac ac- ac- ac ti with the tho usual week end Ire u larl of prices were the tho principal features features fea lea tures of or today's stock market Th The bulk of tho the trading was In war shares share and coppers both groups displaying variable tendencies probably as a n ic ic- ic suit sui of oC contract settlement Tennessee ee Copper was again the tho chief feature among the metals declining al almost almost almost al- al most at at tho outset to 55 3 points point from yesterdays yesterday's close and making on only fractional recovery Other coppers were consistently strong stron and showed few material ma mn- terla changes at the end There was again heavy trading In Coal common and nd preferred tho the latter later making a net gain of 6 64 points to lo 10 on persistent reports that tha plans have been completed to pay back dividends Other stocks Including fertilizers fertilizers fer fer- fer- fer tiers and Chemicals rose and fell fel fel within 2 to 3 point limits United States State steel rep repeated yesterdays yesterday's high quotation quota quota- lion tion ton of oC 77 7 but yielded slightly at at th the tho close cose on further furher profit taking In th the tho html final dealings there came caine care a n demand fo for tor such obscure stocks as ns Vest Western ern Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- land and a few other minor railways On a single sale of oC shares Bethlehem Steel Preferred dropped 9 9 points t to HO Total sales amounted to shares Weekly trade reviews were again o of optimistic tenor with a broadening o ot of demand in mercantile lines Bank clearIngs clearIngs clearings clear clear- Ings at leading centers confirmed thi this improvement ement The Tho local Joal bank statement statement state ment fulfilled popular estimates reserves ro ro- ro serves seres Increasing b by over am and placing the excess reser es reserves at the high figure of oC almost almost Interest was waR manifested In the further further further fur fur- ther Imports of oC British gold by wn way o of Canada but bankers Identified with th the transaction declined to disclose the amount of or the gold and securities In In- In Demands Deman s sterling broke to the new low record of oC or H of a cen cento cent to tho the pound under the low record es established es- es yesterday Rates on Paris and Rome Romo also were weaker Bond dealings 8 were light with a lower tendency Total sales par value aggregated aggregated agge- agge gated All Al U. U S. S bonds and Panama 38 were lower b by lA 4 to y per cent on Ing the tho week week |