Show WALL W. STREET NEW YORK Oct Oct 18 tocks Stocks Stocks were under tinder pressure during th the gr greater ater part of to today's today's today's to- to days day's dull dul session the British Industrial situation sit lit causing considerable liquidation for foreign Sales bales approximated shares Prices tended mainly downward at t the tho dull dul opening Any ny inclination towa dIm im improvement im- im provement WaS was checked checke i by tho the weakness of foreign exchange notably the London rate which reflected the industrial crisis tn n Great Britain The irregularity of the early trading tading was evidenced by the conflicting con con- course of leading issues Issue Issues Some of ot the rails rais and oils 01 were lower by fraction to a point while other stocks stock of the same ame class rose moderately over last weeks week's final quotations 51 Steels eels coppers copper motors and ape e dallies were particularly sluggish Shorts took advantage of the break of torpin for tor- or pin exchange and the lack of buying power to depress stocks further during the first frt hour The cheaper oils 01 and also als motors shipping equipments leathers and textiles registered extreme declines of 1 I to 2 2 points with lh various rails rais particularly Norfolk Norfolk Nor Nor- folk foik Western Canadian Pacific Pittsburg West Virginia Rock Rok Island bland and St. St St Louis LuIs 4 San Sa Francisco A rally raly of 2 to 4 points point set In shortly shorty before noon beginning with wih Mexican Mexica and I Pan American Pan Petroleum and Crucible and United States SteeL Some of the speculative speculative specula specula- tive favorites rose 1 I to 2 points over last Saturdays Saturday's closing prices Call Cal money was freely offered at 7 per cent centO Mexican Oils Ois increased their gains gain durIn during dur Our In log ing the quiet intermediate session Baldwin Locomotive Inspiration Copper and ad Texas Pacific also making mod moderate rate Hate extensions Specialties were featureless featureless but steels steel eased irregularly on reports that independent producers producers producers pro pro- would soon son announce price tons Sugars specialties and local tractions Improved improved im Im- imS im- im proved In the afternoon but the general list S reacted later on further offering offerings of Dutch oils ois The closing was wu heavy |