| Show W Wall l Streets Street's Close Is Firm NEW YORK Nov 1 By the Associated Asso Asso- Press tress Pie dullness characterized today's stock market with whit prices tending up a upward d after acer an early period of Irregularity was as confined almost entirely to professionals most of the larger com coin commission commission appearance mission houses presenting a I deserted Standard Industrials strengthened with string buying support developed de for tor United States Steel common and G Gel Gen Gen- n. n cial eral Motors the lormer allying i ane fruit from to and end the latter up an early carly loss of ot one pont Oils Ois continued contin tied In good god demand denland with buying influenced Inu by y predictions that recent price cuts cut would not s seriously affect the tha earnings earn earn- ings of the e principal I 1 companies I Pi os t n t were e again a active In t the local tractions a Rails Balls RAis were a bit sluggish despite re- re fit Of f record breaking freight traffic and Inu by several of the principal pal carriers Suit Silk lk hosiery Is issues ues gave one of the best demonstrations tons of group several I issues sues in that group mounting to 10 n new w high levels for lor the ye year r on un gains gals gal's frum front two to five points ports Pump A broke four Cour fourpoints fourpoInts points to 51 on selling lcd by fears fear for COI the tho ot Ct the dividend On theother the lbs the other hand l Coppe antI and ad Union c Carbide were bought on tit of ob i s I higher dividend enl distribution H l tte tt enl end nil of the tile year The he closing wa was uns frn rr is were chosen to he head in U. U upward move move- mint in the tle final hour r. hO whet fono of ot the tile early sIgns of Cr Sagging lagging American Brake Shuts Sousa bou bought boughton hl on the prospect of 01 the thi large railroad orders and Independent Oh Oli Gas Corn Pr ducts Texas Hull tuli Sulphur and anti American Type ype Founders ers were Mere strong Sears Roebuck and ano Montgomery Ward Vard however turned turne reactionary Total sales a approximated a million shares f I |