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Show STOCKS DECLINE IN BEAR RAIDS ( Early Falling Off in Prices Is Followed by Rebound and Then a Reaction Now York, Sept. 21 - The stock mar- ket was under pressure at the outset of today's session, oils and motor accessories ac-cessories displaying marked weakness, .Mexican Petroleum and Royal Dutch reacted 2 points each and Shell Transport Trans-port 1 point. Kelly-Sprlnfffleld Tire made a precipitate decline of 7 points and I'nlted States Rubber lost 1 point Central Leather, in which a change of dividend rain was expected, eased fractionally with l'th Copper and Industrial In-dustrial Alcohol and raiis were moderately moder-ately lower. American Tobacco Se-rurltles Se-rurltles was the oniv sfong Issue, rls-iro; rls-iro; 2 points E v.-'.' n.UOtatloni for for- pn exchange piflnted to another sei-br.ck sei-br.ck In the British rate. Trading during t'ae morning bore the 1 -.arks of a concerted bear raid, especially es-pecially among oi's. motor specialties and coppers in which initial lORSCM wire extended Crucible Steel, after f.-llins 1 1-2 points in '-he general reversal, re-versal, led an ir-egulaf rally before noon, rebounding 1-2 polnis and effecting ef-fecting recoveries of 1 to J point? in oils, rubbers nn.l t ..ipments. The tew consistently strong issuer Included Includ-ed American TobacCO. Retail Siores, Great Northern nr American Smelting. Smelt-ing. General Electric and llicie and I. father Preferred. Haifa cohllnusd dull at nomln'l change" Picsrure against British exchange relaxed slightly and call money opened at 7 per cent. The market made further upward progress at midi.i .. mis reasserting their recent leadership at gains of 1 to 2 points. Another sharp reaction ensued, however, on the announcement of the passing if the Central Leather Leath-er common dividend, that stock breaking break-ing three points. |