Steels Lower In Generally Steady Trade
NEW YORK, Aug. 1 MVÛÓ'The stock market ended the week on a quiet note today after establishing three successive new 1952 high marks.</br></br>The Associated Press average of 60 stocks was unchanged today at $109.20, equaling the best mark in 22 years.</br></br>Steels backed down somewhat on the heels of the Bethlehem Steel report showing a sharp drop in earnings as a result of the long steel strike.</br></br>Railroads, that havfe taken the leadership in so many recent i markets, were thoroughly mixed ; today and displayed the widest I price variations.</br></br>! Santa Fe was off 1 at 90% and ; Northern Pacific lost % at 77%, pretty well balancing out the I gains.