Stock Prices Fall After Rally Flops; Dow Declines 2.18
NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (AP) ÛÓ Stock market prices sagged for their fourth con-, secutive session today after an early rally effort fizzled. Trading was moderate.</br></br>The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks, up nearly 3 points in morning trading, closed with a 2.18 point loss at 943.18. Since last Thursday, prices had been edging -lower, but losses over the period amounted to less than 7 points' on the Dow.</br></br>The American Stock Exchange price-change index was off .01 to 127.-42. Declines held a 463-to-383 margin over advances, with 1,163 issues traded. Volume was 2.57 million shares, up from 1.78 million Monday.</br></br>ÛÏIt was a dull, cautious market, generally repeating the pattern we saw last week,Û said Newton Zinder, analyst with E. F. Hutton Co. Inc.</br></br>In the news background, the Federal Reserve Board reported that industrial production last month had its sharpest rise since April.