Show I I I I I CURB CURU REVIEW NEW NEAV YORK Aug 9 Today's Today's curb market gave early taly Indication of ot a midsummer midsummer midsummer mid mid- summer holiday half half session with outSide outside outside out out- side participation confined to a small smal group of ot securities The petroleum di division dl dl- vision was Influenced to some extent bythe by bythe bythe the announcement of ot gasoline rate reduction leluc tion ton by northwestern Pennsylvania re refineries refineries re- re fineries which report reached the street before the opening The Industrial di division division di- di vision displayed strength Business In the department showed a marked contraction shortly shorty after the open proceedings and many former for br- ormer or- or mer speculative favorites were rally raly at a I standstill during the ing log period A 1 general lack of ot sustaining sustaining sustain sustain- ing power was wa shown through the week weCk and although there were many In Instances instances in- in stances and Intervals In which bullish demonstrations occurred the lack of ot outside absorption made these movements movements move move- m ments s flatten out within hl a short t time i f Oil stocks showed strength e In the first halt half of ot the week but were in supply supply supply sup sup- ply In In th ib the later trading Prairie Oilin Oil Oilin 01 in the first few tew days sold as high as 1 and later yielded to 21 Standard landard Stand land ard ad OH Oil Oi of Indiana declined 2 points antI and Nebraska fell fel 5 6 points from Its high Slight price of ot the week weds weel |