Show CURB HEAVY NITH Bears Moderately Successful in Early Trading Losses Are Light By JOHN L. L COOLEY Associated Press Financial Writer NEW YORK April 15 TV P The curb was heavy today but volume shrank to the slim proportions witnessed witnessed wit wit- in last weeks week's slow decline Bears who tried to make capital of unfavorable news developments In Including Including In- In the rise In crude oil production tion and the continued decline in steel operations succeeded In getting prices moderately lower during the early trading However they ran into formidable dullness and there were rallying intervals Petroleum shares were rather Uc- Uc de depressed pressed although losses held to small amounts Standard of Indiana eased cased to a new low strong earlier in the week was soft and vacuum WItS was steady Selling in the utilities was scat scat- and dried up when a fair de degree de- de gree grec of resistance developed Electric Elec Elec- Electric Bond Share dipped below 47 for a loss of a point but acted better after one supply diminished General Theatres Equipment pre pre- pre erred Swift International u. u S. S Dairy A Ford of Canada A New New- New 1 mont Mining Noranda and Dresser B were heavy Pilot Radio A lost about half of its recent rise Northwest Northwest North North- west Yeast trading in odd lots loin was active but erratic Investment trusts eased although transactions were unusually small Call money renewed on the curb at 2 per cent |