Show CURB E ERRATIC IN BUSY TRADING DAY Early Steady Undertone Breaks and Mart Closes in ill Definite Flop I I By JOHN JOIN L. L COOLEY Associated Press Financial Writer Wrier NEW YORK April Apri 23 lI The lIThe The curb cub market was wa erratic and active I Thursday bobbing up and down ncr ncr- in the busiest trading of current current cur cur- rent decline Selling at the opening uncovered a steady stady undertone and quotations quotation firmed during most of ot the forenoon durig under moderately brisk covering The rally left numerous weak spots spot however however however how how- ever especially in the depressed oils ois and the market soon son flopped den deli downward to new lows More covering appeared on the break but bu shorts short seemed to be in no hurry to protect their profits profs and prices price backed and filled indecisively One of or the prominent weak spots spot was General Theaters Equipment preferred which broke several se erl points in sympathy with the selling of ot th the common shares and Fox Film on th 1 stock exchange but the motors offered offered of ot better beter resistance High priced stocks were most mostly steady Parker Rustproof ran up more than halt half hal a dozen points point in the early rally raly and ad managed to hold its is own OVin fairly well wel Mead Men Johnson and Aluminum of America were also firm firn Electric Bond and Share turning turing substantial to over In II volume eased within a point of the years year's low United Light A reached a new 1931 minimum on a n loss of more than a point point Losses Loes in American Superpower Superpower Super Super- power and Niagara Hudson Hudon were f frac- frac fm rac lonal Standard of ot Indiana led the oils ois lower tumbling considerably more than a point Cities Cite Service Gulf Gul Standard of ot Kentucky Kentuck and ad Vacuum were soft ot Money was wn plentiful The curb re renewal renewal rc newal rate rte was wn 95 2 per cent |