Show Wall Wal Street Close Is Irregular NEW NEW YORK Starch March 26 By the Associated As As- sedated Press tock Pross-tock Stock Stock prices maintained main tamed an upward trend today despite another attempt of bear traders trader to un unsettle unsettle un un- settle the g general list by heavy hevy selling of the public utility and nd food tood shares abare Buying wag wad was Influenced by the speculative laive belief belet that the market markel hid had be been n oversold at leut temporarily and that thata a I relly rely was we Al warranted after ater the o liquidation t that has ha taken 1 cedr wl ht place this I week With h several 0 of the high grade Industrial and er railroad Is Issues Issues ls Is- sues down to lo levels level le which made their dividend yield basis bala bas attractive to Inventors invest Invent t- t ors ore orl constructive forces wound little difficulty in attracting buyers buyer for those l issues ues The rapid run up In many clocks tock also suggested the retreat of ot an overcrowded overcrowded overcrowded over over- crowded short Interest early gains of 2 to 6 points being pread spread over ove a rather tat er broad list lat General Electric and Atlantic At At- lantic Coast Line were bid up at 85 lt least leut 6 points above yesterdays yesterday's final fig ures Du Pont over 6 8 and antI Sears Roebuck Roe Roe- buck Mack Macit ac TIcs General Genral Motors American merican Locomotive American SmeltIng Smelt Smelt- Ing and Allied Chemical 2 to 4 T The announcement e j that I broker ke loans Jn the week ending nUng March 17 1 had dropped over Ivee bringing ng tIle the total toa down clown town over since January 6 when the fust figures were made public was wu regarded as a constructive clar Firmness of oC ca call cal money I is expected to lo month continue until after the first firt ot of Ute tIle The closing was WI Irregular Although buying support was wa WI extended for many I representative industrials In the late bats trading selling attacks were renewed In other quarters Quarter Both noth Ward Vard Baking Issues were hammered down 2 to lO 6 8 points to new lows for the yeas year eat an and r recessions of ot 1 to to 2 points front from th the early high levels were general else else- where Previously General Electric hat had hll sold 8 points above last las lut nights night's closing and Ind General Motors Hudson Mack Slack Trucks and Pullman 3 to 4 points point high high- er cC Total sales approximated shares |