Show STOCKS DISPLAY SOME FIRMNESS Market Resists Profit Sales Sale and and- of Sever Sev Soy Appearance er eral il Soft Spots NEW YORK fl D Dc c c. c 11 Stocks P P Stocks displayed a relatively firm undertone Monday despite considerable profit profit- taking and the appearance of several soft spots pots among the metals metal and industrial Industrial in in- specialties Trading sentiment was noticeably improved however and the activity dwindled sharply on realizing The close was somewhat irregular ir ir- ir- ir regular Transfers approximated shares Rail shares were the best perform perform- ers Delaware and Hudson got up three p points and gains of fractions to around a point were held by Illinois Central Santa Fe Union Pacific New NewYork NewYork York Central and Pennsylvania Advances of a point or more were shown by American Con Gas Western Union Auburn and Schenley U. U S. S Smelting dropped nearly five points and Cerro de Pasco McIntyre and Alaska Juneau sagged one to two Johns Manville yielded more than two and Chrysler Allied Chemical American Can Westinghouse Westinghouse house and General Motors were slightly lower |