Show TRADE IS DULL DULLON DULLON ON STOCK MARTS MART By ELMER O O. United Press Prees' Financial Editor NEW YORK Jan 21 UP UP- UP Stocks fluctuated narrowly Tuesday Tues day in the dullest trading of the year while commodities were firm firmin in curtailed sessions and the dollar was vas steady In terms of foreign cur Most commodity markets reduced their trading time out of respect for the late King George The stock exchange took no action but its governing committee at the regular weekly session tomorrow was ex axe to order some curtailment for the funeral next Tuesday Th The London markets were closed as were Montreal and Winnipeg ex cx- changes The New York and New Orleans cotton exchanges closed at noon The cocoa exchange coffee and sugar exchange and commodity exchange set aside idle periods For all the trading done the stock exchange might as well have closed Sales barely crossed the million share mark for the day Radio corporation cor was the most active stock with United Aircraft Douglas and Packard close behind Relatively largo large volume also was noted in Gen eral Motors International Telephone Telephone Tele Tele- phone Consolidated Oil Sommon Sommon- wealth Southern and Timken Detroit Axle Recognized leaders were dulL Prices were down most of the ses session session ses- ses sion although a recovery was noted in the afternoon and many issues rallied to or above their previous close Continued gains in car loadings helped rails rise Union Pacific down more than a point in the morning soared several points Atchison gained more than a point Several others were up fractionally There were strong spots Douglas Doug Doug- las Aircraft hit a new high in a firm aviation section Sugar issues replaced Cuban Cuban-Amer lean ican Sugar preferred as favorites in the sugar section and made new highs Cuban American preferred plunged 6 points when the company's corn com pany's president denied recent ru ru- ru mors the company had worked out outa a plan to pay accumulated divi divi- The common stock lost ear early ly a point Most utilities chemicals and farm equipments declined small amounts Oils were firm Mall or order order or- or der shares were vere mixed with Montgomery Montgomery Mont Mont- gomery Ward up fractionally and Sears Roebuck off nearly a point International Nickel Anaconda and firmed in the copper di di- di vision Chrysler lost nearly a point after it touched 87 up point early in the day |