Show ADVERSELY INFLUENCED BY WEAKNESS IN FRANC FRAN SHARE PRICES PRIES SAG SAD FRACTIONS By ELMER C. C C W United Press Financial Editor NEW NE YORK March Marc 27 21 Z UP UP- UP U- U Stocks tocks Friday wore Friday were adv adversely riely need ed by weakness weakes in the te French er fra ranc which Wall Wal street attention on n the gold blocs bloc's ability to o retain present dol dollar rates rate much longer PrIce Prices generally sUpped slipped off fra frac frac- ions to more mare t than n a point point although high priced issues that at recently had advances were depressed 2 to 5 points there was wa no lar ar presure pressure against any n particular section Trading lightened late In I the te da day day and tickers barely moved The Te market mar ket bad had been firm fr for a time lime te bu but but before noon Upped slipped back as a the French frano franc neared the gold export eor point poInt Then Ten the te list liet steadied and moved noved narrowly around the low until un un til UI tl the close Rumors in Paris Pane were that tat the te government might embargo gold rather than risk rik another anoter heavy hev exodus ex odus to the United States French government bonds nd were sold ad and in in- Issues purchased aed as a hedges on the tho te Paris ParL Parl bourse I Other gold currencies i were down don I with wih the franc end and d the units unit also gave ground gound Bankers Banker anticipated antici that gold would leave leve Franc soon for New York as ae they tey looked Joked for tor further furter declines In the franc In I stok stocks the widest Idest declines were In the te more volatile lue issues Les Losses of f 3 to 5 points point were noted note In Ae Amerada Amer ada ad Air Reduction Allied Aled C Chemical Baldwin Badwin preferred and Du Pont Pont Declines De De clines of 2 points point or more were made by Radio preferred Bf B American Smelting Warner Borg Checker Cab Cb Mace Trucks and Standard Oil OU of New Jersey Automobile Issues recent favor laval ites les were off fractions t to nearly 2 points American Telephone ne was nearly 2 points point lower and ad Western Union a point in hi the te tOM United States Rubber issues e each ch los lost a point or more Silvers were down with American Smelting Smelt Moderate losses losse were noted In steels steel rails raUs and utilities Aviation Issues were ere mixed featured by by Transcontinental and nd Western Wester Air Mr which made madea a new t 25 2 up 1 points poInt Farm F Fa Implements held better than tan mOt most groups Case Ce hit hita hIt a new top early earlYn in the te d day da y at 1481 up 2 but toward the close clOe It was down t to International Ha Har vester veste lost beta a point point Mercantile Is Issues ia Ii sues er were steadied by favorable trade tade reports report |