Show P JU lIST 1ST MAKES IRREGULAR ADVANCE AFTER AFTER EARLY EARL Y DECLINE 29 TRADING LIGHT NEAR TO CLOSE I By ELMER ELIR C. C V AR United Pr Press s Financial Editor Edior NEW NE YORK May 16 The 15 The stock stock markets market's markets market's sharp advance avance of or the prec preceding preceding pre pre- i c ceding session ran into difficulties in n early trading Friday with wih prices down to nearly 2 point points poInt but support sup sup- up- up port pr developed and the main list showed an irregular advance Trading lightened on the decline and picked ed up on the the recovery with the total oni ani under Thursdays Thurs Thurs- days Dealings were light near the te close but most stocks stock were at or near the days day's highs Du Pont recovered nearly 2 points poInt from front its it low and other chemicals chemical were in demand Allied rose 2 points plu Virginia Carolina issues were s strong rong with the preferred up 3 points pints Monsanto was an exception exception tion ton showing a loss los of ot more than tan a. a point Norfolk Western Wester made a 2 point gain in an otherwise mixed railroad group United States Steel rallied substantially from a B loss of I Imore more more than a point point Motors came ce back to t the previous close Oils Oil rallied rat ral r- r lied led and several including Standard o of California and Texas Corporation made net gains In International Harvester led the farm arm implements higher Case was wa a i steady stady after making up a point one-point loss los Caterpillar Tractor and Oliver Olver I Farm Far advanced and Deere Deera was I firm fr Man Mall order issues were frac- frac tonly higher I Johns Manville led a rise in the i building issues Prospects Prospect for a arise arise arse rise in tire tre prices bolstered the rub rub- bers Communication Issues recovered ered early losses Coppers and silvers all sil si- si vers ers were steady to firm Utilities s fluctuated narrowly with wit Columbia Columbia Colum Colum- I bia bla Gas active and firm fir on a favorable favorable favorable favor favor- I able earnings report Wrigley among among the few weak 8 spots t. t dropped 4 points pont to a anew new low for the year at 66 Commercial Credit was among the issues to tomake tomake tomake make a new top for 1936 touching 59 8 3 up tip 1 18 5 58 8 Radio preferred now stock stok made a new high at nt 73 73 up 2 poi points t. t Radio Corporation common was the te most active stock tok on on the board Packard w was wa second in volume Recognized leaders leader were relatively relative relative- ly quiet although a fairly large amount of business wa was done in United States Steel Commercial i Solvents Vacuum New York I Central and Allied Aled Stores were ac active ac i tive and steady I Business held at a good god level I Crams Cram's Re Reports Inc placed production production I tion ton a of automobiles for the past pt I week at 1171 units against in the tho to preceding week and Inte Inthe in inthe the te corresponding period of a year ago Dun Bradstreet re reported red business the best bet since the te Eter Easter rush at gains ins 08 to 23 per Peer ent oyer the te previous us week |