Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-03-05 | Page 16 | Downard Currents Control Market in Listless Session

Downward Currents Control Market in Listless Session lt t T LEADERS SHOW SLIGHT By VICTOR EU EUBANK A. A K Associated Press Financial Edito it NEW YORK March 5 Mii downward currents controlled Istock I t tb stock market in a listless es Wednesday Declines of fractions tractions were M co can mon for most leaders at the cio although the first hour wa was fi fea by small gains About shares changed hands handL Observers found most opera confining themselves to testing transactions prevented by t th it present inconclusive war n te ne from engaging in sizable comia t. t ments merits Chief obstacle to trading was the continued debate on ti the lend lease-lend bill the of the Balkan situation and t ti thE lack of knowledge concerning likly lit lik lik- lik ly modifications of federal b taxi tj tion Among issues on the offside we Bethlehem Steel General Motoi Moton Chrysler Harvester Eastman Westinghouse American Smelta American Telephone and Gre Grea Northern preferred The few gain ga ear ers included Allied Chemic Owens-Illinois Owens and American Ro p. p ing Mill A stock exchange was sold at off 1000 fm fro the last transaction A mixed curb list included mini gains for American Cyanamid B Humble Oil and Republic offset by declines in Aluminum i o 0 America Gulf Oil and Lake Lak Sho Mines Quick subscription of of- the ove Over the-couter the sale of share shan of United States Steel cammer coma conor after the close of the yesterday appeared to be an over ove overnight over night prop for sentiment j t U. U S S. S Steel opened at 57 a ahal hail point above the counter offen price to the public but this avance ivance i a at vance quickly was erased 1