Show i Markel Soars Sor iT 0 New Highs i With r Coal o Pad Pact I NEW YORK March 4 1 4 UP UP- UP Settlement of the soft coal strike c I bolstered prices on the New York stock exchange Saturday with prices moving up to new highs in I more than three years I All AJl sections of the list took part partin partI I in the advance ance The abbreviated I trading session was also one of the most active of the year l Railroad stocks which were I hard hit by the coal strike featured featured featured fea fea- in the rise This segment of the average rose to a new high since November 1918 The utilities and the general market average reached their best levels since I 1946 r- r The market o opened ened higher and active with steel and railroad shares in demand Steel shares featured in initial trades with one block of shares of U. U S. S Steel changing hands 31 up Via g. g Sales I in the first hour alone totaled i shares the highest for a Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- in an initial hour since May 15 1918 1948 |