Show STOCKS SHOW BETTER TONE Number of Old line Leader Leade Gain 1 I to 2 Points ir in Late Lato Dealings NEW YORK March 12 IP displayed an improved tone f in the thel late dealings Monday with a number of the old line leaders moving up 11 1 to 2 or more points Trading sm a-sm however was at a rather low ebb and the volume of approximated only ha The close was firm During the early hours the tiek ticker tape was frequently silent prices generally held a little better bettez than even There were 1 in ill a number of utilities and rails and 1 some of the merchandising I came forward in the afternoon l American Telephone shares shares' ad advanced more than three pont points Irv- Irv Is-f Is Telephone Western Western- Union Public Service of New Nw Jersey Jer sey and Consolidated Gas were up l 1 or more Santa Fe Union Pacific Pullman American L Locomotive and Pennsylvania stepped ahead 1 to to- to more than 2 Allied Chemical gained i nearly 3 and others up 1 to about 2 included Bethlehem Steel Liggett Myers B Auburn Central Gentral Mo l tars tors Case International Harvester Harvester- Harvester Montgomery Ward Sears Scars Roebuck Safeway Stores and United The metals were a little heavy The American Iron it Steel i tute estimated current steel lion tion at per cent of capacity gl decline of 15 points from a week ago t |