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Show AUTO STRIKERS' EVICTION BRINGS STOCK MARKET RUSH . .... . - - MOTOR ISSUES -OOTjllGIIER- By ELMER C WALZKR Unite. Free Financial Editor NEW YORK, Feb. X The stock market rushed Into now high since 1931 Tuesday s General Motors corporation was granted an Injunction Injunc-tion for svicting sit-down striken in rubor Body plant at Flint, ' Mich. Chrysler and General Motors led the lat buying as the court decl-sloa decl-sloa was carried over news tickers. Chrysler ran up mora than 4 points. General Motors opened a point lower on the 25-eent dividend declared lata yesterday, held a fractional loaa most of the session and then la the final few minutes rushed forward to a point gain. Trading Increased In activity as the term of the decision war toad known. Rash Follow Rise The final rush cams after the stock market had advanced Into new high ground sine 193L Early In the session Chrysler, steel shares, railroad equipment Issues and farm equipments had been " strong to carry the Dow Jones Industrial ever ev-er to a new high sines 1931. Ralls and utilities firmed, although ths average wers below the peaks for ths year. Other motor shares Joined Chrysler Chrys-ler and General Motors. Auburn advanced almost S points. Studs-baker Studs-baker gained almost a point to a new high. Nash-Kelvtnator was fractionally higher, while Hudson was also active. Earlier -In the trading V.'t Steel established new high sines 1931 st (TVi and maintained most of ths more than point gala to the close. Crucible gained mors than 2 point to a new high, while Republio and Bethlehem wers fairly active. This reflected optimistic reports for continuation of high steel production, produc-tion, despite the recession In demand de-mand fiom ths automobile Industry. Ralls la Demand Tremendous buying strength appeared ap-peared In rail equipment issues. Announcement An-nouncement of an order for It locomotives loco-motives for ths Per Marquette, which went to Lima Locomotive work, sent that stock up points to a high of 75. American Locomotive, Locomo-tive, Poor it Cos B and Weeting-house Weeting-house Air Brake also established new highs for ths year. There was fairly heavy profit-taking profit-taking In ths last few minutes. General Motors dropped back to the previous close, and Chrysler slipped a point from Its high. Dow Jones' preliminary closing averages showed: Industrial, 18.10, up 19;- railroad, 64.37, up 0.41; utility, U.M, up 0J3. . ij |