Show WALL STREET REMAINS FIR FIRM Quiet Oils We Well Bought ht Utilities Arc Are He Strong NEW NE YORK yom Slay May Jay BY G-BY 6 By The Tho Press Stock prICes price displayed A R firm In to- to today to today's las day days day's market t one or oC o tho the quietest full sessions IncO the fall o of or 1924 Total sales In tho the first three hours barely exceeded shares sharIs Tho The dullness was Wall generally at at- at l o waiting n altitude adopted by opposing spec spec- speculative speculative forces pending decisive do- do de developments s In the tho British strike situation The days clays domeStic trade reports consisting largely or oC earnings reports were favor favor- favorable favorable Commission houses were able practically deserted offering further testimony to the tho lack or of public Interest and participation Pr Predictions of a II decrease or of tons tOilS In the Iho April unfilled orders of the United States Steel corporation had no effect erret on the quotations tor for those shores sharIs most or of which pointed upward Oils were well bought on reports or of beavy gasoline consumption end large current earnings but buyers showed little disposition to reach for those stocks Public utilities save gave one of the but beet demonstrations or Of group strength th 0 oer 11 a dozen doren Issues In that group advancing 1 I 1 to 2 final quotation quo quotations points above oboe yesterdays yesterday's tation The The- list Included Brook Brooklyn lyn In Union Ga Gas Ga Consolidated Gas Standard Gas and Electric Radio Corporation Philadelphia corn com company com company pany and Detroit Edison Merger rumors involving some ot or the lar large e eastern and and western middle middle holdings companies may have been a a II factor In buying Standard Industrials and rails were quiet but a a L fair fall demand do- do de developed eloped for some specialties par par- par particularly Famous Players Free Free- Freeport port Free port Texas Tuns Woolworth ool orth and Tini Tini- Tini ken en Bearing Tho The closing clo ng was ivas strong sirens stron one une O ot orthe the tho features or of o the tho late lato trading was a 0 jump of or 90 points in Texas Pacific land trust to to-a to a new high record at on odd lot lol buying Man a riso of a 0 point In United States Steel led to a n broad d broader er or demand for other Industries American Smelting Woolworth and United States Slates Distributing were among amon- amon the Issues to advance two to thrE three thren points Sales up- up ap shar shares s |