Show QUIET STI STRENGTH MARKS STOCKS Rails Supported Oils Are Arc Sluggish Silver r 1 NEW YORK 24 Dy 24 By The AssocIated pr Qu el Quiet strength characterized today's stock slack with tears rears of stiffening I a a of money rates lr a td d at least temporarilY pools had little difficulty In at- at at attracting trading a professional prof I following In 11 Ina laa It a score or mor more select selected d Issues but public Interest was WIlS pathetic and trading was comparatively cly dull Covering by timid shorts accelerated cd ed the tho advance In a few specialties Rails Ralls received good buying support on the strength of the August earn earn- earnings earnings ings statements now low being pub pub- published pub published The advance III In the Van an Issues was vas resumed at al altho atthe atthe the tho opening but died down around noon when such favorites as New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Central Atchison Southern Railway Hallway Atlantic Coast Line and Delaware Hudson were marked up UI In brisk fashion OILS HE SLUGGISh Except lor tor a 11 few foreign n pro pro- producers producers pro producers such as General Asphalt the oils were sluggish a cut In Meg Mal Magnolia foils nolia Crude apparently acting ns as asa asa a depressing Influence Recent strengths strength of Union Oil of or Califor Call California Cor- Cor Cornia nia was explained l by the report that the tho company had undertaken development development work In Venezuela The decline h In sliver silver metal to the tho lowest price In over ten tell years ears probably accounted for forthe forthe the tho backwardness S of the coppers several of ot hare large producers producers ers era of the tIe white metal NEW TOP New Peak prices for a year or longer lonser were re attained b by Advance common Lambert Com Corn Company Company pany and Wilson Company pre pre- pre preferred erred while Texas Gulf Gult SUlphur duplicated Its record high high- before the thc end of the third hour sub sub- substantial Sub Substantial gains also were recorded by Adams Express International Harvester International Telephone Coca Cola and American Power 6 Light The rhe closing was strong the at- at attention at attention drawn to the possibility of stock dividends by corporations with large surpluses created nn an eager demand for high priced shares In the late trading Texas Gulf Sulphur and Commercial Sol Solvents ol- ol vents U 33 rose more than 6 points and U S Steel Cast Iron Pipe Ppe AmerIcan and Loose Viles Biscuit 31 sold 3 to S 5 points higher Warner Pictures A extend extend- extended extended extended ed Its I gain to nearly 10 poInts Nickel Plate and Chesapeake Ohio OhIo however broke 6 5 below bolow their early high spot Total sales ap approximated ap- ap shares |