Show I BULLS CONTINUE MART CONTROL Stocks Stok Advance C In III Face liace l Trade of Sews I i NEW TonK April 13 By By ByThe The Associated Press Ie s Speculators I for Ce r the h advance continued in I control eOl of oC the Ih price movement mo In In today's loday market despite fre ftc frequent freI I quent flurries of ot selling In vari varl- various arlous ous groups groulS The I advance ance took tool lac in the face see of or several un on- unfavorable I favorable fu trade le developments dc such IT i a R decline 1 lIn in freight tr car load- load ins ing i 1 I reported slackening in the production of or and and- anda a I demand for tor Irl a further downward read- read readI I of or crude oil prices and andI I h retention of or relative r r tiff call callI 1 money me ney rates rate Numerous gains ains of ot I I 2 to 0 10 points wow wei partially off off- offset I I set ot by by-a few Cw new weak spots spoiL I 1111 1 I States Steel common l' l j held tl fairly steady despite the fact that Ihal the lie composite price prien for Cor fin fin- finI I J steel Is now at the lowest level since 1922 11 2 Buying Buln of the independent steels was stimulated hy IS merger rumors although Chair Chair- Chairman I man Juan Topping of ot the lIlo Republic Iron IronI j I Steel company insisted that the Ibe cllon of or three new directors to- to today toI today day was isiel ely Incidental to I changes in stock ownership and andI I Involved no change In the man man- management J or 11 policy of or that com corn 1 any pany Ian Superior Otis and Midland Steel Products preferred recorded I sharp P gains Rails nails were relatively quiet al although nI- nI nIl l though moderate mod rato gains Were wre re recorded re- re recorded corded by Southern Railway Lou Lou- Louisville LouIsville Nashville and Denver Rio Polo Grande Grando Western estern preferred OILS SINKING Oils experienced a sinking spell during durin the morning but rallied again in the afternoon Amuse Amuse- Amusement Amusement ment shares were bid up briskly at the expense of or an overcrowded I short interest with Warner arner Broth Broth- Brothers ers era and Pathe Patho in the tho forefront of or tho the advance ante Baldwin and andI I were prominent in the therise therise therise rise of ot the equipments while such specialties as National Biscuit Air Reduction Union Bag Dag Paper Colorado Fuel American Sumatra ra Tobacco and Gold Dust moved mo Into new high ground Commer Commer- Commercial I cia cial Solvents Solvent B D continued its sen sen- sensational rise jumping Jumping- 13 points to or more than 1 points above the years year's eals low The closing was strong Pivotal Industrials regained leadership of ol tho the market in lIt the final hour when popular leaders leader such as Baldwin ln General Motors Allied Chemical and International Har lIar Harvester ester vester moved up UI materially materIal Co Co- Columbia Columbia lumbia Gas touched a new peak peal at 95 Iii and Commercial Commer lal Solvents B Breached 3 reached 35 a gain of or 16 points point Total sales ales approximated shares |