Stocks Again Ease; Select Issues Spurt
NEW. YORK, Feb. 26 W).ÛÓ'The stock market declined today, but there was very little pressure behind the move.</br></br>It was the second day of a reaction following a two-day advance, and the fall was if anything less convincing than the preceding rise.</br></br>There was a rush to buy after an announcement that Amerada had brought in another well in North Dakota, which could possibly open a new field in that State.</br></br>Northern Pacific, which has extensive land holdings in North Dakota and Montana, was the second most active issue up IVa at 69 %.</br></br>Other oils were lower by fractions to between 1 and 2 points, and there was marked activity on the downside.