Rails Buoyant, General Trend Highly Mixed
NE\tf YORK, March 13 UPI.ÛÓ The stock market was barely able to hold its head above-water today in a session featured by highly mixed trends.</br></br>At times it appeared as though the market might go into a rally, but each time the flicker of life passed, and an air of quiet steadiness was resumed.</br></br>motors and some oils plus passing assistance from various major groups including late strength in the aircrafts.</br></br>In the closing phases of trading, the market lost most of its headway and added a few more issues to the minus side. The net result was a ragged mixture as shown by the averages but.with more issues ending higher than lower. Only three of the 15 most active issues were down.</br></br>The Associated Press average of 60 stocks lost 10 cents at $100.30 but the industrial component gained 10 cents, rails lost 20 cents, and utilities were down