Dow Industrials Retreat Further
NEW YORK, March 19 (AP) ÛÓ The Dow Jones industrial average re treated further from the 1,000 level at the stock market turned in a mixed and erratic showing yesterday.</br></br>The trend of stock prices varied widely from one industry group to another. Oil issues sold off, but savings and loan issues were strong following the recent decline in interest rates.</br></br>Some brokerage-house issues also moved up on word of Prudential InsuranceÛªs plans to acquire Bache Group.</br></br>The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials, which had crossed 1,000 briefly early in the week, dropped 7.48 points to 986.58.</br></br>York; Exxon was down l'/a at 68; Mobil dropped 1% to 64'/t, Superior Oil 2% to 211%, and Cities Service 4% to 42%.