Small Gains Held Despite Late Selling
NEW YORK, Feb. 15 Ml.ÛÓ The stock market managed to squeeze* out a small gain today, despite late selling, to halt a three-day decline.</br></br>Most of the marketÛªs strength was dissi oated in the final hour, the heaviest of the day, and the plus signs maintained only Ûªa1 small majority.	1</br></br>The Associated Press average of 69 stocks added 20 cents at S9P.?0, the first gain this week,! but the showing was not impressive.</br></br>Things started out fine from the standooint of the bulls. The 1 market ooened in a healthy i frame of mind and maintained</br></br>There wasnÛªt much more the bulls could ask forÛÓexcept more volume. That they didnÛªt get. Business contracted each hour through the fourth as prices still maintained their, forward edge.