Rails and Oils Lead Renewed Stock Upturn
NEW YORK, Jan. 17 UP).ÛÓThe stock market made an uneven advance today with railroad shares providing much of the power. t</br></br>NEW YORK, Jan. 17 UP).ÛÓThe stock market made an uneven advance today with railroad shares providing much of the power. t Û¢It was the sixth average 'rise in the last seven sessions. But instead of a broad general for*: ward move, strength was concentrated in a few favored groups.</br></br>Activity on the upside came in spurts, boosting transactions to the largest total of* the week so farÛÓ1,590,000 shares compared with ,1,430,000 Wednesday.</br></br>. The Associated Press 60-stock average was up 50 cents at $100.80, at which point it was lesS than a dollar below its 21-year high of S101.50. Rails had by far the best showing, up $1;' industrials were ahead 30 cents and utilities unchanged.</br></br>AnacondaÛªs stock was the second most actively traded today, finishing 1% higher at 52%, while Santa Fe had a rise of 1% at 78%.