All Divisions Share Rise
NEW YORK, Feb. 24 WÛÓThe stock-market ' advanced to a new high mark-for thc'^resent year today In its fifth straight rise.</br></br>It currently is near its record high established last Sept. 23 just before President Eisenhower suffered a heart attack that sent the stock market into a major reaction.</br></br>The advance was a moderate affair, but all divisions were favored by good plus signs. Gains frequently ranged from 1 to around 2 points and some were larger. There was a fair share of minus signs, but they werenÛªt concentrated.</br></br>The market's present advance has been ascribed to Wall Street hopes that President Eisenhower will run again.</br></br>Prices were higher at the start with trading fast enough to force the tape to lag as much as two minutes in reporting transactions. The congestion was brief. Although the rise never was extensive, it held around its best until late in the day; A final flurry of trading helped to boost the daily total of transactions but didnÛªt change the price picture very much.