Dow Gains 3 but Is Down 32 for Week
NEW YORK, Sept 6ÛÓThe release of August employment figures failed to rouse Wall Street today, with the stock market ending only slightly higher despite a strong rally in the bond market</br></br>NEW YORK, Sept 6ÛÓThe release of August employment figures failed to rouse Wall Street today, with the stock market ending only slightly higher despite a strong rally in the bond market 3011.63.	It was the first gam in five sessions but left the 30-share average with a loss of 31.97 points for the week. Losing stocks slightly outnumbered advancing issues. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 166.4 million shares.</br></br>The Labor Department reported this morning that the jobless rate held steady at 6.8 percent of the work force in August. But the closely watched figure of non-farm jobs increased by 34,000. That was higher</br></br>Economists were split over whether the figures would prmnpt the Federal Reserve to push down interest rates to get the economy moving faster. Many said that the Fed was Btely to act, but Dot right away.</br></br>Among individual issues, PepsiCo continued to ahp amid worries about its snack food and beverage businesses. PepsiCo fell % to 29ft.