New York, Feb. 5.
Stock prices in Wall Street to-day ruled firm and finally closed from fractions to about 4 points higher. The market rallied slowly, with a little profit-taking being readily absorbed. Short covering was a factor. At the same time, the recommendations of "little business men" at the Washington Conference for halting the recession, most of which were approved by President Roosevelt, were regarded as constructive. Steels, coppers and aircrafts responded to the possibility of a larger increase in naval building. Meanwhile, Wall Street is still rather bearish regarding the rally, which is chiefly technical. The ' turnover amounted to 450,000 shares.
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