New York, April 23 (AP)ÛÓThe stock market chugged ahead haltingly today and made new records in some averages because they already were at histohic high levels. Trading was active.</br></br>The list rose from the start and reached its highest level around mid-session. Thereafter, gains were pared somewhat.</br></br>The Dow-Jones industrial average was up as much as 3.70 at 12:30 p.m. but cut this gain to 1. 5 by the close, nevertheless posting a historic high of Û÷.16.41.</br></br>The big financial event of the day was ChryslerÛªs offering to subscribe to 5,611,360 shares of its common stock at $48 a share, at the rate of one share for each seven shares held of record today.</br></br>Chrysler common was steady to a little higher at the start of trading but gradually wilted. It closed with a loss of 1 at 54% on turnover of 120,200 shares, making it the most active issue.