An apparatus for externally controlling one or more brakes on a vehicle having a pressurized fluid braking system. For the text area, neighboring black pixels are connected to perform character determination in a unit of a rectangle obtained by connecting the black pixels. The results may include a list of bidders, an indication as to the bidder whose inquiry matches best with the offer, or both. A loop area is provided in the printer for accumulating one of the sections of the perforated paper stock.