Show BONDS BONDS' CLOSE IS UNEVENTFUL Prices Firm in Spite J of of's s 's Selling e II Ing NEW YORK YORi Dec 31 AP The AP-The The bond market to today y closed closed the year with wills wih one of of the most Uneventful tul sessions of 1927 Tte Pha relatively ly lym small smail m l volume of of knew new offerings about for othe the tho week Ycek combined combined com cons with wih cont continued d easy time money rates contributed to o n an undertone un un- o of firmness despie despite year year- end realizing and antI and readjustment of accounts Total al sales on the last d day were slightly more th than n somewhat under the average for short Saturday s sessions Practically the only only- signs of ac activity aCtivity aC- aC were displayed by some o othe of oZ the recently popular popular- con convertible issues ss s's cs such as Andes Copper 75 Liquid Carbonic 65 Continental Bag Bg and nd Paper C s and Brooklyn Union Gas Gys All Al these bonds made rather sharp advances d but closed cosed well wel under this years year's peaks established l hed earlier earler In the week Moderate buIn buying of St. St Paul Is Issues Issues Is- Is I sues in further further reflection reflection- of an ex ex- early interstate interstate- commerce commission ru ruling ng on the roads road's re reorganization re- re reorganization organization gave save these f securities an n appearance of firmness Trans Transactions Transactions Trans Trans- actions however were were not large Issues which were outstanding leadens leaders lead lead- ers ens during the tho year su such h as Erie Chesapeake corporation 55 Rock flock Island and Missouri Pacific 55 all ali held firm fi but attracted only perfunctory attention It I appeared generally that traders trade were Ignoring ignoring ignoring ing the high grade gade investment bonds pending the next major develop- develop ment The foreign group was steady asa asa as asa a whole with wih firm tendencies among the French Fench and Latin American se se- se Trading hero was in Unusually unusually un un- usually small smal volume even for tor a brief session Total sales of all al fe federal eral government government government govern govern- ment obligations amounted to less tiran and prices were vir virtually virtually vir- vir 11 unchanged |