Show PRICES FIRMER IN BOND MART Copper Group T Takes akes Lead Utilities Suffer From Profit Taking NEW YORK Dec 22 AP AP- AP Prices firmed up a bit after early weakness ss in the bond market marlet toda today buying apparently being in sympathy sympathy sym sym- pathy with th the advance in stockS stock prices pries Trading was dull dul and light total sales being slightly less than S Coppers again were cre in the lead lead Anaconda Ana 79 rising 4 points and Andes 2 points Barnsdall I were vere wee bought bough at fractionally higher i 1 leveis eves ts in co contrast to fo declines Inmost in most mot other oils ls especially Transcontinental Transcontinental Trans Trans- continental Oil Oi 6 1 l which yielded a point pint Small Smal gains were registered regis regis- ered by V Westinghouse Bs Ss Lew Loews Loew's Js Os International Cement Ss Bush Terminal Building 59 and others others' There was some profit taking causing caus- caus lag ing ng declines In Republic Iron ron and Ste SteePS l 5 1 l General General Asphalt t Gs Cs 5 I 1 l Kayser Co 5 S 1 l and Youngstown Sheet and Tube Tub 51 S' S Profit taking was felt fel also In the tile u utility group where Intern International t at I Telephone and Telegraph convert convert- convertible rt ble bIe 4 l 28 1 which ha a fairy st ady I rising during the thc week ee slumped more than a a point Ohio Public Service Ser yielded more than 2 points Public Service of New NeW Jersey Jersey Jer Jer- Jer se sey 4 l I however g gained lne a point The foreign list Was as a abit bit bi more more active foren Fiat is with warrants ex exten extended extended ex- ex ten tended ed their re recent ent gains gans another 5 I points and there dev developed fairly heavy buying of Irish Free St State te Ss and Bolivian government Ss United St States tes government obligations obligations obliga obliga- showed some improvement tons A I |