Show PRICES ON American B Hj New Top Utilities Group Strong NEW YORK Dec 22 AP Ct r market prices advanced today fl i with the strength To sympathy athy stockS on the big board and andAin reflection of internal developments affecting several issues was comparatively heavy and th there steady demand iemand which lifted was a IL the more active issues 6 to 15 point many of them to new flEW high levels American B 33 advance around 14 points to a new tops tops' 63 65 on on buying encouraged by th offering of rights to subscribe tt class B stock at 20 a share on the basis of one new share for two shares of class A and B n vi hold Week end taking profit sent seii the issue down to 52 8 8 1 recovered to close around bS ur 6 2 1 points net Ford Motor Ltd again changed hands in large v vol volume l ume closing a higher at 16 14 Utilities showed group strength under the leadership of Electric Bond and Share which soared abt 14 points to a a. new high at 12 broke to 2 1591 2 1 and closed at up 10 points net Electric Power and Light closed up nearly 4 points at 29 20 3 also a new top Fede Fedei A United Gas Improvement an and others made substantial gains M Strong issues among the industrials indus indus- trials included Niles Bement Bohn Aluminum Gleaner Combine Harvester Ground Gripper Ha gart corporation Newton Steel n n when issued United States ai and foreign securities all of which e- e new high levels and aid S St Regis Paper Sparks With Withington ington Curtiss Aero Ex Export port Federal Screw Insurance Company of North America Pratt Lambert and Safeway Stores Stor Toddy corporation A reports it is to become a f Grocery Products corporation advancing more than a point neapolis Honeywell Regulator gained 4 points on improved ear ings Oils were irregular with Issues of the Standard group attracting the tle most support Mines were New Cornelia and N randa making small gains |