Show HELD TO GROOVE Shorts Disappointed at Market Market Mar Mar- ket Opening Bulls Make No Headway By JOHN L. L COOLEY Associated Press Financial Writer NEW YORK March 3 Thc iP-Thc The curb market slipped Into a narrow Groove Tuesday for neither speculative side was able to make much headway Shorts who had anticipated A a further fur fur- ther tiler decline at the opening in view of Mondays Monday's decline were disappoint disappoint- ed The selling had dried up over over- night Encouraged by the firmness of the Initial dealings operators for forthe forthe the advance made a few lev gestures In hi Inthe hithe the utilities but their work was largely futile Little attention was paid to possible important tant realignments in the electric power field In New York state as the result of United Unit corporations corporation's prospective pros pros- acquisition of a dominant po position In Niagara Hudson through the exchange with wit St. St Regis Paper In other groups the market market- was somewhat selective selective- Mead Johnson continued its riso after early profit profit- taking and easily regained a loss of more than a point Great Atlantic Pacific was strong trading in iii the usual odd lots Aluminum of America also improved but more active Issues displayed a tendency to sag Mining was firm as the usual quarterly dividend was voted Associated Rayon preferred rose rone a couple of points Oils were listless Cities Service was quietly offered easing about half halfa a point Other petroleum issues traded infrequently There was little or no activity In Inthe Inthe the investment trusts United Founders met support after a small smal recession Call money renewed on the curb at 2 per cent |