Show CURB PRICES FIRM WITH SHORT BUYING By JOHN JOUN L L. L COOLEY COOLE Associated Press Financial Writer NEW YORK Dec 5 5 Prices Prices stead led on the curb Sa Saturday as short covered for lor the week Improvement Improve ment was narrow and a few stock stocks sold off but for tor the most part small net gains were the rule Utilities developed a fair fall degree of firmness on repurchases for the short accounts Electric Bond Li Share ruled above 15 and closed a at 15 58 8 where it was up 3 3 The stock was actively traded coincident i with news that it had acquired a majority majority ma ma- of Electric Power Light common in which it previously had hada a third one-third Interest UnIted Light A American Gas Gat Electric and Utilities Power Li Light B fiB firmed ant and Consolidated Gas of Baltimore sagged the latter losing a couple 01 oj points on a few v transactions In the specialties Ford of worked lower closing half halt a point oft off Mining also cased eased bul bu Deere Cord Corporation and AlumInum Aluminum Alum Alum- mum of America improved Oi or shares were quiet with prices closely close close- I ly approximating Fridays Friday's final quo |