Show LITTLE CHANGE CHANG NOTED ON CURB NEW YORK March 2 24 Narrow 24 VP Narrow changes occurred during a dull dul curb m market session Thursday Y A slight sag in the utilities gave the list a downward drift drUt after er an art early eary period of firmness in oils ois which subsequently turned dul dull Demand for petroleum issues lacked much depth however and after moderate moderate mod mod- erate advances had ha been scored in inthe inthe the he group inquiry slackened and the general jeneral list lit embarked on a n slow sag in n which utilities figured largely Trading was dull du but the te market had hada a hea heavy undertone I Announcement of higher prices for tori crude effective April Apri 1 1 directed speculative speculative spec spec- attention to the oil oi shares shares shares' Gulf Gul rallied about a point on the move and Stand Standard rd of Indiana firmed above 16 10 However top levels were not retained when other groups began beean begano to o slide American Superpower and Niagara Hudson were fairl fairly active several 1000 share blocks of each cach changing hands Electric Bond new sagged about 2 points but traded quietly Commonwealth Edison weakened and American Amerian G Gas S and ad Electric was quoted ed lower lo United Gas whose 1931 earnings were vere equal to 7 cents a common common com mon share against 27 cents cent in 1930 held stead steady The company's total I assets declined slightly l last st ye year r. r On December 31 it had notes and loans loas payable to the amount of which represented a reduction of more than for the year ear Industrials ls cased eased Swift Swi cional Deere New Jersey Zinc and Glen Alden Coal among others were reactionary although moderately so Aluminum of or America met a somewhat somewhat some what better beter demand |