Show CURB MART HOLDS MODERATELY FIRM NEWYORK May 17 P Thc P The I-The The curb was vas moderately firm rm throughout Tuesdays Tuesday's market marlet although closing cosing prie prices were under the te best besL A hand hand- ful ul o of specialties showed sa gains is of a 3 point or so but in most instances net changes were fractional Electric Bond Share a little easy in n the early trading rallied raffled fractionally fractionally fraction fraction- ally aly and was joined by a number of ot other utilities including Commonwealth Common Common- wealth Eison Edison Columbia Gas preferred pro pre erred extended its is re reaction to a new low ow but senior equities of or Bond Share advanced Firmes Firmness of or specialties brought more active buying into Woolworth Ltd td which more than regained Mondays Mondays Monday's Mondays Monday's Mon Mon- days day's loss Joss Moderate transfers of or Mapes Japes Consolidated Manufacturing found the quotation more than 3 points point higher Singer Siger was inactive |