Show UNDERTONE OF BOND MART RULES STEADY NEW YORK Dec 27 ff Price W-Price Price changes in bonds were generally small Thursday but the undertone was steady in moderately active trad trad- Ing lug A few utility issues showed gains but jut recent softness was again in evidence evi dence near the close Issues showing losses of small fractions to a point included Columbia Gas Consolidated Consolidated Consoli dated Gas 5 l and North American company 55 American and Foreign Power moved against the trend to gain a point |