'A wide break in Finnish bonds was featured in an otherwise dull and narrow moving market today. Stock prices moved narrowly in the lightest trading recorded since early July, but steels, motors and coppers ruled firm. Traders ignored the drop in steel operations, resulting in the shutting of some furnaces for repairs. Late in the session, coppers rallied and showed small gains; utilities returned to the previous closing levels minor drops were witnessed in rails oils ruled firm; aviations presented a mixed appearance; and chemicals moved lower. Operators adopted a cautious attitude, largely due to the uncertainties prevailing in Europe, "new York Market Dull New York, Dec. 4. Prices on the New York Stock Ex-hange moved within a narrow margin in a quiet session today. Traders anticipate large amounts of tax selling coincident with the approach of the end of the year and say that this, together with further foreign liquidation, hanging over the market makes for further uncertain-business holds at high levels with many leading industries running at the highest rates in history. Unemployment, however, is still very large despite unusual i creases in Employment noted in certain manufacturing industries, notably the automobile, iron and steel industries.
Steels, motors and coppers were frm late in the session today without improved volume. Some leaders showed minute gains. Rails regist ed minor declines while utilities were virtually unchanged. Oils were firm, aircrafts were mixed and chemicals showed slight losses—United Press.
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