Cotton—Cotton has ade about G mace on the local ie, a fair amount of activity ug been shown on the part of purchasers. On the Chinese Cotton Goods Exchange yesterday morning 16,900 piculs were dealt in, the closing quotations in the morning. being ax follows:—March 91.10 April 9145: May 31.90: Jun July '32.50: August ads quotations Shanghai 3 cal Yarn—During the week the price of yarn has advanced about Ti. 9, thanks to the strong demand that there" has been. for all. local ill products. Confidence seems 16 have established itself among the ann and cloth, and business hax been the not only in yarn but also in cloth.' Most of the forward hooking has een for April/May, but there hax been a certain amount also for neal possibly' for months even ther forward. Tt hat, in. Taek, eon one of the best weeks. perienced by the milly for a cone siderable time, and it ly understood that prices are on a satisfactory basis, Clearances have been and teal oped at of the week has vot yet been vetted, but. the fact that no sympathetic notion has n been suggested by any of the other mills indicates a distinct change in the outlook of the work= ere, Spat quotations tory ax." follows:—10'
137/140: 16'% 188/148:
On the Chinese Cotte yesterday ning when' a total of 17,100 bales was dealt 4 the prices weres—Mareh 1: April 145220: May 14640: June: 146,60 Egyptian Cotton—Sakellaridis, Bengal May noon clos-
3.50: April 246,50: June 250: July 251.60:
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