Since the issue of our last cir cular our market assumed a rather quiet aspect and practically no business of any importance has been recorded. Prices declined some there to four mace per picul when compared with the level ruling at the close of last week. The Ameri can cotton markets manifested de-lines throughout the week under review reaching the low level of 143 cents for Spot Middling, and the Indiak markets responded accordingly in that Broach cotton touched as low as Rps. 249 for April/May delivery an incident which has not. been experienced since the year 1921, Prices of some of the Indian grades ruled lower than the parity with those of the local staples of similar grades, and what with the shortage of the China crop generally it may be expected' that a further fair do-mand for the Indian staple will arise in dhe near future. It is re-
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