New York, Sept. 17.
According to statistics compiled by the New York Cotton Exchange for the week ended September 17, supplies "of cotton brought into sight thus far for the season totalled 2,- 141,000 bales, showing an increase of 537,000 bales over last week and of 789,000 bales oyer the corresponding period last' year.
Forwardings to United States mills during the period under review reached 542,000 bales, showingyan increase of 79,000 bales from last week, but decreased by 37,000 bales from the same week in 1936, Exports from United States ports amounted to 527,000 bales, representing increases of 157,000 bales and 197,000 bales over last week, and the corresponding period last' respectively.
Stocks at New York were placed nil: the same conditions being recorded for last week and the same week in 1936, United States stocks (in ports and interior towns) touched the total 3,032,000 bales, showing an increase of 806,000 bales over the previous week and of 156,000 bales from the corresponding period last year.
The world's visible supply on September 17, was given as 5,420,000 bales, representing an increase' of 361,000 bales from a week ago and of 174,000 bales from the same week in 1936. Of this amount, American contributions totalled 3,960,000 bales.
American cotton forwarded to mills of the world (excluding linters) was listed at 1,062,000 bales, compared with 899,000 bales last' week and 967,000 bales the same week in 1936.—Reuter.
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