New York, Oct, 29.
According to statistics compiled by the New York Cotton Exchange for the week ended October 29, supplies of cotton brought into sight for the season totalled 6,752,000 bales, show. ing an increase of 652,000 bales over last week, and of 541,000 bales over the corresponding period of last year.
Forwardings to U.S. mills during ihe period under review reached 1,807,000 bales, showing an increase of 264,000 bales over last week, but a decrease of 344,000 bales compared with the same week in 1936.
Exports from United States ports totalled 1,590,000 bales, an increase of 237,000 bales over the previous week and of 42,000 bales over the corresponding period of last year. These exports included 77,000 bales to Japan; 11,000 bales to China etc.; 449,000 bales to Great Britain and 201,000 bales to Germany.
There were no stocks of cotton in New York during the period under review, the same condition as was witnessed last week and the same period the previous year.
United States stocks (in ports and interior towns) reached a total 5,349,000 bales, showing increase from lost week and the corresponding period of last year of 156,000 bales ena 300,000 bales, respectively.
The world's visible supply was listed at 8,225,000 bales, of which American contributions totalled 6,- 676,000 bales, American cotton forwarded to mille of the world (excluding linters) was listed at 2,957,000 bales, showing an increase of 403,000 bales over last week and a decrease of 291,000 bales from the corresponding period in 1036.—Reuter,
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