According to statistics compiled by the New York Cotton Exchange for the week ended July 2, supplies of cotton brought into sight thus far for the season totalled 13,016,000 bales, showing an increase of 61,000 bales ever last week and 705,000 bales over the corresponding week of last year Forwardings to United States mills during the period under review reached 7,961,000. bales, showing increases over last week and the corresponding week in 1936 of 92,000 bales and 2,099,999 bales, respective-
Exports from United States ports totalled 5,620,000 bales, an increase of 49,000 bales. over the previous week but a decrease of 505,000 bales from the corresponding week of last year. These exports included 1,55 000 to Japan, 26,000 bales to China, 1,176,000 bales to Great Britain acd 737,000 bales to Germany.
United States stocks (in ports and interim towns) reached a total of 2,112,000 bales, 79,000 "bales under last week and 643,000 bales under ihe corresponding period last of year.
The world's visible supply was listed at 5,301,00 bales, a decrease of 172000 bales from the previous week land 234000 bales from the corresponding week of last year.
American contributions amounted to 3284000 bales.
American cotton forwarded to mills of the world since August Ú (exclude bales, an in de of 210,000 bales ing linters) was listed at 12,994,000
er last week and' 1,313,000 bales over the corresponding period of year.—Reuter.
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