New York, Oct. 23.
The cotton market early moderately advanced on trade and foreign buying and some covering by shorts. Later, irregularity developed on the inactivity of operators, and the market closed quiet with qüotetions ranging from 4 points up to 6 points down.
After early advancing on encouraging cables, covering and trade buying, prices in the rubber market today partially reacted, especially near months, on switching, hedging and belated' liquidation. "At the close, quotations ranged from 18 points down to 2 points up.
Wheat prices in Chicago today opened moderately higher on some foreign "buying and covering but later reacted on profit taking, liqui-Gction and general selling. The steadiness of the corn market was ignored. At the final' bell, losses of to 24 cent were recorded.
New York Cotton Yew York Rubber pee. 902-08 +04 jan. 895 M +04 Mar. 883-83—02
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