Statistics New York, Feb. 3.
According to statistics compiled by the New York Cotton Exchange for the week ended February 3, supplies of cotton brought into sight for the season totalled 7,652,000 bales, show-
2 ing am increase of 116,000 bales over last week and a decrease of 3,605,000 bales from the corresponding week of ings to United States mills reached 3,808,000 bales, showing increases over last week end the corresponding week in 1938 of 142,000 and 303,000 bales, respectively.
Exports from United States ports since August 1, 1938 totalled 2,348,000 bales, an increase of 70,000 bales over the previous week and a decrease of '1,733,000 bales from the corresponding week of last year. These exports included: 571,000 bales to Japan; 32,800 bales to China Proper; 900 bales to Manchoukuo and Dairen; 13,600 bales io French Indo-China; 321,000 beles to Great Britain and 325,000 bales to 4 Germany.
Stocks in United States ports and interior towns were estimated at 6,018,000 bales, representing a contraction of 93,000 bales compared with last week, but were higher by 242,000 bales compared with the corresponding period last year.
The world's visible supply was placed at 9,520,000 bales, compared with 9,624,000 bales during the previous week and 9,387,000 bales during the same. week in 1938. American contributions amounted to 7,220,000 bales.
American cotton forwarded to mills of the world since August 1 (Excluding linters) touched the level of 6,- 067,000 bales, showing an advance of 216,000 bales over the preceding week, but decreased by 441,000 bales com: pared with the same week in 1938—Reuter.
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