New York, Mar. 10.
The cotton market opened firm and fairly active and, after an intermediate reaction, closed steady on trade buying and short covering, with prices 4 to 5 points above yesterday's closing levels.
The market for raw rubber futures ruled quiet and featureless. After an initial decline prompted by a lack of interest rather than any pressure to sell prices partially recovered in mpathy with the action of securities and closed 2 to 6 points off as compared with yesterday's final quotations.
Wheat futures in Chicago continued firm on unfavourable weather reports and the firmness of corn, finishing unchanged to № cent per bushel higher.
New York Cotton New York Rubber Mar. 8.79-80 +08
May 16.71-12—06
May 840-40 +05 July 817-18 +08 July Oct, 714-1 +05 Sept. Dec. 7.70-71 +05 Dec. Jan. 769-69 +04
16.66-67—02 16.66-66—03
16.06-06—05
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