Statistics New York, Mar. 10.
According to statistics compiled by the New York Cotton Exchange for the week ended March 10, supplies of cotton brought into sight thus far for the season totalled 8,084,000 bales. showing an increase of 90,000 bales over last week, but a decrease of 4.104,000 bales compared with the corresponding period in 1938.
Forwarding to United States mills eached 4,376,000 bales, showing in-"reases over the preceding week and he same week last year of 118,000 dales and 282,000 bales, respectively.
Exports from United States ports since August 1 amounted to 2.731.000 compared with 2,657.00 bales ast week and 4,644,000 bales the sare period last year. These exports included 670,000 bales to Japan; 372.- 300 bales to Great Britain; 368,000 rales to Germany; 39400 bales to Thina Proper; 16,200 bales to French Indo-China and 900 bales to Man-
*houkuo and Dairen.
The stock in United States ports ind interior towns was placed at 5,514,000 bales, compared with 5,615,- 300 bales last week and 5,590,000 bales the corresponding period last visible supply was estimated at 9,030,000 bales, showing decreases of 54,000 bales and 294,000 sales, respectively, compared with the previous week and the same period n 1938. American contributions during the period under review totalled 8,592,000 bales.
American cotton forwarded to mills of the world since August, 1, 1938. (excluding linters) reached 7,127,000 bales, showing an increase of 224,000 bales over last week but declined by 344,000 bales compared with the corresponding period last year.—Reuter.
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