Cotton prices early advanced on good Bombay and Liverpool advices, and later further moved up on reports of weevil complaints and good textile buying. However, price movements were small. Closing quotations ruled from 3 to 5 points up.
Trading on the raw rubber market was quiet and featureless. Rumours of an increase in the rubber quota had little effect. At the close, gains of 3 to 15 points were registered.
Further improvement was noted on the Chicago Board of Trade. The firmness of cash and further mill buying, together with the large proportion of wheat entering the loan, had a bolstering effect. At the final bell, gains ranged from % to % cent, New York Cotton New York Rubber 941-41 +05 Dee. (N.C.)
935-35 +05 Jan. (N.C)
925 N. 405 Dec. 1925B +03 Mar. (N.C.) Jan, 1923B +06 919-19 +05 Mar. 19.19-19 +04 May (N.C) May 19.10 N. +15 9.02- N. +03 July (N.C)
882-82 +04 Oct. (N.C.)
N. Y. Sugar No.3 N. Y. Sugar No. 4 Mar. 1.20B-81A Dec. 0.727242 +02 May 1848-25 +01 B/A Mar, 0.7677 -+21
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