Upwards of 500,000 workers are now employed in our cotton factories, and it has been estimated that at least 4,000,000 persons in this country are dependent upon the cotton trade for subsistence.

Futures are sittin g11 to 28 points in the black. The cotton market ended the Thursday session with 11 to 37 point losses, despite trading higher overnight. March futures printed a 158 point range ...

Cotton futures are trading with slight 6 to 34 point losses at Wednesday’s midday. Crude oil prices are trading with losses of $0.19/barrel. The US dollar index is back down $0.051 to $100.775.