Fresno Cotton Exchange
P.O. Box 11486
Fresno, Ca. 93773-1486
(209) 226-6181

PIMA Sheet # 218 - - - effective: 10/30/97

AMERICAN PIMA SPOT QUOTATIONS

American Pima quotations are for cotton equal to the Official Standards, net weight, in mixed lots, uncompressed, FOB warehouse.

San Joaquin Valley

USDA Published: 30-Oct-97
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|        |                            GRADE                |Mike      |Points     |
| STAPLE |    1       2       3       4       5       6    |Ranges    |Per Pound  |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|        |                                                 |26 & Below       -2300|
|   44   |  102.00  101.75   99.00   89.00   67.50   52.50 |27-29            -1800|
|        |                                                 |30-32            -1350|
|        |                                                 |33-34             -500|
|   46   |  102.50  102.25   99.50   89.50   67.50   52.50 |35 & Above           0|
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Desert Southwest
USDA Published: 30-Oct-97
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|        |                            GRADE                |Mike      |Points     |
| STAPLE |    1       2       3       4       5       6    |Ranges    |Per Pound  |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|        |                                                 |26 & Below       -2300|
|   44   |   99.00   98.75   96.75   85.50   65.25   51.25 |27-29            -1800|
|        |                                                 |30-32            -1350|
|        |                                                 |33-34             -500|
|   46   |   99.75   99.50   97.50   86.75   65.25   51.25 |35 & Above           0|
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