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

PIMA Sheet # 246 - - - effective: 12/21/98

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: 21-Dec-98
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|        |                            GRADE                |Mike      |Points     |
| STAPLE |    1       2       3       4       5       6    |Ranges    |Per Pound  |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|        |                                                 |26 & Below       -2200|
|   44   |  100.25  100.00   98.00   89.00   71.00   56.00 |27-29            -1700|
|        |                                                 |30-32            -1250|
|        |                                                 |33-34             -400|
|   46   |  100.75  100.50   98.50   89.50   71.00   56.00 |35 & Above           0|
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Desert Southwest
USDA Published: 21-Dec-98
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|        |                            GRADE                |Mike      |Points     |
| STAPLE |    1       2       3       4       5       6    |Ranges    |Per Pound  |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|        |                                                 |26 & Below       -2300|
|   44   |   99.25   99.00   97.00   92.00   70.75   55.75 |27-29            -1800|
|        |                                                 |30-32            -1350|
|        |                                                 |33-34             -500|
|   46   |  100.00   99.75   97.75   92.75   70.75   55.75 |35 & Above           0|
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