MP_CN011                                                              5-Sep-08
American Pima quotations are for cotton equal to the Official Standards, net weight, in mixed lots, UD Free, FOB warehouse.    1/

AMERICAN PIMA SPOT QUOTATIONS 2/

        Leaf    Staple
                  44        46        48
   1      1     106.50    111.50    111.75
          2     106.25    111.25    111.75
          3     98.25     103.25    103.50
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          5
          6
   2      1     106.00    111.00    111.75
          2     105.50    110.50    111.25
          3     97.00     102.00    102.25          Mike
          4     89.75     94.75     95.50           Range        Diff.
          5                                         26 & Below   -1350
          6                                         27-29         -945
   3      1     99.50     104.50    105.25          30-32         -550
          2     97.50     102.50    103.75          33-34         -395
          3     89.00     94.00     96.00           35 & Above       0
          4     80.75     85.75     86.75
          5     75.25     76.25     77.50
          6
   4      1     80.50     85.50     86.50           Strength
          2     80.25     85.25     85.75           (Grams per Tex)
          3     80.00     85.00     85.00           Range        Diff.
          4     72.50     78.00     78.00           35.4 & Below -1050
          5     68.50     72.75     72.75           35.5-36.4     -800
          6                                         36.5-37.4     -550
   5      1                                         37.5 & Above     0
          2     62.50     69.75     69.75
          3     62.50     69.25     69.75
          4     62.50     63.75     63.75
          5     62.25     63.50     63.50           Extraneous Matter
          6                                         Level        Diff.
   6      1                                         Prep
          2     51.75     52.00     52.00           1             -610
          3     51.75     52.00     52.00           2             -895
          4     51.75     52.00     52.00           Other
          5     51.50     51.75     51.75           1             -515
          6     51.00     51.25     51.25           2             -835

1/  Pima spot quotations for color-leaf-staple combinations not quoted will be included as sales of those qualities which are reported.
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