CIJENE PAMUKA NA BURZI U NEW YORKU

U.S. pamuk prodaja na tržištu - 22. srpnja 1997. _________________________________________________________________ Ukupna prodaja na 7 tržišta u SAD-u 4,301 (13,160 prijašnji dan) Prosiječna cijena 1-1/16 inch cotton 72,20 centi (72,20 prijašnji dan) _________________________________________________________________ NEW YORK - pamuk zatvaranje - 22. srpnja 1997. _________________________________________________________________ MJE. ZADNJA OTVA NAJ- NAJ- ZATVA- NAGODBE RANJE VIŠA NIŽA RANJE OCT7 74.65 74.80 75.10 74.50 74.50 74.58 DEC7 74.60 74.85 75.15 74.45 74.50 74.58 MAR8 75.90 76.15 76.37 75.80 75.80 75.85 MAY8 76.80 76.85 76.80 76.80 76.45 76.50 JUL8 77.00 77.30 77.00 77.00 76.90 76.95 OCT8 75.00 74.80 75.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 DEC8 74.10 74.40 74.40 74.10 74.10 74.10 MAR9 75.30 74.90 75.00 MAY9 75.70 75.20 75.30 JUL9 75.90 75.40 75.50 NYCE cotton settles unchanged in thin trade NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuter) - NYCE cotton futures settled flat across the board on Wednesday after hovering close to unchanged throughout the session, floor sources said. Prices stood slightly higher throughout the afternoon, with the benchmark December contract hitting its high of 75.15 cents amid light trade buying. The speculators came in ahead of the close to pressure prices. Volume was thin at an estimated 6,000 lots as the market remains plagued by a lack of fundamental news. Monday's official volume was 4,240 lots. The benchmark December contract ended at 74.58 cents, having ranged from 75.15 to 74.45 cents. The weather remains mostly mild across the cotton belt and insects are under control, leaving players to look toward the U.S. Department of Agriculture's August supply and demand report, the first survey-based estimates of the season, for their next signal of where prices are headed. Players said the NYCE spec/hedge report released today was neutral for prices. The report showed the speculators to be holding a 12.1 percent net short position as of July 18 compared with a 14.8 percent net short position the previous week. 230917 MET jul 97