
Cotton futures are showing 15 to 23 point losses at midday, with thinly traded October down 105 points. The US dollar index is back up $0.415 on the day to $98.495, with crude oil futures up $0.75
Export Sales data showed a total of 105,373 RB of cotton sold in the week ending on August 14, back down from last week. Shipments also slipped back, at 123,292 RB in the week of 8/14.