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USDA-MP: Daily Spot Quotations, Pg 1 (front page)

- Memphis, TN Cotton Program, MNB - 09-May-08

Spot quotations and differences are for cotton equal to the official standards, net weight, in mixed lots.    Upland quotations are
FOB car/truck, which includes compression and any brokerage charges. The upland base quality is color 41, leaf grade 4,
 staple 34 (1.05 to 1.07), mike 3.5, 3.6 and 4.3 to 4.9, strength 26.5 to 28.4 grams per tex and uniformity 80.5 to 81.4.
American Pima quotations are UD free, FOB warehouse, and brokerage fees included.

                   UPLAND SPOT PRICE QUOTATIONS        SPOT TRANSACTIONS

                                 Color 41  Color 31 Usuable sales provided
Growth        Basis                Leaf 4    Leaf 3 to Cotton Programs
Area          N.Y. Futures      Staple 34 Staple 35      Today        Season
               Points  Month    cents/lb. cents/lb.      bales         bales

Southeast      -750     Jul-08       64.05     65.05          0       137,124
North Delta    -950     Jul-08       62.05     63.55          0       143,929
South Delta    -950     Jul-08       62.05     63.55          0        27,660
East TX-OK     -930     Jul-08       62.25     64.25        453       150,047
West Texas     -930     Jul-08       62.25     65.25      2,688     1,063,039
Desert SW     -1250     Jul-08       59.05     64.55          0        29,428
SJ Valley     -1100     Jul-08       60.55     69.30          0         9,481
                                                    Upland total
Average        -980     Jul-08       61.75     65.07      3,141     1,560,708
Previous       -967     Jul-08       61.18     64.50


            AMERICAN PIMA SPOT PRICE QUOTATIONS

                        Grade 2   Grade 3   Grade 3    SPOT TRANSACTIONS
                      Staple 46 Staple 44 Staple 46
                                                           AP total
American Pima             104.50     84.00     89.00          0        12,553




NEW YORK FUTURES - CONTRACT NO. 2   2/              7-MARKET AVERAGE
COLOR 41 LEAF 4, STAPLE 34, MIKE 35-49,             BASE QUOTATIONS
STRENGTH 25 OR GREATER.                             FOR UPLAND COTTON

Month       Cents per pound                                Season high
                Today  Previous    Change              3/5/2008         79.16
Jul-08           71.55     70.85      0.70                 Season low
Oct-08           77.15     76.38      0.77            8/16/2007         50.34
Dec-08           80.23     79.35      0.88
Mar-09           84.57     83.67      0.90          EFFECTIVE  May 09 - May 15
May-09           85.96     85.08      0.88                 AWP          57.77
Jul-09           87.16     86.19      0.97             CC ADJ.           0.00
Oct-09           88.06     87.09      0.97                 LDP           0.00
Dec-09           88.81     87.76      1.05          EFFECTIVE  May 09 - May 15
Mar-10           90.46     89.54      0.92                 PCP           5.89
May-10           91.06     90.34      0.72





AVERAGE PREMIUMS AND DISCOUNTS - TENDERABLE QUALITIES 3/

                COLOR     COLOR     COLOR     COLOR      COLOR
                    11        21        31        41         51
 STAPLE 33
 LEAF 1 & 2         13        13        -8      -135       -280
     3               8         8       -18      -145       -293
     4             -95       -95      -135      -215       -323
     5            -213      -213      -235      -290       -445
 STAPLE 34
 LEAF 1 & 2        205       205       155        60       -160
     3             175       175       130        45       -188
     4             125       125        75         0       -243
     5             -53       -53      -103      -193       -343
 STAPLE 35
 LEAF 1 & 2        340       340       285       158       -110
     3             285       285       260       133       -133
     4             228       228       185        93       -188
     5             130       130        85       -95       -298

                COLOR     COLOR     COLOR
                    12        22        32
 STAPLE 33
 LEAF 1 & 2        -80       -80      -170
     3             -95       -95      -185
     4                         0
     5                         0
 STAPLE 34
 LEAF 1 & 2         80        80       -18
     3              65        65       -43
     4                         0
     5                         0
 STAPLE 35
 LEAF 1 & 2        195       195        55
     3             170       170        23
     4                         0
     5                         0

1/  Settlement prices provided by New York Cotton Exchange.  2/ The average of the
differences from the Southeast, North and South Delta average, East Texas-Oklahoma,
West Texas, and Desert Southwest markets.


Cotton Program, Market News Branch
3275 Appling Rd
Memphis, TN  38133
(901) 384-3016
www.ams.usda.gov/cotton/mncs/index.htm


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