BC-Cotton Bale (Dec 15, 2011)

NEW YORK (AP) – Cotton futures No. 2 closed $3.80 to $5.85 a bale higher Thursday.

The average price for strict low middling 1 & 1-16 inch spot cotton advanced 112 points to 83.06 cents per pound Thursday for the seven markets, according to the Market News Branch, Memphis USDA.

Source: http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=AP&date=20111215&id=14624667&rrurt=1&rrcontrolId=ratCntrlBinary