Bargaining on Cotton

THE RISING TREND in cotton prices was halted, albeit tempora-rily. What prompted sellers to of-fer cotton at prices well below the previous week's levels, is the re-quisitioning by the authorities Even so, there was some recovery at the close of the week when sel-lers of quality cotton refused to oblige the buyers on the latter's terms. This led to a rise of Rs 10 to Rs 15 per candy in the Kalyan and Madhya Bharat varieties of cotton. Whether the recovery will