The more heavily traded March contract settled at 99.30 cents a pound.

The cotton contract for September delivery settled at 75.89 cents a pound.

October sugar settled 0.48 cent higher at 9.49 cents a pound.

The Canadian dollar is again declining, settling yesterday at 63.45 cents.

But most analysts figured that was a low estimate, and the consensus settled at 76 cents.

May heating oil settled 0.60 cent higher at 62.62 cents a gallon.

The euro later slipped back to settle at 87.87 cents.

October sugar settled 0.28 cent lower at 8.81 cents a pound.

The contract for March delivery settled at 63.70 cents a pound.

The contract for delivery in July settled at 91.86 cents a pound.