link paywalled lmgtfy.com/?q=http://www.wsj.com/articles/cotton-jumps-on-lower-foreca Cotton prices rose to a nearly three-month high on Monday on expectations of a drop in U.S. supply. The National Cotton Council said over the weekend that it expects the number of U.S. acres planted with cotton in the spring to fall by 15% from 2014 to the lowest level in six years.