Cotton futures are showing gains of 25 to 45 points so far at midday despite weaker outside markets. Crude oil futures are $1.13 per barrel lower at$57.22. The US dollar index is up $0.069 to$97.745. Export Sales data as of the week ending on 12/11 has cotton export commitments at 6.183 million RB, 14% below last year. That is also 54% of the USDA projection and lags the 72% average sale pace. More News from Barchart The 12/24 online auction from The Seam showed sales of 6,914 bales at an average pri ...