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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 22. siječnja 1998. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 922n Med merino 21m 713n Fine merino 20m 821 Med merino 22m 684 Broad merino 23m 597 Comeback 25m 580n Broad merino 24m 587n Comeback 26m 559n Fine Xbred 27m 539n Med Xbred 29m 494n Fine Xbred 28m 504n Med Xbred 30m 491n Med Xbred 31m 473n Merino cardings 441 Xbred cardings 386n Eastern mkt ind 655 Australian wool indicator falls 6 cents to 655c/kg MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator fell six cents to 655 cents a kg clean on Thursday at sales in Melbourne, Wool International said. Merino fleece of 19/23 microns was two percent cheaper, 20m 0.5 percent dearer, 21m 0.5 percent cheaper, 22/24m up to 0.5 percent cheaper, 25m slightly dearer and 26m slightly cheaper. Merino skirtings of 19/20 microns were 1.5 percent cheaper, with others generally slightly cheaper. In cardings, merino lambs were generally unchanged and crossbred lambs four percent cheaper, while crutchings and washing and carbonising locks were six percent cheaper. WI said Japanese interests and Western Europe were principal operators. Of the 12,062 bales offered, 18.9 percent were passed in. In early Fremantle trading, merino fleece of 21/22m was generally unchanged, 23/25m fully firm and 24m one percent dearer. Sales continue next week in Sydney and Adelaide with about 59,000 bales to be offered. _________________________________________________________________ Bradford - cijene vune - 26. siječnja 1998. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 450 58s SUPER 337 66s SUPER 419 58s BLENDED 323 64s SUPER 378 56s SUPER 323 64s BLENDED 372 54s CARDED 310 60s SUPER 358 50s CARDED 276 60s BLENDED 350 58s ENGLISH 247 56s ENGLISH 241 50s ENGLISH 237 Bradford wool market reduces prices on currency LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Sterling's strength versus the dollar led to price reductions of as much as 12 pence per kilo in Bradford on Monday. traders said. Consequently there was little confidence that a firmer market would evolve from wool auctions scheduled over the next three days. One encouraging market feature was talk of a little more business by two or three leading firms. There was said to be no doubt that highly competitive prices applied, with this being the only way to sell in a declining market. However, to get new orders on the books is helpful when pressures have been building to reduce order books threatening machinery activity. Deliveries were reported to be going out but not very well, and there remains talk of the threat of short-time working in the spinning sector. 271142 MET jan 98