CIJENE VUNE

MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 28. siječnja 1998. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 914n Med merino 21m 697 Fine merino 20m 793n Med merino 22m 666 Broad merino 23m 582 Comeback 25m 556n Broad merino 24m 569 Comeback 26m 543n Fine Xbred 27m 521n Med Xbred 29m 490n Fine Xbred 28m 497n Med Xbred 30m 465n Med Xbred 31m 455n Merino cardings 421 Xbred cardings 385n Eastern mkt ind 637 Australia wool indicator drops 18 cents to 637c/kg MELBOURNE, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator dropped 18 cents to 637 cents a kg clean on Wednesday at sales in Sydney and Adelaide, Wool International said. All merino fleece lost ground with 19 micron one percent cheaper, 20m 3.5 percent dearer, 21m two percent cheaper, 22/23m 2.5 percent cheaper, 24/26m three percent cheaper and 25m four percent cheaper. Merino skirtings of 21m and finer were up to five percent cheaper for most descriptions. In a weak crossbreds market, 27m fell up to 3.5 percent, 28m up to 1.5 percent, 29m up to one percent, 30m by five percent and 31m by up to four percent. In cardings, lambs were up to four percent cheaper, locks up to six percent cheaper and crutchings two percent cheaper. WI said Japanese interests and locals mills were the principal operators. Of the 27,348 bales offered, 27.2 percent were passed in. Sales continue on Thursday in Sydney and Adelaide with about 31,000 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. 291148 MET jan 98