CIJENE VUNE

MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 13. ožujka 1997. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 888 Med merino 21m 704 Fine merino 20m 750 Med merino 22m 660 Broad merino 23m 559 Comeback 25m 520n Broad merino 24m 531 Comeback 26m 510n Fine Xbred 27m 501n Med Xbred 29m 493n Fine Xbred 28m 494 Med Xbred 30m 483n Med Xbred 31m 475n Merino cardings 467 Xbred cardings 397n Eastern mkt ind 626 RTRS-Australian wool indicator rises 1c to 626c/kg MELBOURNE, March 13 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator rose one cent to 626 cents a kg clean on Thursday at sales in Sydney and Geelong, Wool International said. Merino fleece was mixed, with 19/24 microns 0.5 percent cheaper, 20m slightly dearer, 21m one percent dearer, 22m 0.5 percent dearer, 23m unchanged, and 25/26m slightly cheaper. Merino skirtings were up to one percent dearer, it said. In crossbreds, 27m was unchanged, 28m slightly dearer, 29m 0.5 percent dearer, and 30/31m slightly cheaper. In cardings, lambs were unchanged, with locks one percent dearer and crutchings slightly dearer. WI said Japanese interests, China and Western Europe were principal buyers with good support from most sectors. Of the 20,977 bales offered, 7.2 percent were passed in. Sales continue next week in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle with about 118,000 bales to be offered. _________________________________________________________________ Bradford - cijene vune - 17. ožujka 1997. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 526 58s SUPER 387 66s SUPER 484 58s BLENDED 368 64s SUPER 429 56s SUPER 347 64s BLENDED 416 54s CARDED 330 60s SUPER 404 50s CARDED 325 60s BLENDED 382 58s ENGLISH 273 56s ENGLISH 261 50s ENGLISH 258 Bradford wool - Currency values call the tune LONDON, March 17 (Reuter) - Currency factors dominated the market with a strong Australian dollar keeping up the price of imported wool in the main consuming countries. Market sources also cited the fact that sterling was a little softer again, against the dollar and European currencies. The effect was to push up prices on tops, with better qualities mostly up two to three pence sterling. Higher quoted prices will not help move wool although some sources cited hopes that exporting to Europe might be less difficult. New business was quiet but with some opportunities in the home market. Deliveries were going out well with some sectors reasonably placed for activity, if not profits. 181046 MET mar 97