CIJENE VUNE

MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 18. ožujka 1997. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 879 Med merino 21m 703 Fine merino 20m 749 Med merino 22m 660 Broad merino 23m 556 Comeback 25m 519 Broad merino 24m 529 Comeback 26m 506n Fine Xbred 27m 498n Med Xbred 29m 488 Fine Xbred 28m 492n Med Xbred 30m 477 Med Xbred 31m 472n Merino cardings 455 Xbred cardings 394n Eastern mkt ind 623 RTRS-Australian wool indicator falls 3c to 623c/kg MELBOURNE, March 18 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator fell three cents to 623 cents a kg clean on Tuesday at sales in Sydney and Melbourne, Wool International said. Merino fleece was mostly cheaper, with 19 micron one percent cheaper, 20/21/25m slightly cheaper, 22m unchanged and 23/24m 0.5 percent cheaper. Merino skirtings of 19/20/21m were one percent cheaper and 22m slightly dearer, it said. In crossbreds, 26m was up to one percent cheaper, 27/28/31m 0.5 percent cheaper and 29/30m one percent cheaper. In cardings, merino lambs were generally unchanged, crossbred lambs and locks one percent cheaper, and crutchings two percent cheaper. WI said Japanese interests including China were principal buyers with support from Taiwan and Western Europe. Of the 28,033 bales offered, 7.3 percent were passed in. Sales continue Wednesday in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle with about 42,700 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. 191034 MET mar 97