CIJENE VUNE

MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 19. ožujka 1997. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 884 Med merino 21m 701 Fine merino 20m 746 Med merino 22m 657 Broad merino 23m 553 Comeback 25m 516n Broad merino 24m 526 Comeback 26m 506n Fine Xbred 27m 499n Med Xbred 29m 493n Fine Xbred 28m 489n Med Xbred 30m 480n Med Xbred 31m 467n Merino cardings 455 Xbred cardings 394n Eastern mkt ind 622 RTRS-Australian wool indicator falls 1c to 622c/kg MELBOURNE, March 19 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator eased one cent to 622 cents a kg clean on Wednesday at sales in Sydney and Melbourne, Wool International said. Merino fleece of 19 microns was slightly dearer, and 20-25m 0.5 percent cheaper, while merino skirtings were mostly unchanged, it said. In crossbreds, 26m was unchanged, 27m slightly dearer, 28m 0.5 percent cheaper, 29m one percent dearer, 30m 0.5 percent dearer and 31m one percent cheaper. In cardings, lambs were fully firm, carbonising locks slightly cheaper and crutchings unchanged. WI said Japanese interests, China and Western Europe were principal buyers with good support from most sectors of the trade. Of the 24,488 bales offered, 12 percent were passed in. Sales continue Thursday in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle with about 44,300 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. 201151 MET mar 97