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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 10. travnja 1997. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 894 Med merino 21m 710 Fine merino 20m 760 Med merino 22m 668 Broad merino 23m 556 Comeback 25m 520n Broad merino 24m 528 Comeback 26m 510n Fine Xbred 27m 500n Med Xbred 29m 491n Fine Xbred 28m 492n Med Xbred 30m 476n Med Xbred 31m 471n Merino cardings 431 Xbred cardings 395n Eastern mkt ind 626 Australian wool indicator rises 3 cents to 626c/kg MELBOURNE, April 10 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator rose three cents to 626 cents a kg clean on Thursday at sales in Sydney and Melbourne, Wool International said. Merino fleece was dearer, with 19/24 microns up slightly, 20/23/25/26m 0.5 percent dearer, and 21/22m one percent dearer, it said. Merino skirtings were generally unchanged while crossbeds of 27-31m were 0.5 percent dearer. In cardings, lambs were fully firm but carbonising locks and crutchings were up to three percent cheaper. WI said Japanese interests, including China, were principal buyers with support from Taiwan and Western Europe. Of the 24,381 bales offered, 9.7 percent were passed in. Sales continue next week in Sydney, Adelaide and Fremantle with about 103,100 bales to be offered. _________________________________________________________________ Bradford - cijene vune - 10. travnja 1997. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 505 58s SUPER 376 66s SUPER 462 58s BLENDED 361 64s SUPER 410 56s SUPER 345 64s BLENDED 400 54s CARDED 329 60s SUPER 390 50s CARDED 325 60s BLENDED 373 58s ENGLISH 271 56s ENGLISH 259 50s ENGLISH 256 Bradford wool helped by firmer Australian trend BRADFORD April 10 (Reuter) - Sentiment in the Bradford wool market was helped by a slightly firmer tendency in Australia at the first sales after the Easter recess. But there was little to indicate that buyers were inspired to place new business. Retail sales in much of the clothing sector are said to be good and deliveries to many firms in the industry are going out well, but new replacement orders have not been following just recently. Currency volatility plays a part. Competitiveness can decrease rapidly and imports can undercut domestic prices, while the same volatliity can affect other countries both favourably and unfavourably in Europe or Asia. Placing new business is thus subject to greater uncertainty and at present buyers from the retail end through to processing seem very cautious in placing new orders to match what they take up. Interest rate and political uncertainties ahead of the May 1 election fuelled caution in the UK. 111014 MET apr 97