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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 - 14. 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 sees demand, but caution prevails BRADFORD, April 14 (Reuter) - Participants in the market were generally inclined to leave prices unchanged until they see a further auction test of wool values this week. The latest Australian tendency was firmer and stockpile sales supported an impression of sound demand. But this only applied to finer wool, with coarser crossbreds still neglected and New Zealand prices in this sector close to, if not at, their lowest of the current selling season. New business being placed in the UK and Europe is mostly said to be limited in quantity with buyers only ready to pay highly competitive prices. The view that new business will come through as old orders are absorbed remains theoretical rather than a fact for most firms. Currency is closely watched as are any factors likely to point to higher interest rates in the UK or United States and a consequent firming by sterling or the dollar. A new suggestion that the remaining Australian stockpile may be acquired by a single buyer is disturbing to firms relying on this as a steady source of supply. 151043 MET apr 97