CIJENE VUNE

MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 15. travnja 1997. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 894n Med merino 21m 717n Fine merino 20m 762n Med merino 22m 670 Broad merino 23m 555 Comeback 25m 523n Broad merino 24m 532 Comeback 26m 512n Fine Xbred 27m 501n Med Xbred 29m 491n Fine Xbred 28m 492n Med Xbred 30m 478n Med Xbred 31m 471n Merino cardings 437n Xbred cardings 395n Eastern mkt ind 629 Australian wool indicator rises 3 cents to 629c/kg MELBOURNE, April 15 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator rose three cents to 629 cents a kg clean on Tuesday at sales in Adelaide, Wool International said. Merino fleece was mostly dearer, with 19 microns unchanged, 20/22m slightly dearer, 21/24m one percent dearer, 23m slightly cheaper, and 25/26m 0.5 percent dearer, it said. Merino skirtings of 21/22m were unchanged, with 23m medium and heavy vegetable matter types two percent cheaper. In crossbreds, 27/30m were slightly dearer, with 28/29/31m unchanged. In cardings, lambs were fully firm and crutchings unchanged. WI said Japanese interests, including China, were principal buyers with support from Taiwan and local mills. Of the 18,027 bales offered, 10.2 percent were passed in. Sales continue Wednesday in Sydney, Adelaide and Fremantle with about 42,700 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. 161047 MET apr 97