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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 07. svibnja 1997. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 959 Med merino 21m 784 Fine merino 20m 847 Med merino 22m 713 Broad merino 23m 579 Comeback 25m 534 Broad merino 24m 549 Comeback 26m 521n Fine Xbred 27m 514n Med Xbred 29m 509n Fine Xbred 28m 508n Med Xbred 30m 491n Med Xbred 31m 473n Merino cardings 437 Xbred cardings 397n Eastern mkt ind 669 Australia wool indicator falls 4 cents to 669c/kg MELBOURNE, May 7 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator fell another four cents to 669 cents a kg clean on Wednesday at sales in Sydney and Melbourne, Wool International said. Merino fleece was mostly cheaper, with 19/20/21/23/26 microns up to 0.5 percent cheaper, 22m one percent cheaper, 24m slightly cheaper and 25m slightly dearer, while merino skirtings were fully firm. In crossbreds, 27/28/31m were unchanged, with 29 m 0.5 percent dearer and 30m slightly dearer. In cardings, lambs were one percent dearer, locks slightly dearer in both centres and crutchings were unchanged. WI said Japanese interests including China were principal buyers with good support from Taiwan and Western Europe. Of the 30,422 bales offered, 11.3 percent were passed in. Sales continue on Thursday in Sydney and Melbourne with about 29,100 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. 080937 MET may 97