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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 08. svibnja 1997. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 939 Med merino 21m 773 Fine merino 20m 832 Med merino 22m 705 Broad merino 23m 564 Comeback 25m 528n Broad merino 24m 543 Comeback 26m 516n Fine Xbred 27m 513n Med Xbred 29m 506n Fine Xbred 28m 506n Med Xbred 30m 489n Med Xbred 31m 472n Merino cardings 438 Xbred cardings 397n Eastern mkt ind 660 Australia wool indicator falls 9 cents to 660c/kg MELBOURNE, May 8 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator fell another nine cents to 660 cents a kg clean on Thursday at sales in Sydney and Melbourne, Wool International said. The drop took this week's fall in the indicator to 18 cents, nearly wiping out last week's 19 cent rise. Merino fleece weakened, with 19/20 microns two percent cheaper, 21m 1.5 percent cheaper, 22/24/25/26m one percent cheaper and 23m 2.5 percent cheaper. In merino skirtings, 19m were slightly cheaper and 20/21/22m generally unchanged. In crossbreds, 27/31m were slightly cheaper and 28/29/30m 0.5 percent cheaper. In cardings, lambs were slightly dearer, locks generally unchanged and crutchings unchanged. WI said Japanese interests including China were principal buyers with support from Taiwan and Western Europe. Of the 28,875 bales offered, 13.9 percent were passed in. Sales continue next week in Sydney, Adelaide and Fremantle with about 110,500 bales to be offered. _________________________________________________________________ Bradford - cijene vune - 12. svibnja 1997. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 532 58s SUPER 378 66s SUPER 485 58s BLENDED 361 64s SUPER 415 56s SUPER 345 64s BLENDED 410 54s CARDED 329 60s SUPER 385 50s CARDED 323 60s BLENDED 372 58s ENGLISH 265 56s ENGLISH 253 50s ENGLISH 250 Bradford wool business is slow, buyers hold off BRADFORD, May 12 (Reuter) - Softer Australian prices led to greater difficulty selling and new business was slow, with would-be sellers finding it hard to get bids anywhere near the replacement level. Buying interest from the retail end and further down the manufacturing and processing line had revived to a limited and cautious extent when Australian prices were rising two weeks ago. Finer merinos led the way in the rise but also eased erratically and more sharply last week. The feeling locally is that, with only a few weeks to go before the end of the season, there is not much chance of persuading buyers to move unless they have definite committments to cover. Despite a recovery of the housing market in the London area the carepet sector is by no means bouyant, and it is otherwise a matter of waiting for consumer demand to push business through at prices very reluctantly raised from highly competitive levels. 131056 MET may 97