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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 13. svibnja 1997. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 951n Med merino 21m 774 Fine merino 20m 837n Med merino 22m 700 Broad merino 23m 561 Comeback 25m 528 Broad merino 24m 537 Comeback 26m 521n Fine Xbred 27m 513n Med Xbred 29m 505n Fine Xbred 28m 506n Med Xbred 30m 489n Med Xbred 31m 472n Merino cardings 437 Xbred cardings 397n Eastern mkt ind 660 Australia wool indicator holds steady at 660c/kg MELBOURNE, May 13 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator was unchanged at 660 cents a kg clean on Tuesday at sales in Sydney and Adelaide, Wool International said. Merino fleece was mixed, with 19/26 microns one percent dearer, 20m 0.5 percent dearer, 21m slightly dearer, 22/23m 0.5 percent cheaper, 24m one percent cheaper and 25m unchanged, while merino skirtings were generally unchanged. In crossbreds, 27/28/30/31m were unchanged, with 29m slightly cheaper. WI said Japanese interests including China were principal buyers with strong support from local mills and Taiwan. Of the 26,019 bales offered, 10.1 percent were passed in. Sales continue on Wedneday in Sydney, Adelaide and Fremantle with about 44,250 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. 141038 MET may 97