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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 14. svibnja 1997. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 959 Med merino 21m 786 Fine merino 20m 849 Med merino 22m 710 Broad merino 23m 569 Comeback 25m 529 Broad merino 24m 542 Comeback 26m 522n Fine Xbred 27m 514n Med Xbred 29m 505n Fine Xbred 28m 506n Med Xbred 30m 488n Med Xbred 31m 473n Merino cardings 435 Xbred cardings 397n Eastern mkt ind 667 Australian wool indicator rises 7 cents to 667c/kg MELBOURNE, May 14 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator rose seven cents to 667 cents a kg clean on Wednesday at sales in Sydney and Adelaide, Wool International said. Merino fleece gained, with 19/24 microns up to one percent dearer, 20/21/22/23m 1.5 percent dearer, and 25/26m slightly dearer, with merino skirtings generally unchanged. In crossbreds, 27/31m were slightly dearer, 28/29m unchanged and 30m slightly cheaper. In cardings, lambs were unchanged, locks generally unchanged, and crutchings slightly cheaper. WI said Japanese interests including China were principal buyers with strong support from local mills and Taiwan. Of the 25,793 bales offered, 8.1 percent were passed in. In early Fremantle selling, 20/23m merino fleece were two percent cheaper, 21/22m three percent cheaper and 24m 2.5 percent cheaper. The early pass-in rate was 11 percent, WI said. The Fremantle offering was 17,568 bales. Sales continue on Thursday in Sydney, Adelaide and Fremantle with about 37,400 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. 151035 MET may 97