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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 14. kolovoza 1997. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Wool International eastern clean quotes - Aug 14 Fine merino 19m 1048n Med merino 21m 826 Fine merino 20m 894 Med merino 22m 725 Broad merino 23m 611 Comeback 25m 572 Broad merino 24m 587 Comeback 26m 571n Fine Xbred 27m 554n Med Xbred 29m 541n Fine Xbred 28m 546n Med Xbred 30m 501n Med Xbred 31m 487n Merino cardings 443 Xbred cardings 408n Eastern mkt ind 703 Australian wool indicator rises 3 cents to 703c/kg MELBOURNE, Aug 14 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator rose three cents to 703 cents a kg clean on Thursday at sales in Sydney and Adelaide, Wool International said. Merino fleece was mostly dearer, with 19/26 microns 0.5 percent dearer, 20/23m slightly dearer, 21/22m one percent dearer and 24/25m up to 0.5 per cent cheaper. Merino skirtings were firm, while in crossbreds, 27m was slightly cheaper and 28-31m unchanged. In cardings, locks were one percent cheaper and crutchings generally unchanged. WI said Japanese interests and China were principal buyers with good support from most sectors of the trade. Of the 23,642 bales offered, 5.7 percent were passed in. In early Fremantle trading, merino fleece of 20/24/25m was unchanged, 21m fully firm, 22m generally unchanged, and 23m one percent dearer while merino skirtings were generally unchanged. Sales continue next week in Sydney and Melbourne with about 79,450 bales to be offered. _________________________________________________________________ Bradford - cijene vune - 18. kolovoza 1997. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 545 58s SUPER 382 66s SUPER 493 58s BLENDED 356 64s SUPER 433 56s SUPER 356 64s BLENDED 425 54s CARDED 334 60s SUPER 400 50s CARDED 328 60s BLENDED 380 58s ENGLISH 265 56s ENGLISH 256 50s ENGLISH 252 Bradford wool market watches currency, stocks BRADFORD, Aug 18 (Reuter) - Higher prices met resistance. Currency volatility meant that Australian wool prices were effectively softer again after their gain of one dollar and direction was lacking. Locally, traders returning from holidays and meeting pressure for deliveries looked to wool sales before changing prices. Sterling was not regaining much ground after falling last week and this lessened competeitive pressure from the European continent. But currency crisis in Asia, stock market turbulence and prospects of interest rate rises in Germany and elsewhere discouraged confident buying in such markets as were back from holiday. 190953 MET aug 97