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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 19. kolovoza 1997. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Wool International eastern clean quotes - Aug 19 Fine merino 19m 1040 Med merino 21m 814 Fine merino 20m 887 Med merino 22m 710 Broad merino 23m 603 Comeback 25m 570 Broad merino 24m 579 Comeback 26m 567n Fine Xbred 27m 554n Med Xbred 29m 541n Fine Xbred 28m 546n Med Xbred 30m 499n Med Xbred 31m 488n Merino cardings 446 Xbred cardings 408n Eastern mkt ind 696 Australian wool indicator falls 7 cents to 696c/kg MELBOURNE, Aug 19 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator dropped seven cents to 696 cents a kg clean on Tuesday at sales in Sydney and Melbourne, Wool International said. Merino fleece all lost ground, with 19/20 micron up to one percent cheaper, 21/23/24m up to 1.5 percent cheaper, 22m two percent cheaper, 25m slightly cheaper and 26m 0.5 percent cheaper. Merino skirtings of 19/20/21m were up to one percent cheaper. In crossbreds, 27/28/29m were unchanged, 30m 0.5 percent cheaper and 31m slightly dearer. In cardings, lambs were unchanged and locks and crutchings firm. WI said Japanese interests and China were principal buyers with good support from most sectors of the trade. Of the 23,265 bales offered, 11.9 percent were passed in. Sales continue on Wednesday in Sydney and Melbourne with about 26,840 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. 201110 MET aug 97