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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 18. rujna 1996. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 936 Med merino 21m 648 Fine merino 20m 796 Med merino 22m 574 Broad merino 23m 510 Comeback 25m 463 Broad merino 24m 477 Comeback 26m 459 Fine Xbred 27m 452n Med Xbred 29m 455n Fine Xbred 28m 454n Med Xbred 30m 454n Med Xbred 31m 453n Merino cardings 431 Xbred cardings 383n Eastern mkt ind 589 RTRS-Australian wool indicator rises 1c to 589c/kg SYDNEY, Sept 18 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market improved slightly at auctions in Sydney and Adelaide on Wednesday, taking the eastern market indicator up by one cent to 589 cents a kg clean, Wool International (WI) said. In merinos, the 19/22/23/25 micron indicators were 0.5 percent dearer, WI said. The 20m category was slightly cheaper while 21m was 1.0 percent cheaper. The 24m class was unchanged while 26m was 1.0 percent dearer. Merino skirtings were generally unchanged, it said. In crossbreds, 27m was slightly cheaper, while 28/29m were 0.5 percent dearer and 30/31m 1.0 percent dearer. In cardings, lambs were generally unchanged, locks were up to 1.0 percent dearer and crutchings generally unchanged. There was good general competition with support from China Taiwan and Japanese interests, WI said. Of the 23,187 bales offered in Sydney and Melbourne, 10.2 percent were passed in. Sales continue on Thursday in Sydney, Adelaide and Fremantle with about 35,700 bales on offer. _________________________________________________________________ Bradford - cijene vune - 12. rujna 1996. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 528 58s SUPER 389 66s SUPER 463 58s BLENDED 361 64s SUPER 422 56s SUPER 368 64s BLENDED 418 54s CARDED 355 60s SUPER 393 50s CARDED 335 60s BLENDED 369 58s ENGLISH 281 56s ENGLISH 271 50s ENGLISH 267 Bradford wool market - finest tops see prices drop BRADFORD, Sept 12 (Reuter) - Prices for finer tops mirrored primary market movements in New Zealand and Australia, falling two to five pence per kg, brokers reported on Thursday. Prices for 50s-58s held firm, with 56s English up one pence. With demand from high street retailers remaining steady at low levels and new business scarce, sellers have been accepting early offers rather than risk losing the business by holding out for more, they said. The majority of buyers are still seeking small volumes and there was little interest in forward contracts, they added. "The mood locally is not gloomy," one market source said. Most firms were optimistic that replacement business would continue to filter through, enabling tops production to remain steady. 191139 MET sep 96