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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 16. listopada 1996. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 808 Med merino 21m 615 Fine merino 20m 699 Med merino 22m 568 Broad merino 23m 516 Comeback 25m 473 Broad merino 24m 488 Comeback 26m 463 Fine Xbred 27m 451n Med Xbred 29m 446n Fine Xbred 28m 445n Med Xbred 30m 446n Med Xbred 31m 444n Merino cardings 416 Xbred cardings 384n Eastern mkt ind 562 RTRS-Australian wool indicator rises 5c to 562c/kg SYDNEY, Oct 16 (Reuter) - The Australian eastern wool market indicator rose a further five cents to 562 cents a kg clean at sales in Goulburn and Adelaide on Wednesday, Wool International (WI) said. In a firmer merino fleece market, 19 micron was slightly dearer, 20m 0.5 percent dearer, 21/24/25m were 1.5 percent dearer and 22/23/26m were 1.0 percent dearer. In merino skirtings, 19m was generally unchanged and 20/21m slightly dearer. In crossbreds, 27/28/29m were 0.5 percent dearer, 30m slightly dearer and 31m 1.0 percent cheaper. In cardings, lambs were 3.0 percent cheaper and locks and crutchings were generally unchanged. WI said Japanese and Chinese interests were principal buyers with good support from local mills and most other sectors. Of 22,911 bales offered in both centres, 7.3 percent were passed in. Sales continue on Thursday in Goulburn, Adelaide and Fremantle, with about 34,600 bales to be offered. _________________________________________________________________ Bradford - cijene vune - 14. listopada 1996. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 505 58s SUPER 370 66s SUPER 446 58s BLENDED 348 64s SUPER 405 56s SUPER 358 64s BLENDED 403 54s CARDED 340 60s SUPER 379 50s CARDED 330 60s BLENDED 358 58s ENGLISH 275 56s ENGLISH 265 50s ENGLISH 261 Bradford wool market weak but optimistic BRADFORD, Oct 14 (Reuter) - Tops prices were largely unchanged in marginally firmer demand but developments in the retail sector brought renewed optimism to the Bradford wool market, trade sources said on Monday. Selected finer merinos saw slight price improvements and some topmakers had new orders to report, they added. "After a disappointing September and the sharp price fall for finer merinos in October which made buyers hold back, even (this) modest improvement is encouraging," one said. Last week's announcement of the 5.2 percent rise in August-September retail clothing prices (the sharpest since 1947) appeared to have little immediate impact on the market as only a limited improvement in buying interest was seen, trade sources said. Some said the pick-up in retail prices could simply indicate an end to the trend in discounting and the start of the new fashion season. But others were optimistic that this could still filter down to tops suppliers and bring a willingness from retailers to pay higher prices. Some sources said that with prices unseasonably weak, buyers could yet take the opportunity to buy forward. News that a major high street retailer was urging its contracted manufacturers to pay their own suppliers on time also brought cheer to a textile industry where late payment has been endemic, sources said. 171051 MET oct 96