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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 23. listopada 1996. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 821 Med merino 21m 625 Fine merino 20m 709 Med merino 22m 581 Broad merino 23m 516 Comeback 25m 476n Broad merino 24m 489 Comeback 26m 471n Fine Xbred 27m 459n Med Xbred 29m 452n Fine Xbred 28m 450n Med Xbred 30m 452n Med Xbred 31m 450n Merino cardings 417 Xbred cardings 382n Eastern mkt ind 569 RTRS-Australian wool indicator rises 5c to 564c/kg SYDNEY, Oct 23 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator rose by 5.0 cents to 569 cents a kg clean at sales in Sydney and Melbourne on Wednesday, Wool International (WI) said. Merino fleece prices were dearer, with the 19/23 micron indicators 0.5 percent dearer and 20/21m 1.0 percent dearer. The 24/25m categories were 1.5 percent dearer, 25m was up to 1.5 percent dearer and 26m 2.5 percent dearer, WI said. Merino skirtings were 1.0 percent dearer. In crossbreds, 27m was 1.0 percent dearer and 28/31m slightly dearer. The 29m category was unchanged while 30m was 0.5 percent dearer. In cardings, lambs were 1.0 percent dearer, locks 1.0 percent cheaper and crutchings generally unchanged. WI said there was good general competition with China, Japan and Western Europe active. Of 20,035 bales offered in both centres, 8.3 percent were passed in. Sales continue on Thursday in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle with about 38,300 bales to be offered. _________________________________________________________________ Bradford - cijene vune - 21. listopada 1996. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 513 58s SUPER 375 66s SUPER 458 58s BLENDED 350 64s SUPER 410 56s SUPER 358 64s BLENDED 405 54s CARDED 340 60s SUPER 385 50s CARDED 330 60s BLENDED 363 58s ENGLISH 275 56s ENGLISH 265 50s ENGLISH 261 Bradford wool market quiet on European competition BRADFORD, Oct 21 (Reuter) - Values for woollen tops prices saw little change as competitive pricing by European producers and new currency factors kept buyers in their starting-blocks, Bradford wool market sources said on Monday. "Heavy low-priced sales from two of the main Continental sources (of supply) have helped to prevent buying in the UK," one broker said. The recent strength of sterling has removed the opportunity to increase quotations in line with the cost of imported wool for blending while pushing up the price of UK exports, another added. The absence of major buyers from the market due to late holidays has also had a dampening effect on demand, brokers said. 241045 MET oct 96