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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 31. listopada 1996. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 835 Med merino 21m 636 Fine merino 20m 717 Med merino 22m 589 Broad merino 23m 519 Comeback 25m 473n Broad merino 24m 494n Comeback 26m 464n Fine Xbred 27m 465n Med Xbred 29m 450n Fine Xbred 28m 460n Med Xbred 30m 450n Med Xbred 31m 449n Merino cardings 421n Xbred cardings 383n Eastern mkt ind 576 RTRS-Australian wool indicator rises 1c to 576c/kg SYDNEY, Oct 31 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator rose by 1.0 cent to 576 cents a kg clean at sales in Sydney on Thursday, Wool International (WI) said. Merino fleece prices continued mixed, with the 19 micron indicator up to 1.0 percent dearer and 20/21/22m slightly dearer. The 23/24m categories were unchanged, while 25m was 1.0 percent cheaper and 26m 0.5 percent cheaper, WI said. In merino skirtings, 21m and finer were up to 1.0 percent dearer. In crossbreds, 27/28m were unchanged, 29/30m 2.0 percent cheaper and 31m 1.5 percent cheaper. In cardings, crutchings and locks were generally unchanged. WI said Japanese interests were principal buyers with good support from most of the trade. Of 7,617 bales offered, 6.5 percent were passed in. Sales continue next week in Newcastle, Melbourne and Fremantle with about 91,665 bales to be offered. _________________________________________________________________ Bradford - cijene vune - 31. listopada 1996. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 510 58s SUPER 370 66s SUPER 456 58s BLENDED 347 64s SUPER 408 56s SUPER 353 64s BLENDED 402 54s CARDED 337 60s SUPER 380 50s CARDED 327 60s BLENDED 360 58s ENGLISH 280 56s ENGLISH 270 50s ENGLISH 265 UK wool sale sees good competition, clearance BRADFORD, Oct 31 (Reuter) - Intense competition for UK wool produced a clearance rate of over ninety percent for the seventh Bradford sale of the season and lifted the price indicator one point to 106 pence per kg, sources said. Casts led the way with increases of up to 7.5 percent while Crosses, Radnors, Picks and Supers were all up by around 2.5 percent. Halfbreds saw price increases of up to five percent. Carpet wools provided the only blemish as Swaledale prices fell 2-1/2 percent to around 93 pence per kg, while Welshes were fully firm. The 2.7 million kg total offering included over a million kg forward wools which achieved a 99 percent clearance. 011648 MET nov 96