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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 12. prosinca 1996. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 769 Med merino 21m 624 Fine merino 20m 665 Med merino 22m 599 Broad merino 23m 523 Comeback 25m 493n Broad merino 24m 507 Comeback 26m 480n Fine Xbred 27m 473n Med Xbred 29m 466n Fine Xbred 28m 466n Med Xbred 30m 457n Med Xbred 31m 454n Merino cardings 418 Xbred cardings 375n Eastern mkt ind 568 RTRS-Australian wool indicator rises to 568cts/kg SYDNEY, Dec 12 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator rose five cents to 568 cents a kg clean at sales in Sydney and Melbourne, Wool International (WI) said. Merino fleece prices were higher, with 19/20/21/26 microns one percent dearer and 23/24 were 0.5 percent dearer. Merino skirtings were higher, with 19/20/21 microns 1.0 percent dearer an 22 microns two percent dearer. In crossbreds, 27m was was 0.5 percent dearer. In cardings, locks and crutchings were up to one percent cheaper and lambs were fully firm. WI said Japanese and Chinese were main buyers with good support from Western Europea and most sectors of the trade. Of the 28,433 bales offered, 5.8 percent were passed in. Sales resume on January 6 next year in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle with about 90,550 bales to be offered. _________________________________________________________________ Bradford - cijene vune - 06. siječnja 1997. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 476 58s SUPER 361 66s SUPER 436 58s BLENDED 335 64s SUPER 393 56s SUPER 348 64s BLENDED 387 54s CARDED 330 60s SUPER 368 50s CARDED 320 60s BLENDED 349 58s ENGLISH 277 56s ENGLISH 267 50s ENGLISH 264 Bradford wool market cautious, lacking direction BRADFORD, Jan 6 (Reuter) - A directionless Bradford wool market saw tops traders unwilling to play their hands ahead of price signals from the major raw wool auctions, local sources said. "There are practically no clear opinions either way on how prices will move and noone seems to be placing orders in anticipation," one said. Prices for all types were quoted unchanged. Several sources said they were waiting for wool values to be tested in Australia on Tuesday, while others were watching New Zealand, unhappy about the softer close there just before Christmas. The retail sales figures for the Christmas period are being keenly awaited by suppliers of clothing quality tops as an indication of prospective U.K. demand. But exporters complain that the sturdy pound has cast a black cloud over the horizon with overseas buyers bidding at unsustainable rates. 071029 MET jan 97