CIJENE VUNE

MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 08. siječnja 1997. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 785 Med merino 21m 631 Fine merino 20m 675 Med merino 22m 606 Broad merino 23m 524 Comeback 25m 499n Broad merino 24m 510n Comeback 26m 480n Fine Xbred 27m 479n Med Xbred 29m 472n Fine Xbred 28m 473n Med Xbred 30m 464n Med Xbred 31m 458n Merino cardings 435 Xbred cardings 377n Eastern mkt ind 575 RTRS-Australian wool indicator rises 3c to 575c/kg SYDNEY, Jan 8 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator rose three cents to 575 cents a kg clean on Wednesday in Sydney and Melbourne, Wool International (WI) said. Merino fleece prices were mostly dearer, with the 19/20 micron indicators 1.5 percent dearer and 21m slightly dearer. The 22/23/24/25m categories were 0.5 percent dearer but 26m was slightly cheaper. Merino skirtings were slightly dearer. In crossbreds, 27m was slightly dearer and 28/29m slightly cheaper. The 30m category was unchanged, while 31m was 0.5 percent cheaper. In cardings, lambs were unchanged, locks generally unchanged and crutchings firm, WI said. WI said Japanese and Chinese interests were the principal buyers with support from Taiwan and Western Europe. Of the 19,086 bales offered, 7.3 percent were passed in. Sales continue Thursday in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle with about 34,300 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. 091013 MET jan 97