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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 07. studenoga 1996. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 810 Med merino 21m 628 Fine merino 20m 700 Med merino 22m 586 Broad merino 23m 511 Comeback 25m 478 Broad merino 24m 490 Comeback 26m 472n Fine Xbred 27m 463n Med Xbred 29m 460n Fine Xbred 28m 459n Med Xbred 30m 459n Med Xbred 31m 453n Merino cardings 431 Xbred cardings 383n Eastern mkt ind 570 RTRS-Australian wool indicator falls 3c to 570c/kg SYDNEY, Nov 7 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator fell three cents to 570 cents a kg clean at sales in Newcastle and Melbourne on Thursday, Wool International said. The superfine indicator fell 16 cents to 1,200 cents compared with Wednesday's Newcastle quotations. Merino fleece prices were mostly cheaper, with the 19 micron indicator 1.5 percent cheaper and 20 micron 2.0 percent cheaper. The 21m category was 0.5 percent cheaper but 22/26m were slightly dearer. The 23/24m classes were unchanged and 25m slightly cheaper, Wool International said. In merino skirtings, 19 micron was 1.5 percent cheaper, 20 micron 1.0 percent cheaper and 21/22 generally unchanged. In crossbreds, 27/28/31 microns were slightly cheaper, 29 microns were unchanged and 30 micron slightly dearer. In cardings, lambs were unchanged and locks and crutchings generally unchanged, Wool International said. Wool International said Italian and Taiwanese and Japanese interests were principal buyers with good support from China. Of 21,018 bales offered, 8.1 percent was passed in. Sales continue next week in Sydney, Adelaide and Fremantle with about 115,561 bales on offer. _________________________________________________________________ Bradford - cijene vune - 07. studenoga 1996. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 497 58s SUPER 366 66s SUPER 443 58s BLENDED 345 64s SUPER 396 56s SUPER 352 64s BLENDED 392 54s CARDED 336 60s SUPER 372 50s CARDED 325 60s BLENDED 358 58s ENGLISH 280 56s ENGLISH 279 50s ENGLISH 265 Strong pound brings gloom to Bradford wool market BRADFORD, Nov 7 (Reuter) - Sterling's strength has proved a wet blanket for the Bradford wool market, sending prices down by up to 10 pence per kg, trade sources said. "Topmakers and their customers are finding they are less competitive and competitive pricing has been essential in the attempt to reach profitability," one said. Only English tops have held steady, benefitting from a strong domestic market. But even here, the prospect of further interest rate rises on the urging of the Bank of England has created uncertainty. Last week's improvements in UK raw wool prices failed to bring cheer. Some sources said two or three individual buyers were behind the increases and predicted that the upturn will not carryover into the next auction. The modest easing of raw wool prices in the major world markets contributed to the drop in tops values, exaggerating sterling's effect on the price of UK exports. 081057 MET nov 96