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MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 21. studenoga 1996. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 784 Med merino 21m 621 Fine merino 20m 686 Med merino 22m 581 Broad merino 23m 515 Comeback 25m 493 Broad merino 24m 503 Comeback 26m 480n Fine Xbred 27m 468n Med Xbred 29m 468n Fine Xbred 28m 466n Med Xbred 30m 466n Med Xbred 31m 460n Merino cardings 429 Xbred cardings 385n Eastern mkt ind 567 RTRS-Australian wool indicator falls 2c to 567c/kg SYDNEY, Nov 21 (Reuter) - The Australian wool market eastern indicator fell by two cents to 567 cents a kg clean at sales in Goulburn and Melbourne on Wednesday, Wool International (WI) said. Merino fleece prices were mixed, with the 19/20 micron indicators up to 1.0 percent cheaper. The 21/22m categories were 0.5 percent cheaper while 23/24/26m were 0.5 percent dearer and 25m 1.0 percent dearer, WI said. Merino skirtings were unchanged. In crossbreds, 27/28/30m were 0.5 percent dearer, 29m was 1.0 percent dearer and 31m slightly dearer, it said. Crossbred skirtings were firm. In cardings, lambs were slightly cheaper, locks unchanged and crutchings 1.5 percent dearer. WI said Japanese, Chinese and Western European interests were principal buyers with support from Taiwan. Of the 25,164 bales offered in both centres, 5.2 percent were passed in. Sales continue next week in Sydney, Geelong and Fremantle with about 101,521 bales to be offered. _________________________________________________________________ Bradford - cijene vune - 25. studenoga 1996. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 490 58s SUPER 364 66s SUPER 440 58s BLENDED 338 64s SUPER 393 56s SUPER 350 64s BLENDED 386 54s CARDED 335 60s SUPER 373 50s CARDED 324 60s BLENDED 354 58s ENGLISH 279 56s ENGLISH 269 50s ENGLISH 265 Bradford wool market suppressed by sterling BRADFORD, Nov 25 (Reuter) - Strong sterling kept a squeeze on the Bradford tops market, trade sources reported on Moday. Aided by resistance from retail buyers, the pound pinned prices down at low levels and most were unchanged in cautious trade, they said. "Continental customers are seeing UK suppliers as expensive because of sterling, and they're calling in deliveries from alternative sources like South America as a short-term expedient," one said. Easing in primary market prices, notably Australia which saw the indicator fall seven cents, contributed to the depressed tone. Textile processors continue to report extremely tight margins and cite hard bargaining by retail customers as the main reason. Business has been brighter for topmakers taking commission work and this sector has seen a steady flow-through of orders, industry sources said. With few signs that tops suppliers in either carpet or clothing have been able to share in the established domestic recovery in retail prices and consumer demand, no-one can predict when a steady upturn in tops prices will begin, they said. 261050 MET nov 96