CIJENE VUNE

MEĐUNARODNA ORGANIZACIJA ZA VUNU - eastern clean quotes - 04. prosinca 1996. cijene su u australskim centima po kg _________________________________________________________________ Fine merino 19m 758 Med merino 21m 604 Fine merino 20m 647 Med merino 22m 579 Broad merino 23m 510 Comeback 25m 490 Broad merino 24m 498 Comeback 26m 480n Fine Xbred 27m 466n Med Xbred 29m 460n Fine Xbred 28m 462n Med Xbred 30m 457n Med Xbred 31m 450n Merino cardings 423 Xbred cardings 384n Eastern mkt ind 555 RTRS-Australian wool indicator steady on =2 In crossbreds, 27/30m were slightly dearer, 28m was 1.0 percent dearer, 29m 0.5 percent dearer and 31m 0.5 percent cheaper. In cardings, lambs were unchanged and locks and crutchings generally unchanged, it said. WI said Japanese, Chinese and Italian interests were principal buyers and were well supported by most sectors of the trade. Of 32,058 bales offered, 10.2 percent were passed in. Sales continue on Thursday in the same centres with about 27,200 bales to be offered. In crossbreds, 27/30m were slightly dearer, 28m was 1.0 percent dearer, 29m 0.5 percent dearer and 31m 0.5 percent cheaper. In cardings, lambs were unchanged and locks and crutchings generally unchanged, it said. WI said Japanese, Chinese and Italian interests were principal buyers and were well supported by most sectors of the trade. Of 32,058 bales offered, 10.2 percent were passed in. Sales continue on Thursday in the same centres with about 27,200 bales to be offered. _________________________________________________________________ Bradford - cijene vune - 02. prosinca 1996. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 482 58s SUPER 364 66s SUPER 438 58s BLENDED 338 64s SUPER 393 56s SUPER 350 64s BLENDED 386 54s CARDED 335 60s SUPER 370 50s CARDED 324 60s BLENDED 352 58s ENGLISH 279 56s ENGLISH 269 50s ENGLISH 265 Bradford wool market anxious over currency BRADFORD, Dec 2 (Reuter) - Anxiety clouded activity in the Bradford wool market over the strength of the pound sterling. But there was some evidence that short-term demand for textiles including carpets had helped to keep up the call for deliveries. The worry was that a stronger sterling and the potential for higher interest rates could lead to a reversal and see import competition gaining ground, some participants said. Topmakers quotations were unchanged to three pence down. New commitments are being treated more cautiously as the general sentiment was one of sitting back and postponing decisions, possibly due to the approach of the Christmas break. 051045 MET dec 96