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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 - 12. prosinca 1996. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 487 58s SUPER 368 66s SUPER 444 58s BLENDED 342 64s SUPER 402 56s SUPER 353 64s BLENDED 395 54s CARDED 335 60s SUPER 376 50s CARDED 324 60s BLENDED 357 58s ENGLISH 279 56s ENGLISH 269 50s ENGLISH 265 Consumer boost for Bradford wool tops market BRADFORD, Dec 12 (Reuter) - Prices for finer tops surprised the market by shifting up two to six pence per lb in the approach to the Christmas holiday, Bradford trade sources said. Improved demand from fashion and household textile companies is said to be behind the increases, going against the recent feeling that UK retailers were not sharing the profits from a recovery in the consumer and housing markets. Industry sources across all qualities reported a modest revival in enquiry after a third quarter that saw buyers moving to cover their requirements at the eleventh hour. "There's no major buying trend but orders are definitely coming through the pipeline now," one said. Prices for 66s and 64s Super and 64s Blended posted the biggest gain, all up six pence per lb to 444, 402 and 395 respectively. Traders said the market continues to be ruffled by erratic currency movements although UK suppliers have recovered their advantage against the other main European producers. 131109 MET dec 96