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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 - 19. 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 Bradford wool market frozen for Christmas BRADFORD, Dec 19 (Reuter) - Tops prices were quoted unchanged despite further strengthening in sterling, industry sources said on Thursday. "If anyone were to make adjustments now they would be relatively minor because the industry is coming to a halt this weekend for the Christmas break," one said. No-one is changing their rates because "its a bit pointless", he added. The firmer pound indicates that under normal market conditions prices would ease but there has been little trade and minimal buying interest. Textile buyers expressed concern that the persistently robust pound would start to affect export demand and this was generally considered to be more of a threat to the industry than the prospect of further interest rate rises raised by the latest retail sales figures. Mill activity is set to resume on January 2. 231112 MET dec 96