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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 - 30. prosinca 1996. cijene u penijima/kg _________________________________________________________________ MERINO CROSSBRED 70s SUPER 480 58s SUPER 365 66s SUPER 440 58s BLENDED 338 64s SUPER 396 56s SUPER 350 64s BLENDED 390 54s CARDED 332 60s SUPER 372 50s CARDED 321 60s BLENDED 353 58s ENGLISH 279 56s ENGLISH 269 50s ENGLISH 265 Bradford wool tops prices suffocated by sterling BRADFORD, Dec 30 (Reuter) - Topmakers at the Bradford wool market saw prices forced down by a stronger pound, trade sources reported on Monday. Sterling has spent the end of December at around 2.6 against the mark. Prices for all but pure English types were down by an average of four pence per kg with 70s Super losing seven pence per kg. With what one source described as "virtually no trading interest" and no significant news seen from primary markets, prices are expected to remain chained to currency until production resumes in the first week of January. 311107 MET dec 96