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Merino fleece offered today in Melbourne 3039 bales and 1535 bales withdrawn prior to sale and a further 708 bales passed in putting extreme pressure on wool with good specifications. COMMENT Italian types remain keenly sought after. Some better lots with NM status tending slight dearer. Approximately a quarter of the fleece offering was passed […]
COMMENT Best style well supported. Inferior style irregular in good competition. FLEECE 18.5 micron and finer par to 1% cheaper. 19 to 21.5 micron 1-2% cheaper. SKIRTINGS All skirtings FNF were 1% dearer. B fault 18.5 finer unchanged. 19 broader 1% cheaper. OPEN TOP All descriptions fully firm.
Market cheaper. COMMENT Good competition in a cheaper market today. FLEECE Ultrafine – 14.0/14.5 micron remain keenly sought after. 15.5 / 17.0 micron all par to 1% cheaper. 17.5 / 21.5 micron 3% cheaper. SKIRTINGS All skirtings 2% cheaper. OPEN TOP All descriptions 3% easier.
Better lots firm, others cheaper. COMMENT Market well supported by the Chinese sector with more activity today in a poor style selection. FLEECE Best Style / Strength firm. China style 19.5 micron finer slightly easier up to 1%. China style 20 micron and broader par to 1% dearer. Inferior/Tender types 2% easier. SKIRTINGS Better lots […]
Best Fine wool firm and well supported, others easier. COMMENT Best style/strength well supported, with lower styles struggling to maintain. FLEECE 16.5 micron and finer fully firm 17.0 / 17.5 micron best unchanged, inferior 1% easier 18.0 / 18.5 micron best to good types in buyers favour, inferior 1% easier 19.0 / 21.5 micron up […]
Better type and specification well supported and firm. COMMENT Broader and lower specification easier. FLEECE Best length and strength 18.0 micron and finer fully firm, tending dearer. Others- 15.5 micron fully firm 16.0 to 18.5 micron 1% easier 19.0 / 21.5 micron 1 to 2% easier. SKIRTINGS Generally par to 1% easier. OPEN TOP Nominally […]
COMMENT Market settles today with solid support from China. FLEECE Best Style 18 micron and finer firm . 18.5 micron and broader 1-2% dearer. Ave/Inferior style 1-2% easier. SKIRTINGS 18.5 micron and finer 1-2% dearer. 19.0 micron and broader 1-2% dearer. OPEN TOP 1% dearer in limited offering.
Market dearer. COMMENT Market moves into positive territory after Nanjing Wool Conference. FLEECE 18 micron and finer 2-3% dearer. 18.5 micron and broader 4-5% dearer. SKIRTINGS 18.5 micron and finer 4-5% dearer. 19.0 micron and broader 2-3% dearer. OPEN TOP 2-3% dearer.
Better tone. Market slightly easier. COMMENT All types and descriptions were about 1% easier. 25% of the wool offered for sale was passed in. FLEECE Better lots with good yields 1% easier Good specification 1-2% easier Inferior types 1-2% easier SKIRTINGS The few better lots were still keenly sought after. Others 1% easier. OPEN TOP […]
Market easier. COMMENT All types and descriptions were about 1-2% easier. 15.5% of the wool offered for sale was passed in. FLEECE Better lots with good yields 1-2% easier Good specification 2-3% easier Inferior types 2-3% easier SKIRTINGS The few better lots were still keenly sought after. Others 1-2% easier. OPEN TOP 1 to 2% […]