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Comment There was not a lot to celebrate with the market this week. Prices, on average, moved sideways. A few selected choice clips sold very well to Italian interests and with good market premiums. The emphasis was on quality. This was the last opportunity for any volume of best fine wool and the buyers were […]
COMMENT Fine wool selection not as stylish as yesterday. Market settles just a little lower. FLEECE 18.5 micron and finer 0.5% easier 19.0 / 20.5 micron buyers favour 21.0 micron unchanged SKIRTINGS Good skirtings unchanged OPEN TOP Unchanged
COMMENT Market slightly easier. FLEECE Best style 17.0/17.5 micron a full 1% easier Average Chinese type 16.5 micron unchanged All other descriptions up to 1% easier. SKIRTINGS Skirtings generally unchanged. OPEN TOP Fully firm.
Comment There was a specialty Tasmanian offering in Melbourne this week that attracted most attention. Fine wool prices were irregular with limited demand with the exception of selected stylish, well tested superfine clips that sold well to some Italian weavers. They were, however, selective. The broader merinos drifted just a little with some regular Chinese […]
Comment The small national offering failed to stimulate the market. A generally poor-quality offering and limited trading activity restricted the market movement. In the end, while a little lower across the board, there was little real change over the week. The few better fine micron lines are still attracting reasonable competition. There won’t be many […]
COMMENT The market opened quite positively and then settled throughout the day to close around similar levels to those on Tuesday. FLEECE All better specification up to 1% dearer. Average Chinese specification unchanged. SKIRTINGS Unchanged OPEN TOP Fully firm
Comment With the softer close last week that was leading into a 55,000 bale wool sale, there was no doubt a small degree of caution prior to Tuesday’s sale. While prices were lower, we certainly didn’t see the market as volatile as some. AWEX reports had quite a correction on Tuesday. However, the supply of […]
COMMENT Market a little dearer, on average, across the two centres. FLEECE Sydney generally very firm for all descriptions except for B fault fleece which were 1% dearer. The market tone improved as the sale unfolded. Melbourne generally 0.5 / 1.0 % dearer and strengthening as the sale progressed. SKIRTINGS Very firm OPEN TOP Unchanged
Comment Sales have opened for 2024 with a relatively large volume offering. The quality of the supply was varied with only limited quality superfine wool available. After sales finished 2023 on a soft tone, the market opened with a few regular buyers choosing to operate with caution. There were some varied opinions about the pending […]
COMMENT Market relatively stable with limited change today. FLEECE All best European types were in sellers favour, harder to buy. 16.5/17.5 micron 0.5% dearer 18.0 / 19.5 micron unchanged 20.0 / 21.5 micron 0.5% easier SKIRTINGS Better light fault types 18.5 micron and finer 1% dearer, others firm. OPEN TOP All descriptions generally 0.5% dearer.