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COMMENT The market continues cheaper and being heavily influenced by the stronger AUD against the USD. FLEECE 16.5 /17.0 micron 3 to 4% easier 17.5 / 18.5 micron 2 to 3% easier 19.5 to 20.5 micron 1 to 2% easier SKIRTINGS A full 1% easier with the lighter fault least affected. OPEN TOP 1% easier. […]
COMMENT Market easier. Large volume of more inferior fine wool types were the most affected. FLEECE Very nominal offering of European style and quality types, 1 to 2% easier. Others – 16.5 / 17.5 micron 3% easier. 18.5 micron 2% easier. 19.5 / 21.0 micron 1 to 2% easier. SKIRTINGS Better lots 1% easier. Others […]
COMMENT Not a lot of change in the market today. FLEECE Best fleece, low VM fully firm. Others irregular and par to 1% easier. SKIRTINGS 16.5 / 17.5 micron fully firm and well supported 18.5 / 19.5 micron 1% easier OPEN TOP Unchanged in a limited selection.
Comment The Australian dollar appreciated against the USD following an increase to local interest rates. This factor accounted for the greatest part of the easing market. Growers again have shown their resistance to sell into a falling market. They passed in 25% of the national offering. However, just under 33,000 bales were still sold to […]
COMMENT Market cheaper in a very poor and limited selection. The market was heavily influenced by this poor offering. FLEECE All fleece generally 1 to 1.5% cheaper with the few bales of low VM fleece being least affected. SKIRTINGS 1% easier OPEN TOP 1% easier
Comment With consumer confidence growing in China, we saw a very positive market this week with indent and greasy traders all active. Despite what appears to be a quiet patch in both Europe and Japan the market remains robust, even with quite large volumes on offer. India still approaching the market with caution as the […]
COMMENT Market generally unchanged with some variability due to the mixed quality on offer. FLEECE All fleece generally unchanged. SKIRTINGS Unchanged. OPEN TOP Nominally firm.
Comment Driven by strong buying activity by indent operators on behalf of Chinese interests, the market opened generally flat. Most likely aided by a softening local currency against the USD. As the week progressed, a greater level of optimism was evident, and this pushed prices up as the sale progressed. Most interest was on the […]
COMMENT Market dearer. FLEECE All fleece generally 1% dearer tending towards 1.5% dearer as the sale progressed. There was again particular attention on fleece wool with less than 1% VM. SKIRTINGS 18.0 micron and finer fully firm, tending a little dearer. 18.5 / 19.5 micron 1% dearer. OPEN TOP Unchanged.
Comment Sales resumed this week following the Easter recess and a large national offering was put forward to the trade. The initial volume did certainly raise some premarket concerns while at the same time we had a strengthening Australian dollar against the USD. We did hear some reports of small but regular greasy wool trading […]