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COMMENT Better types firm, others a little easier. FLEECE Selected best superfine types with ‘Italian’ specification were again keenly sought after. All good Chinese specification generally firm. Inferior types were 1% easier. SKIRTINGS Better light fault skirtings unchanged, others 1% easier OPEN TOP Par to 1% dearer in a good offering.
Comment It was another positive week for the wool market despite another large offering. The general tone was again a little cautious from the outset but there was enough widespread interest across a broad spectrum of types to sustain the market strength for the whole week. A 50,000 bale sale does sound like a lot, […]
COMMENT Market dearer. FLEECE Selected best superfine were keenly sort after. Some lots were extreme. 18.5 Micron and finer best 1 to 2% dearer 18.5 micron and finer good 1% dearer 19.0 / 21.5 micron up to 1 to 2% dearer, light fault better specification most affected. SKIRTINGS Tending 1% dearer for all descriptions OPEN […]
Comment Sales have opened positively for 2023. There was some caution expressed by buyers leading into the sale with subdued trading conditions over our New Year period. Our Chinese customers were quietly active over the recess as they dealt with the spread of covid amongst family and staff members. Historically, January wool auctions are positive […]
COMMENT Fine wool dearer. The market focus has shifted to 18.5 micron and finer. FLEECE 18.5 micron and finer up to 2% dearer, the better Chinese descriptions were those most affected. 19.0 micron and broader unchanged for good types, low VM. SKIRTINGS Tending harder to buy as the sale progressed, particularly the finer, light fault […]
Comment Auctions sales have closed for the Christmas and New Year recess on a very positive note. Despite the large volume sale, prices continued upward in strong overall competition. The lower VM, better specification types for the Chinese and Indian markets were the most affected. The gap between them and the wools destined for the […]
COMMENT The market closed strongly again with all descriptions keenly sought after. FLEECE All descriptions a full 2% dearer with the Chinese specification types the most affected. SKIRTINGS All good types and descriptions 1 to 2% dearer in limited supply. OPEN TOP Par to 1% dearer.
Comment The market reacted strongly upward this week following a more optimistic outlook for the start to 2023. The rate that the market improved would certainly have caught most, if not all, by surprise. All merino types and descriptions were in demand. There was some cautious optimism to start the week with most of the […]
COMMENT Market dearer in better competition. Australian dollar a little lower against the USD. FLEECE All descriptions 0.5 to 1.0 % dearer and strengthening in the second half of the sale. SKIRTINGS All good types and descriptions par to 1% dearer in limited supply. OPEN TOP 1% dearer.
COMMENT Market a little softer again with the exception of best 16.0/16.5 micron. FLEECE Best 16.0 / 16.5 micron 1% dearer 17.0 / 18.5 micron 1.5% easier 19.0 / 19.5 micron 0.5% easier 20.0 / 21.5 micron 1% easier SKIRTINGS All descriptions 1% to 2% easier with 17.5 micron and finer most affected. OPEN TOP […]