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COMMENT Market cheaper with better specification least affected. Only the small Tasmanian offering sold in Melbourne was suitable for Italian types. FLEECE Selected choice superfine lots, fully firm. Best fleece 1% easier Good fleece 2% easier Some inferior and faulty types up to 3% easier in a large offering of wools not particularly suitable for […]
Comment Leading into this week’s sale series, the market was widely expected to open dearer and this did eventuate. Trading interest over the weekend prior was reported, and prices started strongly. The Australian dollar had settled lower against the USD prior to the opening on Tuesday and this encouraged the buyers even further. All merino […]
COMMENT Market dearer, best fine keenly sought after. FLEECE The better types were most affected – 16.0 micron and finer 2 to 3% dearer 16.5 / 19.0 micron 1 to 2% dearer 19.5 / 20.0 micron par to 1% dearer 20.5 / 21.5 micron 1 to 2% dearer SKIRTINGS Better light fault fine micron skirtings […]
COMMENT Best fine types harder to buy. FLEECE 16.0 and 16.5 micron 1 to 2% dearer. 17.0 / 18.5 best lots 1% dearer, average types firm, inferior types 1% easier. 19.0 / 21.5 micron best specification, low VM, firm. Others par to 1% easier. SKIRTINGS Better light fault skirtings fully firm, others a little irregular. […]
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 […]