EASTERN AUSTRALIAN MARKET REPORT
COMMENT
Market dearer. Chinese specification types were those most keenly sought after.
FLEECE
Selected choice superfine types with full certification sold well above market averages to Italian interests.
Best European types 16.5 / 18.5 micron 1% dearer
Chinese specification –
18.0 micron and finer 1 – 2% dearer
18.5 / 20.5 micron 2 – 3 % dearer
21.5 / 22.0 micron 3% dearer and very keenly sought after as the sale progressed.
SKIRTINGS
16.5 micron and finer firm unchanged
17.5 micron 1% dearer
18.5 / 19.5 micron generally unchanged, tending slightly easier
OPEN TOP
17.5 micron and finer 1% dearer
18.5 /19.5 micron 1% easier