FREMANTLE MARKET REPORT

COMMENT

Fleece generally 50-80 cents cheaper, skirtings 50-100 cents cheaper and open tops 30-80 cents chepaer.

FLEECE

The Fremantle market followed Melb/Syd and with prices generally 50-80 cents cheaper today. The finer end was the most affected, with good demand for the small offering of 20.5u and broader limiting falls to around 50 cents.

We still saw a passed-in rate for fleece of 27.9%, with over 10% of fleece offering withdrawn prior to sale.

SKIRTINGS

18.0u and finer skirtings were up to 100 cents cheaper, while broader microns were 50-60 cents cheaper.

OPEN TOP

18.5u and finer open tops were up to 100 cents cheaper, while broader microns were 30-40 cents cheaper.