Monthly Archives: August 2018

MARKET REPORT – Melbourne Sale M08

22/08/2018

A slightly broader selection today and with less Best style wools the market opened with a softer tone again.
In a mainly best/good selection of 16.5 to 19.0mic the better types closed 20/25 cheaper with poorer and low yielding types 30/40ac cheaper. 19.5 to 21.5 mic opened 25/30ac cheaper but then firmed as the sale progressed to close 15/20ac cheaper as competition improved from indent buyers.

Chinese types 25/35ac cheaper for 16.5 to 18.5mic and 15/20ac for 19.5 to 21.0mic

Fine Merino skirtings with less than 4%vm followed a similar trend to the fleece again today closing 25/30ac cheaper. All other microns and types 15/20ac cheaper.

Prems and lambs types in the 44-50HM range closed 10/15ac dearer in a very small selection.

FLEECE

15.5u – spinners – small selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good – no selection
– poor types – no selection

16.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good – no selection
– poor types – 20/30ac cheaper

16.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – 10/15ac cheaper
– best/good style – 20/30ac cheaper
– poor types – 15/20ac cheaper

17.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – 20/30ac cheaper
– best/good style- 20/30ac cheaper
– poor types – 15/20ac cheaper

17.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – 15/20ac cheaper
– best-good types – 20/30ac cheaper
– Poor style – 25/30ac cheaper

18.0u – spinner & best types – small selection
– best/good types – 15/20ac cheaper
– poor types – 20ac cheaper

18.5u – best types – no selection
– best/good types- 15/20ac cheaper
– poor types – 25/30ac cheaper

19.0u – best/good types – 25/30ac cheaper
– poor types – 30/40ac cheaper

19.5u – best/good types – 15/20ac cheaper
– poor types – 20/25ac cheaper

20.0/20.5u – FNF sound types – 15/20ac cheaper
– Poorer types – 25/35ac cheaper

21.0/21.5u – FNF sound types – 15/20ac cheaper
– Poorer types – 25/30ac cheaper

22.0u and broader – generally unchanged

COMP. China

SKIRTINGS –

Best Length/Low VM types 16.5u/17.5u – 25/30ac cheaper
18.5u/19.5u – 15/20ac cheaper

Low VM poor types – 16.5u/17.5u – 25/30ac cheaper
18.0u/18.5u – 15/20ac cheaper
19.0u/20.5u – 10/15ac cheaper

High VM types – 16.5u and finer – 15/20ac cheaper
17.0/18.5u – 15/20ac cheaper
19.0/20.0u – 10/15ac cheaper

Prems – 16.5/ 17.0u – 15/20ac dearer
17.5 / 18.5u – 10/15ac dearer
19.0 / 20.0u – Firm Unchanged

COMP. China/ Europe

MARKET REPORT – Melbourne Sale M08

21/08/2018

A reasonable selection of Best style wools and the majority best/good topmaking types came under pressure today with 16.5 to 18.0mic opening 30/40ac cheaper and poorer style and lower yielding wools 60-80ac cheaper. 18.5 to 20.5mic 30/40ac cheaper for best style and all others 50/60ac cheaper. As the sale progressed competition improved from Chinese indent buyers to hold the market steady at the lower basis.

Chinese types 50/60ac cheaper for 16.5 to 18.5mic and 25/35ac for 19.5 to 21.0mic

Fine Merino skirtings with less than 4%vm followed the fleece and opened 30/40ac cheaper. All other microns and types 15/20ac cheaper.

Prems and lambs types in the 44-50HM range closed fully firm in a very small selection.

FLEECE

15.5u – spinners – small selection
– best style – 30/50ac cheaper
– best/good – 60/80ac cheaper
– poor types – 100/120ac cheaper

16.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – small selection
– best/good – 40/50ac cheaper
– poor types –60/80ac cheaper

16.5u – spinners – small selection
– best style – 30/40ac cheaper
– best/good style – 40/50ac cheaper
– poor types –  60/80ac cheaper

17.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – 30/40ac cheaper
– best/good style- 40/50ac cheaper
– poor types – 50/60ac cheaper

17.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – 30/50ac cheaper
– best-good types – 30/40 ac cheaper
– Poor style – 50/60ac cheaper

18.0u – spinner & best types – small selection
– best/good types – 25/30ac cheaper
– poor types – 40/50ac cheaper

18.5u – best types – 20/30ac cheaper small selection
– best/good types- 30/40ac cheaper
– poor types – 30/40ac cheaper

19.0u – best/good types – 30/40ac cheaper
– poor types – 50/60ac cheaper

19.5u – best/good types – 40/50ac cheaper
– poor types – 60/70ac cheaper

20.0/20.5u – FNF sound types – 40/50ac cheaper
– Poorer types – 60/70ac cheaper

21.0/21.5u – FNF sound types – 50/60ac cheaper
– Poorer types – 70/80ac cheaper

22.0u and broader – 40/50ac cheaper

COMP. China

SKIRTINGS –

Best Length/Low VM types 16.5u/17.5u – 30/40ac cheaper
18.5u/19.5u – 25/30ac cheaper

Low VM poor types – 16.5u/17.5u – 30/40ac cheaper
18.0u/18.5u – 20/25ac cheaper
19.0u/20.5u – 15/20ac cheaper

High VM types – 16.5u and finer – 20/30ac cheaper
17.0/18.5u – 15/20ac cheaper
19.0/20.0u – 25/30ac cheaper

Prems – 16.5/ 17.0u – Fully Firm
17.5 / 18.5u – Firm Unchanged
19.0 / 20.0u – Firm Unchanged

COMP. China/ Europe

MARKET REPORT – Melbourne Sale M07

16/08/2018

On a very similar selection to yesterday, today’s market closed again dearer.
In the last part of the sale however the market started to lose some of the pace.

Fine Merino skirtings with less than 3%vm keenly sought in a small offering and closed 30/40ac dearer. All other microns and types not as extreme and finished 10/20ac dearer .

Prems and lambs types in the 44-50HM range closed 15/20ac dearer today in a very small selection.

FLEECE

15.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good – no selection
– poor types –no selection

16.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – plus firm
– best/good –firm small selection
– poor types –firm

16.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – Firm
– best/good style – plus 20/30ac
– poor types – plus 30/40ac

17.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good style- plus 20/30ac
– poor types – plus 20/30ac

17.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – plus 20/30 ac
– best-good types – plus 30/40 ac
– Poor style – plus 30ac

18.0u – spinner & best types -no selection
– best/good types – plus 40/60ac
– poor types – plus 40/50ac

18.5u – best types – plus 50ac
– best/good types- plus 20/30ac
– poor types – plus 30/40 ac

19.0u – best/good types – plus 20/30ac
– poor types – plus 20/30ac

19.5u – best/good types – plus 30/40ac
– poor types – plus 20/30ac

20.0/20.5u – FNF sound types – plus 20/30ac
– Poorer types – plus 20/30ac

21.0/21.5u – FNF sound types – plus 20ac
– Poorer types – plus 15/20ac

22.0u and broader – plus 20ac

COMP. China

SKIRTINGS –

Best Length/Low VM types 16.5u/17.5u – 40/50ac dearer
18.5u/19.5u – 15/25ac dearer

Low VM poor types – 16.5u/17.5u – 30/40ac dearer
18.0u/18.5u – 20/25ac dearer
19.0u/20.5u – 15/20ac dearer

High VM types – 16.5u and finer – 20/30ac dearer
17.0/18.5u – 15/20ac dearer
19.0/20.0u – 25/30ac dearer

Prems – 16.5/ 17.0u – 25/30ac dearer
17.5 / 18.5u – 15/20ac dearer
19.0 / 20.0u – 10/15ac dearer

COMP. China/ Europe

On a average selection of mainly poorer types with low yields and a very limited selection of better, high yielding types , the market closed dearer for all types in 22.0microns and finer.
Chinese types were 20-30ac dearer.

Fine Merino skirtings with less than 4% vm keenly sought today in a very small selection and selected lots 10/15ac dearer. All other microns and types generally unchanged except higher vm and poorer types slightly cheaper.

Prems and lambs types in the 44-50HM range experienced stronger competition today and closed fully firm for all microns.

FLEECE

15.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good – no selection
– poor types –unchanged  very small selection

16.0u – spinners – no selection est
– best style – firm
– best/good –firm small selection  EWE/GSA
– poor types –firm

16.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good style – plus 30ac
– poor types – unchanged

17.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good style- plus 20/30ac
– poor types – unchanged

17.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best-good types – plus 20/30ac
– Poor style – plus 10/20ac

18.0u – spinner & best types -no selection
– best/good types – unchanged
– poor types – plus 10/20ac

18.5u – best types – firm
– best/good types- plus 30/40ac
– poor types – irregular

19.0u – best/good types – plus 40/50ac
– poor types – plus 40/50ac

19.5u – best/good types – plus 10/20ac
– poor types – plus 30/40ac

20.0/20.5u – FNF sound types – plus 10/20ac
– Poorer types – plus 10/20ac

21.0/21.5u – FNF sound types – plus 10/20ac
– Poorer types – plus 10/20ac

22.0u and broader – plus 20ac

COMP. China

SKIRTINGS –

Best Length/Low VM types 16.5u/17.5u – 10/15ac dearer
18.5u/19.5u – 10ac dearer

Low VM poor types – 16.5u/17.5u – 15/25ac cheaper
18.0u/18.5u – 10ac cheaper
19.0u/20.5u – 10/15ac cheaper

High VM types – 16.5u and finer – no selection
17.0/18.5u – 15/20ac cheaper
19.0/20.0u – 10/15ac cheaper

Prems – 16.5/ 17.0u – Fully Firm
17.5 / 18.5u – Firm/Unchanged
19.0 / 20.0u – Unchanged

COMP. China/ Europe

M07

Total 19,826

National Total 39,094

Selling Wednesday/Thursday

On a similar selection to yesterday, today’s market was generally firm, with the better types sellers favor tending dearer.
Some selected lots in 19.0 microns were 20/30ac dearer.
There were some irregular quotes for the poorer, low yielding types in 17.0-18.5 Microns.
Chinese types were generally firm.

Fine Merino skirtings with less than 4% vm keenly sought today in a very small selection and selected lots 10/15ac dearer. All other microns and types generally unchanged except higher vm and poorer types slightly cheaper.

Prems and lambs types in the 44-50HM range experienced stronger competition today and closed fully firm for all microns.

FLEECE

15.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good – unchanged  MOD/GSA
– poor types –unchanged  very small selection

16.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good –irregular small selection  EWE/GSA
– poor types –firm

16.5u – spinners – no selection est
– best style – no selection est
– best/good style – unchanged
– poor types – unchanged

17.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – firm
– best/good style-unchanged
– poor types – unchanged

17.5u – spinners – no selection est
– best style – no selection est
– best-good types – irregular
– Poor style – unchanged

18.0u – spinner & best types -no selection
– best/good types – unchanged
– poor types – irregular

18.5u – best types – firm
– best/good types- firm
– poor types – irregular

19.0u – best/good types – firm
– poor types – firm

19.5u – best/good types – firm
– poor types – firm

20.0/20.5u – FNF sound types – unchanged
– Poorer types – unchanged

21.0/21.5u – FNF sound types – irregular
– Poorer types – minus 5/10ac

22.0u and broader – unchanged

COMP. China

SKIRTINGS –

Best Length/Low VM types 16.5u/17.5u – 10/15ac dearer
18.5u/19.5u – 10ac dearer

Low VM poor types – 16.5u/17.5u – 15/25ac cheaper
18.0u/18.5u – 10ac cheaper
19.0u/20.5u – 10/15ac cheaper

High VM types – 16.5u and finer – no selection
17.0/18.5u – 15/20ac cheaper
19.0/20.0u – 10/15ac cheaper

Prems – 16.5/ 17.0u – Fully Firm
17.5 / 18.5u – Firm/Unchanged
19.0 / 20.0u – Unchanged

COMP. China/ Europe

M07

Total 19,826

National Total 39,094

Selling Wednesday/Thursday