MARKET REPORT – Melbourne Sale M11

12/09/2018

In a very limited selection of good to best topmaking in 16.5 mic and finer, and a reasonable to good selection of 17.5 to 21.5 mic the market closed firm tending dearer, with lower types and high vm most affected.
Chinese types are generally 15/20ac dearer with high vm lots up to 40ac dearer.

Fine Merino skirtings with less than 4%vm also made gains of 10/15ac today in a limited selection. All other microns firm / unchanged.

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

FLEECE

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

16.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good – no selection
– poor types – plus 10ac

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

17.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – firm
– best/good style- plus 10/20ac
– poor types – firm

17.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best-good types – firm
– Poor style – firm

18.0u – spinner & best types – no selection
– best/good types –firm
– poor types – firm

18.5u – best types – no selection
– best/good types- plus 10/15ac
– poor types – firm

19.0u – best/good types – plus 5/10ac
– poor types – plus 20ac

19.5u – best/good types – firm
– poor types – plus 10/15ac

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

21.0/21.5u – FNF sound types – plus 10ac
– Poorer types – plus 10/15ac

22.0u and broader – plus 10/15ac

COMP. China

SKIRTINGS –

Best Length/Low VM types 16.5u/17.5u – 10/15ac dearer
18.5u/19.5u – 5/10ac dearer

Low VM poor types – 16.5u/17.5u – Fully Firm
18.0u/18.5u – Firm/unchanged
19.0u/20.5u – Firm/unchanged

High VM types – 16.5u and finer – Fully Firm
17.0/18.5u – Firm/Unchanged
19.0/20.0u – Firm/Unchanged

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

COMP. China/ Europe