MARKET REPORT – Melbourne Sale M19
08/11/2018
In a poor selection of mainly lower style/am wool of 16.5 and finer, and a very limited selection of 17.0-21.5mic the better types/am’s in 18.5 and broader started to level out, but finer microns and descriptions were again cheaper.
Some selected lots in 17.5-18.5u were tending dearer today.
The passed in rate for Merino Fleece was 20.1% today.
Fine Merino skirtings with less than 4%vm closed 20/30ac cheaper in a small selection today. 19.0 mic and coarser all types were generally unchanged with improved competition throughout the sale.
Prems and lamb’s types in the 46-50HM range closed with finer microns 60-80ac cheaper and 19.0mic & coarser 30-40ac cheaper in a reasonable selection today.
FLEECE
15.5u – spinners –no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good –minus 100ac
– poor types –minus 100ac
16.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good –minus 50/60ac
– poor types – minus 50ac
16.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – minus 50ac
– best/good style – minus 20ac NEW
– poor types – irregular
17.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – firm NEW
– best/good style- minus 20/30ac NEW
– poor types – minus 20/30ac
17.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – firm
– best-good types – minus 10/20ac
– Poor style – minus 20ac
18.0u – spinner & best types – no selection
– best/good types – firm NEW
– poor types – minus 10/20ac
18.5u – best types – no selection
– best/good types – plus 10ac
– poor types – minus 10/20ac
19.0u – best/good types – firm
– poor types – minus 10/20ac
19.5u – best/good types – unchanged
– poor types – minus 20/30ac
20.0/20.5u – FNF sound types – firm
– Poorer types – minus 20ac
21.0/21.5u – FNF sound types – firm
– Poorer types – minus 20ac
22.0u and broader – minus 10ac
COMP. China
SKIRTINGS –
Best Length/Low VM types 16.5u/17.5u – 20/30ac cheaper
18.5u/19.5u – 15/20ac cheaper
Low VM poor types – 16.5u/17.5u – 30/40ac cheaper
18.0u/18.5u – 20/30ac cheaper
19.0u/20.5u – 15/20ac cheaper
High VM types – 16.5u and finer – 40/50ac cheaper
17.0/18.5u – 20/30ac cheaper
19.0/20.0u – 15/20ac cheaper
Prems – 16.5/ 17.0u – 60/80ac cheaper
17.5 / 18.5u – 50/60ac cheaper
19.0 / 20.0u – 30/40ac cheaper
COMP. China/ Europe