MARKET REPORT – Melbourne Sale M28
09/01/2019
On a similar selection to yesterday, the market continued to strengthen in the 18.5u and broader for all types.
In the finer end the market remained very sluggish with no change.
Fine Merino skirtings with less than 4%vm again strengthened in a limited selection of best style lots and closed 20/25ac dearer today. 19.0mic and coarser very firm with FNF lots 10/15ac dearer pushed by Chinese indent buyers.
Prems and lamb’s types in the 44-46HM range closed with finer microns 25/30ac dearer and 19.0mic & coarser 15/20ac dearer. Longer lambs/prems in the 48-54HM range pushed higher by china indent buyers today with some selected lots 25/30ac dearer.
FLEECE
15.5u – spinners –no selection
– best style –
– best/good – no selection
– poor types – unchanged
16.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good – barley maintained
– poor types – very irregular
16.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good style – unchanged
– poor types – irregular
17.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – firm
– best/good style- unchanged
– poor types – unchanged
17.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best-good types – plus 20ac
– Poor style – irregular
18.0u – spinner & best types – no selection
– best/good types – unchanged
– poor types – unchanged
18.5u – best types – firm
– best/good types – unchanged
– poor types – plus 30ac
19.0u – best/good types – plus 30/40ac
– poor types – plus 20/30ac
19.5u – best/good types – plus 50ac
– poor types – plus 50/60ac
20.0/20.5u – FNF sound types – plus 30ac
– Poorer types – plus 30/40ac
21.0/21.5u – FNF sound types – plus 20/30ac
– Poorer types – plus 30/40ac
22.0u and broader – plus 10/20ac
COMP. China
SKIRTINGS –
Best Length/Low VM types 16.5u/17.5u – 20/25ac dearer
18.5u/19.5u – 15/20ac dearer
Low VM poor types – 16.5u/17.5u – 15/20ac dearer
18.0u/18.5u – 10/15ac dearer
19.0u/20.5u – 10ac dearer
High VM types – 16.5u and finer – 10/15ac dearer
17.0/18.5u – 10ac dearer
19.0/20.0u – Firm / Unchanged
Prems – 16.5/ 17.0u – 15/20ac dearer
17.5 / 18.5u – 25/30ac dearer
19.0 / 20.0u – 20/25ac dearer
COMP. China/ Europe
M24
Total 27,146
National Total 48,544
Selling Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday