MARKET REPORT – Melbourne Sale M36
07/03/2019
On an poor selection of better types/am in 17.0 microns and finer, and a reasonable offering of 17.5-21.5 microns, mainly good and good/best types, the market was irregular tending cheaper in 19.0 microns and finer,and firm, tending dearer in 19.5-21.5 microns.
Selected lots in 17.5-18.5 microns attracted premiums from NEW/GSA and Tianyu, especially lots with NM status.
CH types in 18.5microns and finer were cheaper.
Fine Merino skirtings with less than 3%vm and reasonable style closed generally unchanged today in another small selection. Poorer and lower style wools carrying higher vm closed 10/15ac cheaper in a larger selection.
Prems and lamb’s types in the 42-44HM range closed with finer microns generally unchanged and 19.0mic & coarser 5/10ac cheaper. Longer lambs/prems in the 46-54HM range closed with finer microns firm/unchanged & 19.0 to 20.0mic fully firm in a very small selection.
FLEECE
15.5u – spinners –no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good – firm
– poor types –no selection
16.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good – no selection
– poor types – no selection
16.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – firm
– best/good style – unchanged TIANYU/SCHNEIDER
– poor types – irregular
17.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good style – irregular TIANYU/FOX
– poor types – irregular
17.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – unchanged NEW
– best-good types – minus 10ac
– Poor style – minus 10ac
18.0u – spinner & best types – no selection
– best/good types – minus 10/20ac
– poor types – minus 10/15ac
18.5u – best types – no selection
– best/good types – minus 10/15ac GSA
– poor types –irregular
19.0u – best/good types – plus 5/10ac
– poor types – unchanged
19.5u – best/good types – plus 10/15ac
– poor types – firm
20.0/20.5u – FNF sound types – plus 10/20ac
– Poorer types – plus 10/20ac
21.0/21.5u – FNF sound types – unchanged
– Poorer types – unchanged
COMP. China
SKIRTINGS –
Best Length/Low VM types 16.5u/17.5u – Generally Unchanged
18.5u/19.5u – Firm / Unchanged
Low VM poor types – 16.5u/17.5u – 10/15ac cheaper
18.0u/18.5u – 10/15ac cheaper
19.0u/20.5u – 5/10ac cheaper
High VM types – 16.5u and finer – 10/15ac cheaper
17.0/18.5u – 5/10ac cheaper
19.0/20.0u – 5/10ac cheaper
Prems – 16.5/ 17.0u – Buyers Favour
17.5 / 18.5u – Firm/unchanged
19.0 / 20.0u – Fully Firm
COMP. China/ Europe