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