MARKET REPORT – Melbourne Sale M01

2/07/2020

A small offering of good/best topmaking 17.5 to 19.5 mic continued to attract strong competition today with selected lots 5/10ac dearer. 20.0 to 21.5mic good best closed fully firm with poorer style generally unchanged. Prem fleece also attracted good competition to close 10/15ac dearer in the 17.0 to 19.0mic range.

The combined figure of wool withdrawn before the sale and passed in for Flc was 10%.

Best style skirtings finer than 17.5mic and less than 4%vm continued upwards today in a small selection to close 10/15ac dearer.18.0 to 20.5mic pieces / bellies closed 5/10ac dearer for better style and lower vm. Poorer style and higher vm skirtings closed fully firm.

Prems/Lambs in the 42-44HM range closed 10ac dearer in a very small offering. 46-52HM types closed 10/15ac dearer. Odd lots CM/NM 20/25ac dearer.

FLEECE

15.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good – no selection
– 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 – no selection
– best/good style – no selection
– poor types – plus 15ac

17.0u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good style – plus 15/20ac
– poor types – plus 10ac

17.5u – spinners – no selection
– best style – no selection
– best/good style – plus 10ac
-Poor style – plus 10/15ac

18.0u – spinner & best types – no selection
– best/good types – no selection
– Good style – firm/unchanged
– poor types – plus 15ac

18.5u – best types – no selection
– best/good types – no selection
– good types – unchanged
– poor types – plus 10ac

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

19.5u – best/good types – minus 5/10ac
– poor types – plus 10/15ac

20.0/20.5u – FNF sound types – plus 5ac
– Poorer types – unchanged

21.0/21.5u – FNF sound types –plus 5ac
– Poorer types – plus 10ac

COMP. China

SKIRTINGS –

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

Low VM poor types – 16.5u/17.5u – 10/15ac dearer
18.0u/18.5u – 5/10ac dearer
19.0u/20.5u – 10ac dearer

High VM types – 16.5u and finer – no selection
17.0/18.5u – firm / unchanged
19.0/20.0u – generally unchanged

Prems – 16.0/ 17.0u – 10/15ac dearer
17.5 / 18.5u – 10/15ac dearer
19.0 / 20.0u – 10ac dearer

COMP. China