FREMANTLE MARKET REPORT

COMMENT

Fine fleece 30-50 cents dearer, broader fleece 5-10 cents dearer, skirtings 20-30 cents dearer and open tops 20-30 cents dearer.

FLEECE

Fleece prices followed a similar pattern to yesterday with good demand for 18.0u and finer pushing prices up 30-40 cents, while 19.5u and broader were firm to 10 cents dearer.

The passed-in rate for fleece was 13.7%.

SKIRTINGS

Skirtings finished the day around 20-40 cents dearer.

OPEN TOP

18.5u and finer open tops were 25-30 cents dearer, while 19.5u and broader were firm.