FREMANTLE MARKET REPORT

COMMENT

Fleece 10-15 cents cheaper, skirtings 10 cents cheaper, open tops unchanged.

FLEECES.

The fleece market eased slightly today. 18.5u and finer were 10-15 cents cheaper, 19.0-19.5u were 5-10 cents cheaper, while broader microns were 20 cents cheaper. Some selected best style, good spec lots were still sought after and sold at similar levels to yesterday.

The passed-in rate for fleece was at 6.4%.

SKIRTINGS

Skirtings were 10 cents cheaper.

OPEN TOP

Open tops were generally unchanged on very limited volume.