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<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG>Bale of Fine Wool Sells for
$496,000</STRONG><BR></FONT><A
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12, 10:53 am ET <BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Verdana,Sans-Serif color=#000000
size=2>By Pauline Askin
<P>SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Chinese clothing manufacturer paid A$675,000 ($496,000)
Friday for a bale of Australian wool finer than cashmere or human hair, to be
turned into fashionable suits.
<P>The 90-kg (198-lb) bale of wool, grown on sheep living in a low-stress
air-conditioned shed and fed a special diet, was bought at auction in Sydney by
Shanghai-based Hengyuanxiang Corp.
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