COMMERCIAL.

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COMMERCIAL.

i Mesßrs Waters, Ritchie and Co., | Auctioneers, Wool, Grain, Produce ; and Commission Agents, report whole ■ sale for the week as under. All quotations are subject to market ; fluctuations. Wheat—Good demand at Government prices. Oats.—Market more active. "-Milling ' 3s 8d to 3s 9d, bright short feed 3s 7d, medium and inferior 3s 3d to 3s 6d on trucks. Rabbitskins. -r- Market very firm. Summers 14d to 16d, racks 16d to 18dj autumns 22d to 32d, incoming 33d to 35d, early winters 36d to 40d per lb, winters 42d to 50rf, selected winter does to 60d, winter blacks 54d to 70d per lb. Hides.—Government have now takeo these I over and valuations are held every three weeks. Sheepskins.—Government valuation held fortnightly. Tallow.—Market firm at late rates Rough lat 16s to 20s; tallow in tins, 26s to 28s; casks, 28s to 35spercwt. Horsehair.— Market quiet, 16d to 17d per lb. We store and dress all classes of seed and grain. All our machinery is of the latest and most effective design, and is operated by practical men of long experience. I