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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1398, 6 December 1884, Page 3

N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company, Ld. CAPITAL £3,500,000. RESERVE FUND £220,000. THE PREMIER WOOL HOUSE OF THE WORLD. fJIHE COMPANY’S TRANSACTIONS FOR THE LAST SEASON WE AS FOLLOWS:— SHIPMENTS TO LONDON 72,721 BALES SALES IN MELBOURNE 37,686 „ „ SYDNEY 2,900 „ „ NEW ZEALAND 11,132 „ Or a total 0f......... 12-1,439 BALES Showing an increase of 15,263 Bales over the operations of 1882-83. As the Wool Season 1884-5 is now approaching, we would direct the attention of Wool Growers to the advantageous opportunities that the Company offers for the disposal of theit Clips. Throughout the Season Periodical Auction Sales of Wool will be held in our WAREHOUSES, DURHAM STREET O a KISTCHURCH, where special attention is given FOR THE EFFICIENT DISPLAY OF EVERY BALE, and all Lota on arrival will be valued and classed by Expert*. FREE STORAGE on all Wool intended for sale locally, or for shipment to the London Marked will be given a any of our Stores, at ASHBURTON, CHER i SEY, or RAKAIA. Liberal Cash Advances Will be made on all WOOL placed in our hands, either for Local Sale or Shipment to London FREE OP COMMISSION GROWERS are reminded that, as we solely as Selling Brokers, they may rely upon their Consignments obtaining JEST MARKET VALUE. 9 1789 Further particulars on application to H. H. SEORETAN, Agent, Ashburton; and to O. W. TURNER, Agent, Rakaia.

OEE & CO. 00 EER ERR AND 00 0 0 R RE E AND 0 0 O O ERR ERR AND 0 00 0 O R R R R AND 0 0 0 0 00 R RR R AND 00 00 BEG to inform the ladies of Ashburton that they have now opened an extensive shipment of New Drapery Ex s.s. DORIC, direct from LONDON comprising Newest Styles in Checked and striped zephyr cloth, new patterns in sateens and prints, the new repp print (the latest novelty), new Galatea stripes and Harvard shirtings, a choice selection of ladies’ and children’s straw hats, an exquisite lot of new flowers and feathers, white, cream, black and colored laces, broche capes, four in hand, mantles and dust cloaks. An immense variety of ladies’ and childrens hosiery, lace curtains, toilet and maisella quilts, and a complete assortment of domestic drapery, sheetings, towels bleached and unbleached, damask tabling, white and grey calicoes, twilled and plain, etc. THIS SHIPMENT COMING DIRECT PROM THE MANUFACTURERS and having been marked off at exceptionally LOW PRICES we have the utmost confidence in recommending them to the attention of purchasers. An early call is respectfully solicited. Special notice is requested to our CLOTHING DEPARTMENT, in which we have just opened out an immense variety of boys’ Norfolk suits, sizes 3to IL, youths’ and men's suits from the Kaiapoi Woollen Factory, bought at job prices, to be sold at corresponding reductions.

Orr and Co., IMPORTERS AND GENERAL MERCHANTS, hast STREET,