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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1438, 22 December 1886, Page 1

SPECIAL NOTICE. DURING the past twelve months five je vel era in Christchurch have either filed or been compel ed to clc se their shop- 1 , and now some of the old eat blished firms are advertising “ selling off ” s lea to reduce their stock, and as they state they never had a sale, some for 10 years, others as long as 23 years ago,the only stock they can offer is only an accumnlaticn of old stock during all these years, which is fit for nothing else but the melting pot. This clearly shows that the public will no longer support the old system of retail business. Ihe ordinary retail dealers have to buy their goods fr. m the wholesale merchants litre, and then have to pay heavy er pens r :B, and so are obliged to charge exorbitant profits to try and cover all these extra expenses. J. F. STRATZ & CO-, Are tie only firm in New Zealand who a-e their own Manufacturers, own Importers, end >heir o-v n Retail Dealers. And thereby saving all intermediate profits, can sell direct to the public at Mannfacturers 1 prices. The reistn no other firm can compete with our prices is that having secured our premises in the early days, on a Jong lease when rents were very low, we have just one-tnird the tent to pay that other firms have, and having Eight Practical Watchmakers and Jewell rs in our employ, we do a large amount of repairing and manufacturing on the premises, thereby making far u ore than all our expenses by onr own handwork. Remember that we have no old stock, every article being ol the m-west design, which we are selling at one-half the ordinary Retail Prices. Every article marked in Plain Figures, which compare w,th the paces of any other firm in New Zealand. J. F. STRATZ & CO’S ENGLISH HUNT ING LEVER WATCHES, Capped and full-jewelled movements in Btiong Solid Silver Cases, Hall Marked, fer £3. Guaranteed for three years. Sold by Retail Dealers for £7 lOj.

J. F. STEATZ & CO.’S ENGLISH HUNTING LE YE Its, With real Compensation Balance, capped and extra j owelled movements, extra heavy, Hall Marked, silver cases, £l. Guaranteed four years. Well worth £8 10a. THE BEST !~ THE BEST ! J. F. STEATZ & CO.’S CHALLENGE ENGLISH HUNTING LEYEKS At £5 10s Guaranteed for 21 years; The above being positively worth £lO 10a, £IOO EEWAED. To who can biing me a better finished or more serviceable Watch for a working man than the above. J. F. STEATZ & CO.’S Specially made WALTHAM LEVER WATCHES In extra heavy Hall-marked English silver cases, with gold balance, £2 iss; with real chronometer balance, £3loa These watches are sold at double the above prices. WARRANTED FOR 3 YEARS J. F. STEATZ & CO.

Have also in stock a very large assort* ment of the celebrated ROTHERHAM ENGLISH LEVERS At £1 10s, The retail piles of same is £7 7s £IOO REWARD IE NOT GENUINE J. F. STRATZ & CO. Have a very Urge assortment of strong WATCHES suitable for Boys and 1 outbs from £ I upwards EVERY WATCH EXAMINED AND WARRANTED J. F. STRATZ & CO.’S Beautiful aesor ment of LADIES' WATCHES in handsomely engraved English Hall-marked cases, in silver from £1 ss, in gold from £2 10s. Well worth double the money CAREFULLY EXAMINED AND WARRANTED FROM 2 YEARS Clocks. Clocks. J. F. STRATZ & CO. Have a larger stock of Clocks to choose from than any other firm in the Australasian Colonies. Timepieces from 2s (Id, worth Is 6d American Lever Clocks ?s 9d, worth fis 6d. Imitation Peep o’ Day Alarm Clocks 6s 6d, retail valne 8a 6d SPECIALITIES. English Lever Timepieces at 8s 6d and the gennine Peep o’ Day Alarm Clocks for 10s 6d. Beware of imitations and boy no other but those that have our name and address printed on the dials GUARANTEED FOR 8 YEARS

Striking Clocks in endless variety, botb in wood and marble, from 10s 6d J. F. STEATZ & CO.’S Own manufartured Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Genuine GOLD AMD SILVER JEWELLERY of every description, too numerous to particularise, at one half the retail dealers prices Before purchasing elsewhere, you are requested to inspect our Stook-in-Trade, which you can do without being pressed to buy ENERY ARTICLE MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES J. F. STEATZ & CO., PRACTICAL WATCHMAKERS, JE WELLE PS, AND MANUFACTURERS, 261,* High street, Triangle, CHRISTCHURCH,