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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1446, 3 January 1887, Page 1

SPECIAL NOTICE, DURING the pant twelve months fird jewelera m Christchurch have either filed or been competed to close their shops, aid now some of the eld established firms are advertising" selling off" a lea to reduce theit fctock, and na they Btato they never had a salt, some for 10 je^rs, others cs long na 28 yean apo.iha cnlystock they can offer ia only an aeenmulatl n of old stock duriDg all thees ysor>, which is fit for nothing el?e but th« moMrif? pot. Tbiß clearly showa that tho public will no longer support the old system of retail business, lite oidinary retail doatettl ' have to buy their goods from the wholeaala merchants hero, and then have to pay keavy ' eipensrs, and so are obliged to charge exorbf* tatt profits to try and cover all these extra expenses. JV F. STRATZ & COt Are tVe only firm i:i New Zealand who ara their own Ma ufacturere, own Importers, and their oxn Ketail Dealers; And thereby saving all intermediate profits, can sell direct to the public at Manuf«o« turers 1 prices. The reaßcn no other firm can compete with our trices is that having secured our premises m the early da_\ a, on a long lease when rents were yerv low, we have just one- third the rent to pay thit other firms have, and having Eight Practical Watchmikers and Jcwell-rs m oar employ, we do a large amount of repairing and manufacturing on the premises, thereby m iking far i. ore than all our expenses by our own handwork. Remember that we have no old stock, every- * article being ol the newest design, whici wa are Hilling at one-half the ordinal y Betail Prices. Every article marked m Plain Figures, whiok compare with the piicea of any other firm is New Zmla d. J. F. STEATZ & COS ENGLISH HUN) ING LEVER WATOHEB, Oapp'.d and fn l-jawelled movements m t^tioig FolM tsilver Casi'B, Hall M;»rk<;d, for £3 Guaranteed for three vars. Sold by Retail Dealers tor £7 103. ' ■ N J. F. STRATZ & CO.'S ENGLISH HUNTING LEVE tS, With real Compensation Balance, capped and extra jowelled movements, extra heavy, Hall Marked, silver cases, £4. Guaranteed four years. Well worth £8 103. TffE BEST!~^HE BEST!! J. F. STE*ATZ' & CO.'S CHALLENGE ENGLISH HUNTING LEVE US At £5 10a . Guaranteed for 25 Tears: The above hei.»g positively worth £10 lOfl. £100 JREWAED. . To y> ho can bang me a better finished or more serviceable Watih for a working mnn than tho above. J. F. STEATZ & CO.'3 Specially made WALTHAM LEVJSR WATOHEB In extra heavy Hall-marked EDgliah silver cases, with gold balance, £2 ioa { - with real chronometer balance, £8 10a Those watches are sold at double the above prices. WARRANTED FOR 3 YEABS J. F. STRATZ & CO. Have also m stock a very large assort* ment of the celebrated BOTHERHAM ENGLISH LEVERS At £4 10s. The retail price of same is £100 REWARD IF NOT G. J. F. STEATZ & CO. Have a very large assortment of strong WATCHES suitable for Boys and louths from £1 upwardß EVERY WATCH EXAMINED AND WARRANTED J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S • Beautiful afsorkment of LADIES' WATCHES m hindsomely engraved Eogli h Hall-marked caseß, hi flilveiu. from £1 53. m goli frooi £2 10s. Well worth doub'e tha money CAREFULLY EXAMINED AND WARRANTED FROM 2 YEAB9 Clocks. Clocks. J. F. ST&ATZ & CO. Have a larger stock of Clocks to cborße from than any other firm m tin Auatralaei'in Colonies. Timepieces from 2\ 6o\ worth 4s 6d American Lever Clocks fls 9d, worth 6s Cd. Imitation Peeo n' Day Alarm Clocks 6s 6d, retail value 8s 6d SPECIALITIES. Englioh Lover Timepieces at 8s 6d and tue genuine Peep o' Day Alarm Clocks for 10.1 6d. I)' ware ot imitations, and buy no other but those that have oar name and nddresa printed on tbe dials GU RANTEEDFOR 8 YEARS Striking Clocks m endless variety, bohin wood and maible, from 10s 6d J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S Own mnnufnrtured Ladieß* and Gentlemen's Genuine GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY of every description, too numerous to par« ticulariee, at one- half the retail dealers puces Before purchasing elsewhere, you are re« quested to inspect om if tock-in-Trade, which you can do without b<mig pressed to buy ENERY ARTICLE MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES, J. F. STEATZ & CO., PRACTICAL WATCHMAKEBS, JEWELLEI'S, AND MANUFACTURERS, 201,; High street, '. Triangle, OHIUSTCBUHOH,