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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1478, 9 February 1887, Page 1

SPECIAL NOTICE. DURING the poet twelve moatha five jeTol ers m Christchurch Lave either filed or been compered to closo their ahops. and now Borne of tho old tst .Wished firma are advertising "selling off" a leg to reduo* their stock, and as they Btate they never had a tale, Borne for 10 rears, others aa long na 28 yean ago,tli9 only stock they can offer ia only «n accumulatim of old st ck during all theet year', which is fit for nothing el o but the me? tin p pot. This clearly shows that the public will no longer support the old aystfcm of retail business. Ihe ordinary. retail dealers have to buy their goods fr'm the wholesale merchants here, and then have to pay heavy expenses, and so are obliged to charge exorbf. tant profits to try and cover all these extn ezpenees. J. F. STRATZ <fe CO-. Are the only firm m New Zealand who ore their own Manufacturers, own Importers, and their own Retail Dealers. And thereby saving oil intermediate profits, can sell direct to the public at Manufacturers' prices. Tho rens-n no other firm ran compete with our k prices ia that having secured oar premises m t c early dajs, on a long lease when rente were very low, we have just one-third the rent ;o pay th it other fi:nis have, nnd having Eight P.racMcnl Watchmakers and Jewell rs m our employ, we do a large amount of repairing and manufacturing on tho premises, thweby making far v ore than all our expenses by onr own handwork. Remember that we have no old stock, every article being ol the ntwest design, which we are selling at one-half the ordinary Retail Prices. . Every article marked m Plain Figures, which compare with tho pjices of any other firm m Mew Zeala d. J./F. STEATZ & COS ENGLISH HUNTING LEVER WATCHES Capped and fuM-jewolled movements m Strong Solid Silver Oases, Hall Marked, for £8. Guaranteed for three years. Sold by Retail Dealers for £7 10a. J". F. STEATZ & CO.'S ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERF, With real Compdnsation Balanco, capped and extra jo welled movements, extra heavy, Hall Marked, silver cases. £4. Guaranteed foar rears. Well worth £8 103. 3^GL BEST f THE BEST ■■■; OpA^B^OSrßlpWßtt -mpTjstf *s{ ' : jAt£6loa; Qdlra^d fesj^yeawi >J The above being positively wqrth £10 lOi, :"4 £100 BEWAfeßf^ *m To who can bring me a better finished or more serviceable Watch for a working man thnn the above. J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S Specially made WALTHAM LEVER WATOHEB In extra heavy Hall-marked English silver casee, with gold balance, £2 15s; I with real chronometer balance, £3 10a These watches are sold at double the j above prices. WARRANTED FOR 3 YEARS J. F. STEATZ & CO. Have also m stock a very large assort* " mont of the celebrated ROTHERHAM ENGLISH LEVERS At £4 10s f - The retail prico of eamo ia £7 7a £100 REWARD IF NOT G J". F. STEATZ & CO. Have a very 1 irge assortment ofs rona WATCHES suitable for Boya and Months from £1 upwards EVERY WATCH EXAMINED AND WARRANTED J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S Beautiful aßßor'ment of LADIEB WATCHES m hnndsomoly engraved English Hall-marked cnßea, m diver &r° m . £1 J B J m gold frotu £2 I( >a, Well worth double tho money CAREFULLY EXAMINED AND WARRANTED FROM 2 YJSARB Clocks. Clocks. J. F. STEATZ & CO. Have a larger stock of Clocks to chocse from than any other firm m the Australasian Colonies. Timepieces from 2j 6d, worth 4s 6d American Lover Clocks 8b 9d, worth OS Gd. Imitation Peep o' Day Alarm Clocks 6a 6d, retail value 8s 6d SPECIALITIES. English Lever Timepieces at 8s 6 i and the genuine Peep o' Day Alarm Clocks for 10a 6d . • Beware ot imitations ana buy no other but thoso that have our name and address printed on the dials GUARANTEED FOR 8 YEARS Striking Clocks m endleßß variety, both m wood and marble, from 10s 6d J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S Own manufnrtured , Ladies' and Gentlemen's Genuine GOLD AND SILVER JEWEbLERY of every description, too numeroua to particularise, at one-half the retail dealers prices Before purchasing elsewhere, you are requeßted to inspect our Ktock-in-Trade, which you can do Mithout being pressed to buy ENERY ARTICLE MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES J. F. STEATZ & CO M AND MANUFACTURERS Triangle OHJUpTOHUROHrf