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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1490, 23 February 1887, Page 1

SPECIAL NOTICE. DURING the past twelve moHtha five jewelers m Chrißtchurch have either filed or been compelled to close their shop?, and now some of the old established firms are advertising "selling off" salen to reduce their Btock, and bb they state they never had a sale, some for 10 years, others as long sb 28 years ago, the only stock they can offer is only an accnmnlaticn of old stck during all these years, which is fit for nothing el«e but the me?ting pot. This clearly shows that the pnblic will no longer support the old system of retail business. The ordinary retail dealers have to buy their goods frcm the wholesale merchants here, and then have to pay heavy expenses, and so are obliged to charge exorbitant profits to try and cover all these extra expenses. J; P. STRATZ & CO-. Are the only firm m New Zealand who are their own Manufacturers, own Importers. and their own Retail Dealers; And thereby* saving all intermediate profits can sell direct to the pnblio at Manufao* turera' prices, The resißcn no other firm can comp et with onr^ prices is that having sjcured our premises m to early days, on a long lease when rents wer very low, we have just one-third the renc to pay that other fiims have, and having Eight Practical Watchmakers and Jewellvrs m our employ, we do a largo amount of repairing and manufacturing on the premises, thweby making far n,ore than all our expenses by our own handwork. Remember that wo have no old stock, ever article being ot the newest design, which wa are Belling at one-half the ordinary Retai Prices. Every article marked m Plain Figures, which, compare with the pi ices of any other firm m New Zeala d. J. F. STEATZ & COS ENGLISH HDN'JIKG LEVER WATCHES Capped aud fuU- jewelled movements m Strong golid Bilvci Cases, Hall Marked, for £3. Guaranteed for three years. Bold by Retail Dealers for £7 10s, * J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERS, With real CompdnEation Balance, capped and extra jewelled movements, extra heavy, Hall Marked, silver cases, £4. Guaranteed four years. Well worth £8 10s. THE BEST!~"thE BEST J. F. STBATZ & CO.'S CHALLENGE ENGLISH HUNTING LEVEUS At £5 10s. Guaranteed for 25 years: The above being positively worth £10 103) £100 EEWAED. To who can biing me a better finished or more serviceablo Watch for a working man than the above. J. F. STEATZ & CO-'S Specially made WALTHAM. LEVER WATOHE3 In extra heavy Hall-marked English silver cases, with gold balance, £2 16sj with real chronometer balance, £3 10s. These watches are sold at double tho above prices. WARRANTED FOR 3 YEABB J. F. STRATZ & CO. Have also m stock a very large assort* ment of the celebrated ROTHERHAM ENGLISH LEVERS At £4 10s. The retail price of same ia £7 7s' £100 REWARD IF NOT G J. F. STEATZ & CO* Have a very 1 irge assortment of rong WATCHES Euitable for Boys and Youths from £i upwards EVERY WATCH EXAMINED AND WARRANTED J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S Beautiful aßsorfment of LADIES. WATCHES m handsomely engrave Engli-h Hall-marked cases, m silver • ' from £1 ss, m gold from £2 10s. Well worth double tha money CAREFULLY EXAMINED AND WARRANTED FROM 2 YEARB Clocks. Clocks, J. F. STRATZ & CO. Have a larger stock of Clocks to cho(6e from than any other firm m thi Australasian Coloi ies. Timepieces from 2j 6d, worth 4s 6d American Lever Clocks ?s od, worth os Gd. Imitation Peep o' Day Harm Clocks 6s 6d, retail value 8s tid SPECIALITIES. English Lever Timepieces at 8s 6& and tne genuine Peep o' Day Alaim Clocks for 10a 6d. . Beware ot imitations, ana buy no other but those th.it have our name and p<i»lrep« printed on the d.als GU-i,AMLED FOR 8 YEARS Striking Clocks m endleps variety, bo' bin wood and marble, from 10s 6d J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S Own manufartured Ladies' and" 3 "" Gentlemen's Genuine GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY of every deecripticn, roo numerous to pnr« ticulariEO, at one half tho retail dcaleia P'iccs Before purchasing elsewhere, jou are re» quested to inspect out Stock-in-Trade, which you can do m ithout bning presecd to buy ENERY ARTICLE~MARKED IN PLAI& FIGUitES, J. F. STEATZ & CO. § PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER** JEWELLEKS, * AND MaNUFACTURFRS 2(51, High* Btreot, Triangh OHRISTOBUBQH,