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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1494, 28 February 1887, Page 1

I I SPECIALJSOTICE. I TOURING the past twelve months five I JH, l e * el!era iQ Chriatchurch have either I Wed or been compelled to close their bljodh. I and now some of the old estiblished firms arts I fPvedißing « selling off » soles to reduc* their I stock, and as they state they never had a sale. Borne for 10 years, others as long as 23 yeart I ago, the only stock they can offer is only an I accumulation of old etck daring all these I year*, which is fit for nothing el c but floe melting pot. This clearly Bhows that the I public will no longer support the old system of retail bußiness. The ordinary retail dealers I nave to buy their goods from the wholesale 1 merchants here, and then Have to pay he*vV I expenses, and so are obliged to charge exorbf* I tant profits to try and cover Tall these extra I expenses* I Ji F. STBATZ & CO: I. Are the only firm m New Zealand who are j their own Manufacturers, own Importers. I and their own Retail Dealers; j And thereby saving all intermediate profits can sell direct to the public at Mannfao I turers' prices, I The Reason no other firm can comp et with our , prices ia that having secured our premise* m t c early days, on a long lease when rents wer very low, we have justone.tbird the rent to pay that other firms have, and having Eight Practical Watchmakers and Jewellers m our employ, we do a large amount of repairing and manufacturing on the premises, thereby l making far more than all our expenses by our own handwork. Remember that we have no old Btock, ever article being oi the° newest design, which yt are selling at one-half the ordinary Betal Prices. * *■""■• Every article marked m Plain Figures, which compare with the prices of any other fira m ■New Zeala d. J. F. STEATZ & GO'S ENGLISH HUNTING- LEVER WATOHEO Capped and fall-jewelled movements m Strong Solid Silver Cases, Ball Marked, for £3. Guaranteed for three years. Bold by Retail Dealere for £7 10a. J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERS, With real Compensation Balance, capped and extra jewelled movements, extra heavy, Hall Marked, silver cases, £4. Gnaranteed four years. Well ' worth £8 10s. THE BESTr*THE BEST J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S CHALLENGE ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERS At £5 10s. Gnaranteed for2syeattt The above being positively worth £10 10a£100 EEWAED. To who can bring me a better finished or more eerviceable Watch lor 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 16s: with real chronometer balance, £3 10b. These watches are Bold at double the above prices. WARRANTED FOR 8 YEARS J. F. STEATZ & CO. Have also m stock a very large assort* ment of the celebrated ROTHERHAM ENGLISH LEVERS At£4.loa. The retail price of camels £7 7s £100 REWARD IF NOT G J. F. STEATZ & CO. i Have a very large assortment of rona WATCHEB suitable for Boyß and V outhß from £1 upwards EVERY WATCH EXAMINED AND WARRANTED J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S Beautiful assortment of LADIES WATCHES m handsomely engrave ' English Hall-marked cases, m silver from £1 58. m gold from £2 10b. Well worth double the money CAREFULLY EXAMINED AND WARRANTED PROM 2 YEARB Clocks. Clocks. J. F. STEATZ & CO* Havo a larger stock of Clocks to *~ choc Be from than any other firm m the Australasian Colocies. Timepieces from 2a 6d, worth 4s 6d American Lever Clocks Fs 3d, worth 5s fin. Imitation Peep o' Day Alarm Clocks 6b 6d, retail value 8s 6d SPECIALITIES. English Lever Timepieces at 8s 6\ Olo d cks e fofl0 U 8 m 6 O d P66P °' Day Alarm Beware ot imitations and buy no other but those that have our name and address pnnted on the dials GUARANTEED FOR 8 YEARS Striking Clocks m endless variety, both m wood and marble, from 10s 6d J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S Own manufartured Ladies' and Gentlemen's Genuine GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY of every description, too numerous to particularise, at one-half the retail dealers prices Before purchasing elsewhere, you ate rfi. quested to inspect onr Stock-in-Trade, which you can do without being pressed to buy ENERY ARTICLE "ttARKJSD IN PLAIS FIGURES J- F. STEATZ & CO., AND MANUFACTURERS 261,!;H!gh-;-Btreet, Triangle OHRISTOBUROH.