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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1496, 2 March 1887, Page 1

. . ■ .'■•■.} SPECIAL NOTICE. DURING the past twelve months fiv« jevel'ers m Chrfetchnrch have either filed or been compelled to close their shop*, and now some of the old established firms are advertising " selling off »'. Brie* to reduce their stock, and as they state they sever had a sale, some for 10 years, others as long as 23 years ago, the onlyßtock they can offer is only an accumulation of old st ck during all theee year?, which is fit for nothing cl- c but the melting pot. This clearly shows that the public will no longer support the old Bjßttpn of retail busineeßt Ihe 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, Ji F. STRATZ & CO: Are the only firm m New Zealand who are their own Manufacturers, own Importers, and their own Retail Dealers; And thereby Baying all intermediate profits can sell direct to the public at Manufao* turers' prices,. ■.; - : ; 7 The 'reason no other firm can comp ct with our .prices is that having secured our premises m t c early days, on a long lease when rents wer" very low, we have jußtone-ttiird the rent to pay that other firms have, and having Eight Practical Watchmakers and JewelUrs m our employ, we do a large amount of repairing and manufacturing on the premises, theVeby making far a ore than all our expenses by oar own handwork. Remember that we have no old stock, ever article being ol the newest design, which w are Belling at one-half the ordinary Betaf Prices, . Every article marked m Plain Figures, which compare with the piices of any other firm m NewZeala d. . J. F. STEATZ & COS ENGLISH HUNTING LEVER WATCHES Capped and fall- jewelled movements m Etrong Solid (Silver Coses, Hall Marked, for £3. Guaranteed for three ycare. Sold by Retail Dealerß for £7 10a. J. F. STBATZ & CO.'S ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERS, With real Compensation Balance, capped and extra jewelled movements, extra heavy, Hall Marked, silver coses. £4. Guaranteed four years. Well ' worth £8 10s. THE EESTr~THE BEST J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S CHALLENGE ENGLISH HUNTING •* LEVERS At £6 10s. Guaranteed for 25 yeara: The above being positively worth £10 10s£100 BEWABD. To who can bring me a better finiahei or more serviceable 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, £8 10s These watches are ; sold at double the above prices, WARRANTED FOR 8 YEABS J. F. STEATZ & CO. Have also m stock a very large aasoit' ment of the celebrated ROTHERHAM ENGLISH LEVEBH At £4;ios. The retail price of same ta £7 7s £100 REWARD IK NOT G J. F. STEATZ & CO. Have a very large assortment of ron» WATCHES suitable for Boys and Souths from £1 upwards EVERY WATCH EXAMINED AND WARRANTED J. F> STEATZ & CO.'S Beautiful assortment of ' LADIESWATCHES m handsomely engrave English Hall-marked cases, m silver from £1 ss, m gold frotn £2 10b. Well worth double the money CAREFULLY EXAMINED AND WARRANTED FROM 2 YEABS Clocks/Clocks. J. F. STEATZ & CO. Have a larger stock of Clocks to choose from than any other firm m the Australasian Colonies. Timepieces from 2s 6d, worth 4s 6d American Lever Clocks 8s 9d, worth 6s 6d. Imitation Peep o» Day Alarm Clockß 6s 6d, retail value 8s 6d SPECIALITIES. English Leyoc Timepieces at 8s 6\ and tae gennine Peep o' Day Alarm Clocks for 10a 6d. Boware ot imitations and buy no other but those that have our name and address printed on the dials GUARANTEED^FOR 8 YEARS Striking* Clocks m endless variety, to h m wood and marble, from 10s 6d J. F. STEATZ & CO.'S Own manufnrtured Ladies' and Gentlemen's Genuine GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY of every description, too numerous to par* ticularise, at one-half the retail dealers puces Before purchasing elsewhere, you are n» quested to inspect oue Btock-in-Trade, which you can do without being pressed to buy enery article marked m plad> figures;; J. F. STEATZ & CO., PRACTICAL WATCHMAKERS. JEWELLERS, A|(D MANUFACTURERS ' [261, High street, ;Triangh LOHRIsfoBUBCH,