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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 43, 12 April 1873, Page 3

GREAT DRAPERY, CLOTHING AND BOOT SALE. GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES! CT. MCDOWELL <Be CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, AND BOOT IMPORTERS, Of Lambton Quay and Willis Street, Wellington. Have purchased the whole of the Stock-in-Trade of the MONSTER DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOT COMPANY. MANNERS STREET, WELLINGTON. And are offering the entire STOCK for sale Without Reserve, and in order to realise on the STOCK with as little delay as possible, they have divided the STOCK, retaining one portion in Wellington, and sending the other, namely, 47 PACKAGES OR ABOUT £3,000 WORTH OF THE ABOVE FAR-FAMED STOCK TO GISEOBKE. This STOCK will be cleared out regardlesss of consequences, so that HEADS OF FAMILIES, STOREKEEPERS, RUNHOLDERS, —and all who wish to save money will be enabled to lay in a stock for the approaching season at fully 40 Per Cent below current rates in POVERTY BAY.

In order to facilitate trade and give the free scope necessary for shewing this immense STOCK, Messrs. J. McDowell & Co. have, through their Agents, SECURED THE USE OF THE PUBLIC HALL. And will offer the STOCK for sale for TWENTY-ONE DAYS, commencing On or about Wednesday, 2nd April, 1873. t In a stock of this extent it is impossible to particularize all the different items, suffice it to say that our intention is to realize, so that an opportunity like this has not occurred hitherto in the history of the District, for securing good and serviceable DRAPERY, CLOTHING, and BOOTS. For instance, we will offer: — 275 Brown and Black Mushroom Hats at one shilling each A lot of Trimmed Hats, proportionately low. Trimmed Bonnets Horrock’s BB Calico, yard wide, 7s 6d per dozen, Mexicans at 7id yard White Flannels commencing at Is 6d, yard wide at 2s Scarlet Flannels Is 6d, Somerville Shirting 9Jd yard ■2,500 yards Dress materials, consisting of Merinoes, Wincics, Satin Cloths, Fancy Dress Stuffs, Wool, Plaids, Shallies, &c., at a little over half price, the great object . being to realize on the Stock in the above named time. clothing! clothing!! clothing!!! i , The Clothing belonging to the Monster Company, being chiefly manufactured to order, renders it equal to bespoke, whilst the prices charged have made tlfe branches of this establishment familiar to most of the Inhabitants of the Australian Colonies. 100 Boys’ Knickerbocker Suits commencing at 8s lid and 12s 6d 19 dozen New Zealand Flax Shirts at 3s 6d and 4b 6d each Felt Hats-at 5s 6d, Beaver Hats at ss, Handkerchiefs Is Cotton Sox 6d and 9d, Wool Sox Is 6d, White Stockings 9d perpair. Youths’ Suits, Mens’ Suita, Youths’ Coats, Mens’ Coats, Mens’ Trousers, Youths’ Trousers, Vests, Scarfs, Waterproofs, Crimean Shirts, White Shirts, Trousers of all Descriptions. BOOTS! BOOTS!! BOOTS!!! About £4OO worth of Boots, to be sold without the slightest reserve, consisting of:— Colonial made Copper Toed Boots commencing at 3s 9d Childrens’ Elastic side Boots, Girls’ Boots, Maids’ Boots Ladies’ Kid Boots at 8s 6d, House Boots, Slippers Mens’ Colonial made Elastic Boots, Mens’ Grained Dogskin Boots Mens’ Slippers, and a quantity of Ladies’ French Lasting Boots Tn addition to the above there is a quantity of Household Goods, and the usual et ccetera of a Drapery, and Clothing Stock, consisting of Tickens, Blankets, Towels, Carpets, Hollands, Sheetings, Linings, Trimmings. Fringes, Laces, Ribbons, Scrims, Hessians, Oil Cloths, Curtain Seta, Shawls, Js/krtH, and a beautiful assortment of Tweeds for Boys’ Clothing at 2b lid per yard; Waterproof Tweed Habit Cloths double width, at 5s 3d per yard. The Sale will continue for TWENTY-ONE Days, at the Public Hall, Gisborne, commencing on Wednesday, April 2, 1873. Come early to obtain Great Baigulks!