Page 4 Advertisements Column 6

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 302, 14 May 1913, Page 4

BLANKETS, RUOS. OVERCOATS. ADVANCE SALES. AT THE MELBOURNE. At no other period in our whole history have we been enabled to offer such astounding,values in staple goods as at present. Various reasons may be ad* I'liiecd to show the reasons for this happy Mnti! of affairs, wider buying scope—,lne to the increase in the number of our branches—and foresight in forward buying when the price of wool was low. Our five Taranaki stores distribute such a huge volume of merchandise that manufacturers and "jobbers" are eager competitors for our "spot" cash business with the result that we buy anA so!] .it prices that make our competitors fairly wonder "how it's done" Just us vc benefit by our 'spot" cash buying methods, so does the buyer who deals n! our stores, because the savings effect od bv us are in turn passed on to him, thus consolidating our goodwill .•Did increasing our sales. The saving* on those offerings are fine examples of M;.' benefits derived by shopping at the Melbourne. Three-quarter bed all-wool bite colonial blankets, 16s Cd pair; • double-bed size, 19s Od pair; singlebe! I/rev blankets 8s 9d pair; rugs, 5s !U 15s Gd; little boys' overcoats, 5s 11,!. u rid to 10s fid; ladies' lovely rain- < i/iiis 22s 6d; men's rubber coats, 255; heavy tweed coats, 30s Cd; Hydrotite. '-oata, 37s Gd; men's grey raincoats, only '2s Gd. '