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Cromwell Argus, Volume XXX, Issue 1514, 17 May 1898, Page 1

Business Announcements -,-■■, rp?g& Guaranteed to contain all the cream of the original milk. MH#]| Avoid low-priced brands from which ie cream has been abstracted, and ask for the "Milkmaid" Brand, the best riD WmM Avoid low-pri i the cream has b ■''WU iMM®mm for the "Milkn ij&M Wi for aii Purposes. ■"rill sg 1 CS«I OLL'Y <&; QONS. [Established 1869. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL IF-A-ZMUZLrZ" GROCEBS: WINE, SPIRIT AND GENERAL MEROH AAT &. We beg to announce that in order to provide for the growing exigencies of our business, we have made substantial improvements in the Retail Department of our stone premises. These alterations have been so designed as to show to the best advantage the large indents that regularly arrive by the direct mail steamers of all descriptions of merchandise suitable for the requirements of the district. Tn order to keep pace with the times we have made arrangements to indent as far as possible the bulk of our goods in all the departments which comprise our varied stock, being the largest and most complete on the Goldfields. All goods are purchased tor cash direct from Home manufacturers, -landing our stock at lowest cost, which will enable us to place goods on the market at such values as will give every satisfaction to purchasers and will ensure a continuation of that liberal patronage that has been accorded to us for the past 25 years. GROCERIES TEAS.—We are sole agents for Nelson and Moate'a celebrated blends, who are the largest importers of Teas in New Zealand, and offer the best value of any firm in the trade. Prices—2s, 2s 4d, 2s 6d, and 2s 9d per lb. Try our 2s per lb package. Sugar, No. 1 Co. Best White, 3£d per lb. i Wax, Fairy Wax, and Carriage Candle 8 Special quotations to large buyers. Soap3—Laundrine, Treble Crown, Scented Coffee, Cocoas, and Chocolates Juvenia, Hard Water, Old Brown Bacon, Cheese, and Rnttcr. We receive Windsor, in cakes and boxes weekly supplies from best dairies Salt—Table, Fine, and Coarse Jams, Jellies, Pickles, and Sauces Raisins—Muscatels, Sultanas, and Elemes, Candles—De Roubaix Jenair, Price's London Currants We are large buyers of produce : Wheat, Oats, Chaff, Butter, Eggs, Bacon, and Hams. , The Butter must be Prime. Try our special brand of Laundrine Scented Soap made to our order, each b?r stamped with our name. Roller Flour in 25, 50, and 2001b bags at lowest prices. N. B.—Recognising the evils of the credit system, and being desirous of encouraging a CASH TRADE, we will in future issue a monthly cash price list (which will compare favorably with Dunedin cutting prices), of all goods in this department. TOBACCOS. Juno—William's celebrated brand I Havelock, Ruby, Aromatic, Twist Cigarp and Cigarettes j Rough Cut Tobacco Special Quotations to Large Buyers. WINES, SPIRITS, AND ALES. BWe keep large stocks bulk and case of the very best quality obtainable. For 20 years we have made a specialty of our Rob Roy Old Highland Whisky, which cannot be surpassed for purity, strength, and flavor. "Ironmongery. Mining, Agricultural, and Household Re- Rabbit Traps of approved brands quisites Standards, Fencing, and Barbed Wire. Gunpowder for Sporting and Rabbiting Special quotations to large buyers purposes Bedsteads—French, Double, and Single. Blasting Powder in Kegs Palliasses to match. Wire-netting, 3ft, l|in ; 17 gauge. Kapoc to fill mattresses, lOd per lb. HOSING CANVAS, SADDLERY, and BRUSHWARE, DRAPERY AND CLOTHING DSPARTMBMT. We have greatly extended our operations in this department, aud a visit of inspection will prove that we keep the very best class of goods at lowest prices, and offer liberal discount on all cash purchases. All prices marked in plain figures. THE DRAPERY INDENTS CONSIST OF: A Goodly Selection of Dress Materials, i Ladies' Herat and Thompson's Glove fitting Cashmeres and French Merinos of every Corsets, Ladies' Gloriossa Silk Urnshade and quality. brellas, Florence Kid Gloves. Cotton and Woollen De Laiues, Navy Blue Lace Curtains, Ecru, Madras, Handsome and Black Estrameue Serges, Fancy Tapestry Curtains. Colonial Dress Tweeds (in dress lengths). We can also offer exceptional value in— Zephyrs, Ginghams, and Pongee Prints of Men's Roslyn and Mosgiel Tweed Suits, latesjt designs. Men's Mosgiel and Wellington Trousers Cotton, Dress Muslins, Flannelettes, Shirt- and Vests, Men's Kid Jackets, Men's ings (in great variety), Ceylon Shirtings, Waterproof Tweed Coats, Men's Art Muslins,-Cretonnes (plain, reversible Merino and Silk shirts and Pants, and bordered). Men's Tennis and Cricketing Shirts in Sheetings (bleached and unbleached), great variety. Harvard and Regatta Shirtings, Union Boys' and Youths' Melville Tweed Suits, Tickings, Table Liuen, Towellings, Boys' and Youths' Blue Serge Suits. Waterpoof Sheetings. Men's and Youths' Hard and Soft Felt Hats Brussels Carpets, Linoleum and Floor (latest styles). Cloths, Tapestry Table Covers, Hearth- Men's Tweed Suits made to order (fit rugs (all qualities), Brush and Skeleton guaranteed). Cocoa Door Mats. BOOTS AND SHOES. WE RECEIVE REGULAR CONSIGNMENTS OF COLONIAL AND IMPORTED BOOTS AND SHOES. Ladies' Kid Boots, Elastic Side, and Lace-up Ladies' Evening Shoes Balmorals Ladies' Tennis Shoes Ladies' Fancy Slippers Ladies' and Gents' Snow Shoes Men's Standard Watertights, 12s 6d per Boys' and Youths' Standard Boots and pair cash Shoes in all sizes Men's Standard Watertight Bluchers, 10s Men's Fancy Balmorals 6d per pair cash North British Gum Boots Sole Agents in New Zealand for the improved " ECONOMIC" Slipper, 2s 6d per pair. CROCKERYWARE AND FANCY ttOODS, STATIONERY & PATENT MEDICINES. We are now showing a consignment of Colonial Made Furnituro to be cleared at less than cost, consisting of— Duchess Toilet Tables, Wardrobe, Washstands with tile backs, Chest of Drawers (half Scotch), Kitchen, Dining Room, and Toilet Tables, Cheffoniers and Colonial Sofas. We are also showing a consignment of Paperhangings direct from the manufacturer, Gold, Sanitary, and Enamelled Papers, with rich borderings to match ; 55 patterns to select from, in all 2000 pieces, suitable for Drawing Rooms, Dining Rooms, Bedrooms, Kitchens, Halls, and Offices, at greatly reduced prices. Also, a large stock of Hessians on Hand. REGULAR CONSIGNMEIiTS OF DOUBLIS- EXTRA STRONG HOSING CANVAS Made to our Order, and Registered as " Southern Cross Brand." AGJSNCIJES: Sole Agents for Nelson and Moate's Celebrated Brands, Nobel's Dynamite. Nirumo and Blair's Seeds, South British Insurance Co. We are now Sole Agents for BENNETT'S BESSEMER BICYCLES and can supply them at £l7 10s Cash with all up-to-date fittings, etc., etc. SEED FOR SAL E.

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lo be Published in January, 1898, ITONES' UTAGO & SOUTHLAND } COMMERCIAL, MUNICIPAL, & GENERAL DIRECTORY, and NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL, 1!8 9 8isdited by JcHN Stone, Junr., Fifteenth Year of Publication. Demy S% r o size, containing about 900 pages, together with numerous Maps corrected to date, the whole handsomely bound in cloth, gilt-lettered. Price to Subscribers, 12s Gd; NonSubscribers, 15s. ST O N,E. SON. AND C 0..5 Publishers, I rawford Street;, Dunodia,