SALVAGE SALE
Goods Damaged By Fire In Rimutaka By Telegraph—Press Association. ' AUCKLAND, January. 25. A salvage sale on .behalf of the underwriters of goods damaged by the lire in the Kimutaka attracted about 300 buyers at the Queen's Wharf today. They were mostly dealers and small shopkeepers. The opening bids were modest, but the dealers quickly responded to the competition, specially for forthcoming winter requirements, such as fuf-iined coats for women and small winter hats. A case of coats started at £5 and ran to £O7/10/-. Several cases of women’s hats, starting similarly, brought up to £3O a ease. There was also a very brisk demand fop knitting wool, with discrimination favouring fashionable colours, which made a difference iu prices.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 104, 26 January 1939, Page 8
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120SALVAGE SALE Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 104, 26 January 1939, Page 8
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