Having a "Rotten Spin."
It is quite reasonable to suppose that in this period of depression the pawnbrokers must be doing a roaring business with persons who are suddenly brought to poverty. Such, however, is not the case in Dunedin (says the Star). In the busy days this city had a dozen pawnshops. Today there is only one for straight-out pledge taking, and the proprietor makes no secret of an experience of what is described as "the most rotten spin I have ever had" in the course of pret.lv well a lifetime. "Nobody seems to want to pledge anything." the owner
added: "half the people I used to deal with are out of business." This posi- | tion is difficult to understand but the ■ evidence is unchallengable. It is un- ' derstood, however, that the gold-buy-ers arc finding many sellers of old J jewellery and coins. That may explain the position to some extent.
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Franklin Times, Volume XXII, Issue 91, 5 August 1932, Page 8 (Supplement)
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