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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 4931, 16 July 1884, Page 3

Drapery, ' HALL QF COMMEBCE. .'■■• '.'.'j. •■'"l. ; >■'■ ' -■' ■ J. MANSON & GO,, HAVING DECIDED ON RELINQUISHING THEIR BOOT DEPARTMENT, Bargains of a Most Unmistakeable Character will be . offered to CLEAR OFF THE REMAINING STOCK, Consisting of the Best Christchurch and Dunedin Made Goods. Children's Strong Boots, lace and elastic-side ... 4s. 6d., worth 7s. 6d. Ladies' Cashmere and Velvet Hessian Boots ... 3s. 6d., 4s. 6d., ss. 6d. Men's Leather Slippers : ... ... .... 3s 6d., best. Ladies' „ - „ ! ... ... ... 2s 6d., „ All these lines considerably LESS THAN COST to make a Final Clearance. We have also a Shipment of NORTH BRITISH , GUM BOOTS Just Arrived direct from tHe Makers. These Goods will be Sold at Actual Landed Cost, in • order' to break through a defiant monopoly existing, in New Zealand for this Make of Boot. , t .';.■.. ■■ __________ 1 Men's Tweed Suits, new goods, 455. tb ! sss. Men's Trousers and Vests ... ... ... 18s. 6d. to 255. ' Men's Trousers ... ... ... ... Bs. 6d. to 20s. ■ Boys 1 Knicker Suits, 6s 6d, 10s 6d, 14s 6d, 18s 6d Youths' Jacket Suits ... „.. ... ... 14s. 6d. to 355. 300 pairs Men's hand knit Wool Socks— Strong, Is. Heavy, Is. 3d. Best, Is. 6d. Men's Cardigan Jackets, 12s 6d to Irs 6d. 25 per cent, under present market price. Men's Tweed Travelling Hats ... ... ... 3s. 6d. to 5s 6d. Men's Pelt Hats ... ... ... 3s 6d., 4s. 6d., ss. 6d. A Large Assortment of TIES, SCARVES, SHIRTS, GLOVES, &c, &c.,. „. from Best London Makers. Doubtless lower prices may be quoted, but we confidently assure our Friends and the General Public that the value we offer at. the above prices "will indeed be hard to beat. J. MAMSON & CO., ; IMPORTERS. Fruit Trees, &c. GRIFFEN & SMITH, 20,000 CABBAGE & CAULIFLOWER PLANTS. Suggestions for July— Plant out Fruit Trees and Cabbage Plants, a few Early Peas, but no Small Seeds. As a Guide for Growers of Early Potatoes, we give an Extract from the Grey Kiver Argus : BHIFFEH AND SMITH'S BXHIBIT OF POTATOES AT THE : ■ ; ■ : GREYMOUTH HORTICULTURAL SHOW, 14th February, 1884. ; ; The Potatoes were Planted in the Firm's Seed-Testing Grounds in Boundary street, on the 3rd August, 1883, for the purpose of ascertaining the I'.'arliest and Best Sorts, and to test a much disputed point as .j to whether whole or cut seed is the best. The Cut Seed produced the Best Crop. The descriptio a given below shows the order in which the Potatoes become ready for digging :— Ist. Early Shaw. — Ready first week in December. A Round White Potato, cuts white, heavy croppei 1 , good quality. . -■'■ 2nd. Early Manly.— Round White Potato, heavy cropper, very ; coarse, cuts yellow, must be used as dug, otherwise boils waxy. ; 3rd. Early Rose- — Ready second week in December. Red Kidney Variety, handsome shaped Potato, requires good rich light soil; in j heavy soil inclined to be watery. ; 4th. Early Vermont.— Very similar to Early Rose, but hardier, and is a better cropper. sth. Alpha. — Very handsome White Potato ; good cropper ; boils floury ; took first prize at Greymouth Horticultural Show last ; December. 6th. Snowflake. — Very fine White Potatoe, immense Cropper. 7th. Prolific— Something similar to Snowflake, but not quite so early. ; ; , Bth. Pink Eye.— A well-known sort ;■ needs no description ; the best second Early Potatoes. ■ : 9th. Magnum Bonum.— A Long Whil;e Potato, fine quality, great bearer ; as many as 21 Saleable Potatoes to a Root. 10th. Fluke.— A Grand Potatoo, requires rich light soil, heavy cropper, best qwality. WHOLESALE fc MTAIL BBOGEBS.