RIMUTAKA’S DAMAGED CARGO
SALVAGE SALE AT AUCKLAND 111 Mill'd Prone A choc I m inn I AUCKLAND, 86th January. A salvage sale on belmlf of the underwriters of goods damaged b.v tin- fire on the Riinutaka attracted about 509 buyers at the Queen's Wharf to-day. They j were mostly dealers ami small sliopkeep- : ( ors. The opening bids were modest, but | the dealers quickly responded to tbo cornpetition, especially for forthcoming win , ter requirements, such as tur-lined coats fo;* women ami small winter bats. A case of coats started at £5 and ran to £67 lbs. Several cases of women's bats, Blurting similarly, brought up to £36 a case. There i was also a very biisk demand for knitting wool, with discrimination favouring fasli- I ionable colours, which made a difference ! ' U PllCeß '
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19390126.2.46
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 26 January 1939, Page 6
Word Count
132RIMUTAKA’S DAMAGED CARGO Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 26 January 1939, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in