SHOPPERS’ SPENDING POWER

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1930, Page 8

SHOPPERS’ SPENDING POWER

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■' ' 7 (By Wire—-Special tp News.) ■ - , - 7 , Auckland,. Last Night.\ A cheerful note regarding the spendin”- power of. Auckland shoppers sounded by a fancy goods and stationery . dealer to-day. “In spite of the fact. that .we have heard.a great deal;about hard j tim?s . arid jaU' such things ; that would make for.- poor business, L have tn admit that not'tor a long-Time have . seen sb much money, about: as during the present shopping; season.” Jie . said. “It. makes one wonder whether thing- 5 are really as bad as. some would make “Like a " .number,- of ■ other traders, I prepared for a Christmas which . would not;,be as good as those of recent. year?,., them out'to be. . . - 7,7,7 . and I made sure (that, a great deal, of my stock comprised cheaper' kinds cf articles. To my surprise, I-haVe found that the cheap things are hanging fire and I have not enough of higher grade tpvs, bags,- etc.,' to meet the demand. I thought it would be as well to have a few such’articles, and;;ih stocking 0n1y...,, a few I have missed-tlie; mark badly.” ;