TYRES FOR BICYCLES
Owing to the Shipping shortage, eyc'.e firms aro experiencing great difficulty in keeping up tlie'r, stocks in tyres from England and America. Any which n.ay arrive have been considerably advanced in p>rice o-niug to shipping charges, and insurance, etc.. together with a slight increase in tho cost of raw material. The position is becoming acute in procuring goods even from the Duniop mills in Melbourne. "Wood's have been fortunate enough to receive a. fair supply of Dunlop tyres and accessories and although the landed cost is somewhat advanced, Wood's are still selling at pro-war nrioes. Duniop Covers 1"s 6d Dnnlop Tulkv; 7s Pr.l, ' Oceanic Covers 12s 6d, o"oan'c Tubes 5s 9d, Federal Covers 8s Gd. Federal Tubes 4s 6d. Dunlor. ar? guaranteed for 12 months and Oceanic 0 months. Besides Dutiiop's, Wood's c.nrr v a varioty of other makes of tyres but these are all more or less ris'ng in price.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16253, 27 April 1917, Page 8
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154TYRES FOR BICYCLES Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16253, 27 April 1917, Page 8
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