Business Notices. "Tirß ADVISE INTENDING PURCHASERS OF McCormick's Machines TO GIVE THEIR OBDBBS AT ONOE. THEY ABB SELLING- FBEELY. To Save Disappointment do not Delay. PEIE3T & HOLDQATE.' CHRISTMAS 1890. DAVID OWERS 18 ONGB MOBE BEFOBE THE PUB- LIC with his OHBIBTMAB CHEEB. Thiß is his Fifteenth Anniversary m Business m Timaru— from the little shop m Sandie- town to the moat Beautiful and • Leading Store m the District. We don't make a boast of this, but it shows the People we must do the thing right. WE HAVE LAID OURSELVES OUT FOR BIG BUSINEB3 THIS YBAB, and intend to do it. All kinds of Fruit are very dear, but as we bought before thn riso intend to SELL AT THE OLD PRICE. LARGE ELEME BAISINB 7d por lb, 121bs for 6a 9d NEW YALENOAB 8d per lb, 121 b for 7s 6d NEW PEEL Is per lb, or 71b Tin for 6s NEW MUSCATELS 1b 3d per lb NEW VOSSTIZA GUBBANTS 6d per lb or 121bs for 6s 6d. A SPLENDID LOT OF HAMS, SMOKED OB GREEN, only 8d per lb. ROLL BACON FBOM 6d por lb Onr TBAS this year are of unexceptional quality and will bold their own as Christmas Tea. Five Tons of White Crystal Sugar, Special for Jam Making, Only 3d per lb. Our Sales of Tea this year have far er- ceeded our moßt sanguine expectation, thus showing the article mutt be right, I have pledged my word to SELL TWO HUNDRED U.INB OF MY BLENDED TBA between this and Cbriatmas, and I intend to do it. Every Purchaner oflOlb Tin of Tea at 18s 6d WILL BEOEIVE A USEFUL PRESENT, and if the same Tea can be matched at 20s I will forfeit £10 to any charity m the district. DAVID OWERS, THE PEOPLE'S GBOCBB, TIMABU. Telephone No. 35. THE HORiiSBY BINDER HAS npAKEN MOBE PBIZES THAN ANY JL OTHEB IN THE MARKET. IT IS LIGHTER IN DRAUGHT THAN ANY OTHEB BINDEB. IT HAS MET AND DEFEATED EVEBY MACHINE WORTH MEETING. IT HAS TAKEN 13 FIKBT PRIZES IN SEASON 1889-90 IN THE COLONIES. CANTERBURY FABMERS' CO- OPKKATIVE ASSOCIATION, LIMITED, Agents. SHEEP SHEARS: '. ARRIVED PER S3. COPTIC. WABD & PAYNE'S New CON- QUEROB SHEAKS. Burgou and Ball BB A and 11 A. BEST BELHOTKD TOBKKI' STONK. LAMP BLAOK, BED, AND BLUE, BADDLE. 