HEMP AND TOW.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1227, 8 September 1911, Page 8

HEMP AND TOW.

'AUGUST GBADING 'BETrjRNS. The total numbei-'of bales of hemp graded at the ports of the Dominion during August was. 5237, compared with 1131 for the corresponding month of last year, an increase of 1051! bales For tho twelve months'ended August'3l tho number of bales'graded was 8!J,091. was against 124,804 for tho previous twelve months, a decrease of 20.713 bales. During tho month 1128 bales of tow were doalt with, as compared with 1228 for the corresponding month of last year, a decrease of'loo bales. In the hemp grading the totals were :— Fine, 136; good fair, 1890; fair, 2992; common, IS3; rejected, 29 j condemned, 1. Tho Wellington total of 2167 bales was graded as under:—Fine, 70j : pood fair, 811; fair, 11-41; common, £S; rejected. 21. Foxton contributed 20SG bales, made up as under;— Fine, 8; good fair, 018; fair, 1383; common, 70; rejected, 4. Picton put forward a total of 271, of which 54 bales were graded fair and 217 good fair. The "Wellington total to the tow offering was 504 bales, Of this 96 bales were first grade, 293 second grade, 112 third grade, and 3 were condom'led. The Foxton total of 415 was made up of 185 first grade and 230 second grade. Only 19 bales came forward from Blenheim, and all were first >rrade. Picton had 14 first grade bales and 23 second grade, cut of a total of 37, Of the grand total'. 314 bales were first grade, 092 second grade, 119 third grade, and 3 were condemned. " ' ' . ■ . ■ ,

Reports from tho Waikato state that it is probable that before long a reftj shorthso of bacf cafclio will bo experienced there. Comparatively few turnips wero nvai!a.blo for stock during tho winter, Mid theso wero enten by forward stock, the majority of which have already reached the butcher. Store stock are generally very backward, and cannot be expected to be fat for some months, even if kept on the best of feed. So far, tho Reason has been very disappointing for graziers, and butchers must have had a good winter, as beef cattte have never touched the high prices which ruled for a few weeks iri the autumn.

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