HEMP & TOW GRADING

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2276, 9 October 1914, Page 8

HEMP & TOW GRADING

The Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce advise that tho total number of- bales of hemp graded during September was 5816,. as compared with 11,011. for ,tho correspond-, ing .month of last year, a decrease of 5195- bales.. For the twelve months endin*''.September 30, 1914, the number of bates:'graded' was' 121,124, as compared with 158,397 for the previous twelve-months—a decrease of 37,273 -bales.' ■•'''■■ ' ■ During the month 1365 bales of tow were! dealt,with, -.as compared with 3476 for ;the:i_corresponding month ,of . last yeai"~a decrease of : 2111' bales. ■ For the twelve months ending September 30, the number of bales graded was 38,524, as compared with 55,236 for, the previous twelve months—a decrease of 16,712 bales'.,""- - .- The number,ofvbales of stripper 6lips graded was 72, as compared with 221 for i'tho -corresponding month of last decrease of 149 bales. For the twelve months ending September 30, 1914/ the number of bales passed for export was 3239. . •. \

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