HEMP AND TOW GRADED

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2689, 8 February 1916, Page 8

HEMP AND TOW GRADED

A return showing the quantities of hemp, tow, and stripper slips graded at the ports of the Dominion during the month of January, 1916,' has been prepared'by tho Department of Agriculture:, ; . The;total number of bales: of hemp ; graded was 10,823, as compared-with : 6943 for the corresponding,-month of : last year, an increase 0f,,3880 bales; , •For the;, twelve; months eri'dihg January 31. 1910, tho number of bales graded was 124,702; asr c'onipared with -93,301 : for the previous;': twelve months, an- increase of 31)401-bales J : ~ ~ During the 'mpfith' 3234. bales , of'tow were dealt .'.';ivith,'..;as compared : ' with 1901 for the. coiTesponding month of last year,- ail increase of 1333 bales. For the tw ; elve months endina; January ! 31, 1916, the number of hales graded , ivas 34,303' as coniparcd with 27,618 for . the previous' twelve; months, an increase of--6685 bales. . i During the month the numberof bales • of stripper slips graded was- 831, as ; compared with 115 for the corresponding month of last year, an increase of ,716 bales, y For the - twelve months ending January 31, 1916, tlve number of bales:,-graded..,\vas; 4773, as compared with .',1274 for ..the 1 previous twelve months, an. increase of 3499 bales.