THE HEMP INDUSTRY.
MARCH GRADING RETURNS. The total number of bales of hemp graded during the mouth of March was 9,270, as compared with 14,540 for the corresponding mouth of last year, a decrease of 5,270 bales. For the twelve mouths ended March 31st the number graded was 113,528, as compared with 104,034 tor the previous twelve months, or an increase of 9,494 bales. Worked out on a percentage basis the quantity of each grade dealt with during the mouth was as follows: Superior, nil; fine, 5.39 ; good fair, 42.96 ; fair, 48.75 ; common, 2.73 ; rejected, 0.13 ; condemned, 0.4. The quantity of tow dealt with during the month was 2,480 bales, as compared with 4,833 bales .or the corresponding mouth of last year, a decrease of 2,353 bales. The number of bales of hemp and tow dealt with at the various ports was as under :
The number of bales in each grade aud the percentage of the output at each port are as follows : Fine : Picton 165, 87.30 ; Dunedin 26, 5.70; Foxtou 169, 4.67 ; Wellington 140, 3.99 ; good fair: Napier 157, 90.75 ; Wellington 1838, 52.40 ; Foxton 1641, <45.39 ; Dunedin 96, 21.05 ; Auckland 174, 20.85 ; Picton 24, 12.69; Bluff 52, 10.52 ; fair ; Bluff 440, 89.06 ; Auckland 601, 71.88; Dunedin 235. 52.19; F'oxtou 1729, 47.69; Wellington 1498, 42.71; Napier 16. 9.24 ; common : Dunedin 99, 21.71 ; Auckland 61, 7.29 : F'oxton 60, 1.65 ; Wellington 31, 0.88 ; Bluff 2, 0.40 ; rejected : Foxtou 12, 0. condemned: F'oxton 4, 0.11. The number of bales of tow aud percentage of output of each port are as follows:—First grade; Blenheim 6,100 ; Picton 39, 52.70; Wellington 321, 32.16; Foxtou 171, 19.56 ; second grade : Duuediu 98, too; F'oxtou 577, 66.09 ; Welliugtou 613, 61.42 ; Auckland 101, 55.60 ; Pictou 35, 47.29 ; Bluff 8, 3.2 ; third grade ; Bluff 190, 76 ; Auckland 58, 32.04; Foxtou 125, 14.31 ; Welliugtou 63, 6.31 ; condemned : Bluff 52, 20.8 ; Auckland 22, 12.19; Wellington 1, o. 10.
Hemp. Tow. Auckland S36 181 Napier 173 — Foxton 3615 873 Wellington 3507 99S Blenheim — 6 Picton iSg 74 Dunedin 45 6 98 Bluff 494 250
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 989, 9 May 1911, Page 3
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340THE HEMP INDUSTRY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 989, 9 May 1911, Page 3
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