FEBRUARY GRADING RETURNS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1081, 29 March 1913, Page 4

FEBRUARY GRADING RETURNS.

The total number of bales of hemp graded was 16,082, as compared with 9,291 for the corresponding month of last year, an increase of 6,791 bales. For the twelve months ending 28th February, 1913, the number of bales graded was 112,332, as compared with 85,611 for the previous twelve months, the increase being 26,721 bales. The number of bales graded at the different ports were Auckland 3,612, Foxton 4.579. Wellington 5,095, Blenheim 200, Picton 368, Lyttelton 14, Dunedin 6x2, Bluff 1,602.

The number of bales in the different grades was as under 5

Twenty-seven bales, s,\ Auckland were condemned. The oqly hemp graded superior was 34 bales at Blenheim. tow. During the month of February, 5,710 bales of tow were dealt with, as compared with 2,737 for the corresponding month of last year, an increase of 2,973 bales. For the twelve months ending 2§th February, 1913, the number of bates graded was 361,172, as compared with 23,235 for the previous twelve months, the increase being 12,937 bales. It was graded as follows:

Stripper Sirips.

Passed lor shipment—Auckland 76, Foxton 509, Wellington 707, Picton 26, Lyttelton 16,

Bluff 127; total 1,461. Condemned : Auckland 14, Foxton 76, Wellington 36, Bluff 11 ; total 137-

Good Port. Fine. Fair. Fair. Com. Auckland — 544 2,739 280 Foxton — 1,129 3> 2 32 211 Wellington 161 2,694 2,111 122 Blenheim 90 7O — — Picton 140 40 188 _ Lyttelton — 14 — — Dunedin 40 276 229 67 Bluff — 295 1,279 3§

(J •& v (u «T3 ST3 Kts "2 o« -3 g 12 "« Port. fcO .<nO HO 0 ,0 Auckland 43 637 975 128 1,7853 Foxton 8,3 539, 375 14 1,011 Wel'gton 317 978 285 28. i;,6o8, Blenheim 34 54 — 23 66 41 — 8,8 picton -"» *3,° lyttelton, m ~ J18 Dunedln -- 122 120 — 242 Bluff — 262 433 35 730