THE HEMP INDUSTRY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1243, 9 May 1914, Page 4

THE HEMP INDUSTRY.

APRIL, GRADING RETURNS. The total number of bales of hemp graded at the ports of the Dominion during April was 10,143, as compared with 18,620 for the corresponding mouth of last year, showing a decrease of 8,477 bales. For the twelve months ended April 30th, i9i4, the number of bales graded was 151,772, as compared with 129,993 for the previous twelve months, the increase being 21,779 bales. Details of the grading are Good High Low Fine. Fair. Pnt. Pnt. Auckland Foxton 6 BSO 1,899 552 Wel’gt’u 17 1,136 1,495 457 Blenheim 136 50 Picton 65 97 68 Dunedin Bluff Totals 224 2,977 4,660 1,813 In all 448 bales were graded common (175 from Auckland, 218 from Foxton, 42 from Wellington, and 13 from Bluff), and 21 were rejected 2 from Auckland, 17 from Foxton, and 2 from Wellington), During the month 2,776 bales of tow were dealt with, as compared with 6,230 for the corresponding month of last year, a decrease of 3,454 bales. For the twelve months ended April ,30th, 1914, the number of bales graded was 48,759, as compared with 44,689 for the previous twelve mouths, an increase of 4,070 bales. The details are as under :—r 6 '2 aJ -a ai -a J 3 "O m-a « i_ £re ure-3 re *i d. feO wo HO H Wellington 133 319 194 654 Auckland Foxton 191 507 128 826 Blenheim 37 88 Picton Dunedin Bluff 32 91 280 430 Totals 393 1294 780 2776 Eight bales at Wellington, 74 at Auckland, and 27 at Bluff were condemned. During the month 241 bales of stripper-slips were passed for export, as compared with 1,409 for the corresponding month of last year. For the twelve months ending April 30th, 19x4, the number of bales graded was 3,943-