THE HEMP INDUSTRY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2392, 14 February 1922, Page 4

THE HEMP INDUSTRY.

JANUARY GRADING RETURNS.Hemp.—The total number of bales graded was 5,473, as compared with 6,250 for the corresponding month of last year, a decrease of 777 bales. For the 12 months ending 31st January, 1922, the number of bales graded was 59,666, as compared with 86,429 for the previous 12 months, a decrease of 26,763 bales. Tow. —During the month 1,209 bales were graded, as compared with 1,474 for the same month of last year, a decrease of 265 bales. For the 12 months ended 31st January, 1922, the number of bales graded was 12,895, as compared with 19,314 bales for the previous 12 months, ji decrease of 6,419 bales. Stripper Slips.—Nil. Corresponding month of last year 192 bales, a decrease of 192 bales. The detailed particulars of thd hemp graded at each port was as follows: — G. Ports G. Fair. H. Fair. L. Fair.

Forty-eight bales at Picton were graded fine; 100 bales at Auckland, 10 bales at Foxton, 126 bales at Wellington, and one bale at Blenheim were graded common, and 20 bales at Auckland, 19 bales at Foxton, and 28 bales at Wellington, were rejected. No bales were condemned.

The number of bales graded at each port were as follows: —Auckland 1,074, Foxton 1,282, Wellington 2,413, Blenheim 112, Picton 48, Lyttelton 67, Bluff 304, Dunedin 173. The number of bales in each grade was as follows, the number for the corresponding period of last year being given in parentheses: Fine 48 (85), good fair 1,354 (1,463), high fair 3,269 (3,147), -fair 498 (1,521), common 327 (29), rejected 67 (7), condemned' nil (nil). A decrease of 777 bales. The detailed particulars of the tow graded were as follows:

Eight bales at Auckland and 27 bales at Wellington were condemned. The number of bales in each grade was as follows, the number for the corresponding period of last year being given in parentheses: —First grade 547 (325), second grade 535 (1,114), third grade 92 (29), condemned 35 (6), a decrease of 265 bales. {

Auckland 135 449 370 Fox ton 269 974 10 Wellington 576 1565 118 Blenheim 97 14 — Picton — — — Lyttelton 22 45 — Bluff 124 180 — Dunedin 131 if 42 • of nn we

G. Ports. 1st. 2nd. 3rd Tl. Auckland — 122 81 211 Foxton 181 189 — 370 Well’gtn. 319 80 — 426 Blenheim 25 — 11 36 Picton 22 — — 22 Bluff — 126 — 126 Dunedin — 18 — 18