THE HEMP INDUSTRY

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2439, 10 June 1922, Page 1

THE HEMP INDUSTRY

MAY GRADING RETURNS

The particulars of the grading of hemp, tow, and stripper-slips for the month of May was issued by the Department of Agriculture as follows: — Hemp.—The total number of bales graded was 3,904 as compared with 2,894 for the corresponding month of last year, an increase of 1,010 bales. ' For the twelve months ending 31st May, 1922, the number of bales graded was 59,604 as compared with 74,565 for the previous twelve months, a decrease of 14,961 bales. Tow. —During the fnohth 900 bales of tow were graded as’ compared with 643 for the same period last year, an increase of 257 bales. For the twelve months ended 31st May, 1922, the number of bales graded was 13,114 as compared with 16,531 for the previous twelve months, a decrease of 3,417 bales. Stripper-Slips.—During the month there were no stripper slips graded as compared with 60 bales for corresponding month last year. For the twelve months ended 31st May, 1922, the number of bales graded was 355 as compared with 2,267 for the previous twelve months, a decrease of 1,912 bales.

The following is the detailed particulars of the hemp graded at each port:—

Forty bales at Picton were graded fine; four bales at Auckland, 41 at Foxton and 20 at Wellington were rejected. Six bales aFAuckland were condemned. The following shows the number of bales in each grade, the number for the corresponding period of last year being given in parenthesis:— Good fair 876 (561), high fair 2,262 (1,660), fair 547 (584), common 108 (14), rejected 65 (23), condemned 6 ( —), a total of 3904 bales being an increase of 1,010 bales.

The number of bales graded at each port was as follows: —Auckland 1,276, Foxton 1,007, Wellington 888, Blenheim 212, Picton 68, Bluff 321, Dunedin 132. The following are the particulars of the tow grade:—

Two bales at Auckland and two at Wellington were condemned. Ihe following shows the number of bales in each grade, the number for the corresponding period of last year being given in parenthesis:—First grade 395 (176), second grade 437 (355), third grade 64 '(105), condemned 4 (7), a total of 900 bales, an increase of 257 bales. The number of bales graded at each port was as follows: —Auckland 139, Foxton 136, Wellington 367, Blenheim 51, Picton 37, Bluff 147, Dunedin 23.

Ct. Ports. Good High Low CornFair. Fair. Fair. mon. Auckland 87 8G9 254 56 Fox-ton 291 028 25 22 Wellington 155 490 187 30 Blenheim 150 50 o', — Pieton 28 — — Bluff 105 141 75 Dunedin 00 72 — —

G. Ports 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Auckland 35 57 45 Foxton 71 65 Wellington 205 141 19 Blenheim 47 4 Picton 37 Bluff 147 Bunedin — 23