HEMP INDUSTRY.
■■i (EY TEI.EQItAI'IE —I'HESS ASSOCIATION' ) ' Palmerston, March 3. , Oiying t<i the continued depression in the prico of-fibre (it was down to £21 10s. yes-terday,-and no sign of recovery), somo flax : . mills .are shutting down, and. others talk of doing;sol Were'this movement to be .parti-' ■ cipatcd in by the .largo mills it would he • disastrous to the future of . the industry and ■ the mon engaged in it'. ; The -employers wish to securo something : like "a sliding scale from 'the men, and a : conference between : employers and employees is to', take place at -Foxton. this week; ■ : ' ! Auckland, March 3. -During February 4415 bales'of flax, valued at; £18*000, passed the Government grador in-Auckland,: an Increase of 150 tons on January, and. the highest for tho present season, which began in June. The grade has -been fairly good during the month, but ow- ■ ing to ■ the small margin between fair and good fair grados,many millers havo been turn- • ingtheir attention to fair quality instead of good fair. The difference between the two grades has been as low as 155., whereas at the lowest it .should be 50s.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 137, 4 March 1908, Page 7
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185HEMP INDUSTRY. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 137, 4 March 1908, Page 7
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