HEMP AND TOW GRADINGS
Gradings of hemp and tow at Dominion ports last month showed a sharp decrease compared with those for May, 1936, the Igures being as follows:
The hemp graded last month was as follows: Good fair, 116 bales; high fair, 508 bales: low fair, 669 bales; common, 491 bales; rejected, 398 bales; condemned, 1 bale. Of the total, 727 bales were graded at Auckland, 687 at Wellington, 589 at Bluff, 41 at Picton, 29 at Blenheim, 54 at Port Chalmers and 56 at Romahapa.
May, May, 1936. 1937. Decrease Bales. Bales. Bales. Hemp .... 3646 2183 1463 Tow .... 467 211 256
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 137, 11 June 1937, Page 11
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103HEMP AND TOW GRADINGS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 137, 11 June 1937, Page 11
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