HEMP AND TOW GRADING RETURNS.
MARCH
Hemp. The total number of bales graded was, 17,553, as compared with 9,343 for the corresponding month of last year, an increase of 8,210 bales. For the twelve months ending 31st March, 1913, the number of bales graded was 120,542, as compared with 85,684 for the previous twelve months, the increase being 34,858 bales.
Tow. During the month 6,439 bales were dealt with, as compared with 2,678 for the corresponding month of last year, an increase of 3,761 bales. For the twelve months ending 31st March, 1913, the number of bales graded was 39,933, as compared with 23,433 for the previous twelve months, the increase being 16,500 bales.
Stripper-slips.— Passed for shipment: Auckland, 85; Napier, 12; Foxton, 390; Wellington, 800; Blenheim, 16; Picton, 2; Dunedin, 11; Bluff, 81—total, 1,397. Condemned: Auckland, 18; Foxton, 107; Wellington, 89; Dunedin, 4; Bluff, 17 — total, 235.
Hemp. ■ ' . ’ Port. Superior. Fine. Good-fair. Fair. Common. Rejected. Condemned. Total. Bales. Bales. Bales. Bales. Bales. Bales. Bales. Bales. Auckland 581 2,598 600 50 28 3,857 Napier 189 184 76 449 Foxton 942 2,962 28 4 6 4,194 Wellington .. 1,140 3,583 59 11 5,332 Blenheim 60 111 55 226 Picton 178 71 252 11 1 615 Lyttelton Dunedin 22 246 452 23 743 Bluff 379 1,686 7 2 2,137 Totals 451 3,654 11,664 1,689 67 28 17,553 Percentages 2-57 20-82 66-45 9-62 0-38 0 16 100 of totals Bales. Bales. 189 60 173 ”2*2 . Bales. 581 184 942 1,140 111 71 246 379 - Bales. 2,598 76 2,962 3,583 55 , 252 452 1,686 Bales. 600 *284 596 *114 ’*23 72 ■Bales. 50 ’*6 11 Bales. 28 • Bales. 3,857 449 4,194 5,332 226 615 743 2,137 . 451 3,654 11,664 1,689 67 28 17,'553 2-57 20'82 66-45 9-62 0-38 0 16 100 Tow. Port. First Grade. Second Grade. Third Grade. Grade. Condemned. Condemned. Total. ‘ Total. Bales. Bales. Bales. Bales. Bales. Auckland 9 424 1,025 264 1,722 Napier .. 94 60 154 Foxton . . 137 628 252 11 1,028 Wellington 269 1,143 516 60 2 088 Blenheim 46 21 68 135 Picton . . Lyttelton 115 47 62 224 Dunedin 74 181 255 Bluff .. 14 285 67 67 833 Totals Bales. 9 ' 137 269 46 115 14 Bales. ■ 424 94 628 1,143 21 47 74 285 Bales. 1,025 ■ 60 252 ' 616 68 62 181 467 Bales. 264 "ii - 60 *67 Bales. 1,722 154 1,028 2 088 ' 135 . 224 255 833 590 2,716 . 2,731 _ . 402 , 6,439
Hemp, Tow, and Stripper-slips, graded throughout the Dominion during the Month of March, 1913.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume VI, Issue 4, 15 April 1913, Page 458
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418HEMP AND TOW GRADING RETURNS. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume VI, Issue 4, 15 April 1913, Page 458
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