The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-25
Total, 2.25o 81 900 a92 I27. 600 8a2. l24. 900

The totals In no instance agree with or
warrant the Ministerial statements; and
either the details have been misstated In
transmissal. or the official figures were pre-
pared with q lamentable lack OF care.
Whatever the motive impelling the Hun
garian official to formulate such state
ment. and to attempt therefrom to show
the worlds requirements and probable
supplies, he has taken no account whatever
ofthe needs Of the people inhabiting the
Islands OF the sea and the tropical lands.
which grow no wheat and yet consume
from S50OO,OOO to 40. OOO. 900 bushels annually.
Neither has he taken cognizance of the re-
quirements OF any importing country out
side OF Europe. although the exports Of the
United States to such countries have aver
aged B.454.OOO bushels per annum during
the last i've fiscal years. the quantity 80 ex.
ported In the year ending with June 80. $685.
having been 27. 279. 900 bushels. Such exports
evidently lessen, in their full measure. the
quantity which We can contribute to the
European quota.
Gross and inexcusable as Is this error in
STIMULATION purporting toshow the worlds
requirements and the available supplies. it
ID not the only instance in which the
eUempt is made to meet requirements
oy dexterous manipulation Of figures.
mus tho cost OF living in the United
o'ates has been diminished by reducing the
equrements for wheat from 37S. 900. 900
ousnels to S27. 49,. 900 bushels. or from the Sc
Ussnels per capita shown on page 900 of the
sanua report OF the Department Of Agri-
culture Tor 1891 to 4.S bushels. This seems
nave been accomplished by ignoring the
s'""Vo bushels required for seed. as the
apartments tabulation Of wheat distribu-
Won works out 4S4 bushels per capita ex-
elusiVe OF seed. By this device our Hun
garlan friend has been able to reduce the
"oflas requirements by 50.28S. 900 bushels;
ana no also reduces in an arbitrary manner
merequirements Of France from the 1858. 400
"pushels. Indicated by the per capita con-
sumption OF the last ten years and the ex-
sung population. to $50. 5S2.000 bushels,
eaecung saving for the rest OF the world
oisome %, 8 900 bushels.
>, pealng with the requirements OF tho
united Kingdom and Germany. he makes
~ error In the requirements and domestic
supply OF some 100000 bushels. This he
saSes by as great an error In the estimate
VI imiy's product. which should have been
.'a with moro accuracy. as an official
sINniate OF the Italian crop was available
"neh this Hungarian estimate appeared.
"nihg to tho Netherlands. tho require
a'h% are stated at 5000. 900 bushels below
nv average OF recent years; and this is par
sa'y Offset by crediting that country with
s,s uop 100000 bushels above the average.
t. .uough there is little doubt that the crop
e noh ton to fifteen per cent. below It,
y,"izeFlHnd. making no attempt at agri-
In statistics. affords the statistically
~ an, Minister an excellent opportunity
~ sAaio.C his art In manipulation, as he
the 100000 acres employed by the
n."s ss IN wheat growing. with volume OF
n naS equal to more than thirty bushels
,I,. a'le' and SO augments the Swiss appe-
M os 10 mako the stated requirements
,'t' bushels in excess OF tho quantity
"T nue., has sulilced in recent years.
po ,n production and requirements In
Hv's'u'n Spain. Portugal. and Greece. our
t,a usarIan has been content to deal with lit
In aHatIun from the truth. and his figures
ho t'"''ph to those countries are such as to
10 SCo!'nd FAIR criticism; but when he comes
or. D,n'Aark he credits the Dane with pow
An " assimilation that would necessitate
ale upoftaton OF more than 5000, 900 bush
ms. aooHo the average. although he esti-
EN inc Danish crop as an average one.
T''"e'er' partial amends are made for an