New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-31

comparison Of this table with the official figures
of THE Statistical Abstract OF the United States'
q publication prepared by the Bureau OF STATISTICS
under the direction Of the Secretary OF the Treasury
shows that Of the sixty-sx statements which II con-
tans no less than thirty are inaccurate or at least
fail TO correspond with the official publication. Or
the thirty-two statements which relate to the ex-
ports OF the year 1896 under the Wilson law. only
twelve correspond with the figures OF the 1875 issue
OF The statistical Abstract" While many OF the
discrepancies in the statements OF Senator vests
table are comparatively small in number OF cases
they are 30 great to render the statement abso-
mtely yalueless for comparative purposes.
For instance: Mr.. Vests statement OF the value OF
''cycles and parts Of" exported In 1875 puts the
figures at 49, 1876 900 while the official figures OF The
Statistical Abstract" shows the exports OF cycles
and parts' in 1896 s.. sss.0l2 1t may be remarked
also that the ls-ge showing which the Senator Is
able 10 make for the totals OF his table are due In
part 10 the fact that In the preceding years re-
ferred to In the table 1856 to 1884, cycles and parts
are not classified under that head. the manufacture
Of these articles having not assumed SUCH pro-
portions as 10 warrant separate classification MI
Vests statement Of the value OF wire exported IN
1895 IL H7ssdOo while The Statistical Abstract
gives the amount as N.J6ss5. the gain made by
the Senator's figures thus being IS per cent over the
official figures. His total OF iron and steel manu-
features exported is A4,lo9ooO. while that OF Tine
Statistical Abstract" is $l160.Sn
Not only are MS statements OF the value OF eH-
ports in various years and Of various articles In
accurate measured by this official publication. nut
an analysis of the Official statements SHOWS mat
In nearly every the percentage OF growth or e"
portation Of manufactures under the Mckinley
tariff was more rapid than under the Wilson law.
The following are q few examples OF the growth OF
inporta tions under the Wilson law. compared win
the growth under a protective tariff:
| Mowers and Reapers.-The exploration OF mowers
| and reapcrs in the fiscal year 1894 under the NC
| Kinley law is shown by the 1896 volume OF THE
Statistical Abstract" to have been S,26Sa2. and IN
| 1886 after two years Of the Wilson law, S2242 an
actual falling off, From 1891 to 1894. however under
the Mckinley protective tariff, there was gain In
exports Of mowers and reapers Of over lW per cent
the exports of 1891 being sl599s and those for 1894
as already Indicated. ST. so.
and cutvators amounted to Es9'2l and IN 1875 CO &c
S466 an Increase Of $2s while rom lo' 70 ioa
single year. under the Mckinley law the nSrea as
of exports OF ploughs and cultivators was s?4s %,
being greater in one year , %mafa ne II may
| added that the 1896 exports under the Wilson la"
are less by .sisalsO than they were under the pro
Asrcu'!pral I%PementsTns eSPoaT's 2,
,G2 30 iS and an IN s sSe under H the Wilson
S2i774S actual falling of again while there Ia,
been steady gam 'e Of he Wilson law tn
figures for 1884 being nearly ooVee 'n9 oS,e 81 ' ~
EhS o are Tb snoM" appears pS that in the item
| other agricultural implements, the eHportatloh
have doubled under protection and fa'len OF uhue
the Wilson law. -, ~.
| BRASS Manufactures.-The expectations under IN
| Mckinney law in 1894 $SOS,4Z1: those OF ls'
were 1856 gain Of less than 10 per cent for tn
neriod of the Wilson law In 1891, the first year o
the Mex inlev law the exports Of brass were $E"5'
| and in 1894 It's last year. sSS.42. showing an IN
| crease of 1870 per cent: -. ,, .. Co..
TOR Vests IN BILE the exports Of carriages and cars
ond parts thereof in 1896 were but little over one
baIf ~ those In 1881. the first year under the NC
| Kinley law his figures being, In 1896 2.1i7.H. Will
| those for 1891 are HS1 900 .,,
through 10 the end with similar results In practi
| cally every case the official figures show either
falling of in exports item by item. under the Wlso
law or that the percentage Of gain Is less than va
| made under protective tariff laws In precedln
Years II is proper to add that In all cases the fig
ures quoted above relate 10 the nscsr years J Dol
| figures quoted from THE Statistical Abstract"