EXTREMES.
While the Government " official" report indicates a wheat crop in the United Slates if 412,000,000 bushels, an oat crop of 650.000,000 bushels; and a maize crop of 1,125,000,000 bushele, all the men in tbe • trade are staking their millions of money on a wheat crop of 520,000,000 bushels, an oats crop of 750,000,000 bushels and a maize crop of 1,800,000 bushols. These variations Iα the figures on these three great crops illustrate, says an American oontemporary, - the degree of incompeteucy aud stupidity that characterises the Government statisticians. They have practically the same information that is in tbe possession of the men who handle the crops, and yet they go wrong by over 100,000,000 bushels on wueac, by about. 500,000.000 bushels on corn, and by about 80,000,000 bushels on oats !
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Press, Volume LI, Issue 8953, 17 November 1894, Page 7
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130EXTREMES. Press, Volume LI, Issue 8953, 17 November 1894, Page 7
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