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189-1, to £3,300,000 in 1900, Hungarian eggs accounting for 

 about £550,000 of the latter sum. This trade, Herr Hieronyrni 

 thinks, will suffer to some extent from the proposed increase of 

 duty, but the loss incurred might be made good by stimulating 

 the trade with England and Switzerland, more especially the 

 former. 



As regards corn, the exports of rye and oats to Germany 

 have never been of importance, Germany's needs of these 

 two requirements being supplied by Russia and America. 

 The wheat export may also probably remain unaffected, for, 

 although this was once considerable, the statistics show a 

 large falling off since the redaction of the duty in 1891. The 

 case of barley is different, as the trade with Germany in this 

 grain is important and increasing : the value of such exports 

 in 1900 was £2,000,000, in addition to £1,200,000 of malt; 

 the average quantity during 1890 — 1900 being 1,760,000 qrs. 

 of barley and 645,000 qrs. of malt, representing altogether 

 2,450,000 qrs. of barley, on the assumption that 133 lbs. of 

 barley yield 100 lbs. of malt. As the corresponding total ex- 

 port from Austria-Hungary is some 3,265,000 qrs., Germany 

 thus takes about three-fourths. Germany appears to be, to a 

 constantly increasing extent, dependent for part of its supplies 

 upon foreign barley, of which Austria-Hungary contributes 

 about a third ; and the lecturer thought therefore that in this 

 case the tax would fall entirely upon the consumer, and that 

 exports would remain undisturbed. As the duties on barley 

 and malt are proportionate, he advocates the establishment 

 of malt factories throughout the country, more especially in 

 Hungary, so as to secure the profits of the conversion of 

 barley into malt. 



The export of flour to Germany, it is considered, will cease 

 altogether, and millers are recommended to attempt to find a 

 wider market in England. 



The proposed duty on cattle is so heavy that Hungarian 

 dealers are of opinion that the export of horned stock will be 

 impossible, and that of fresh meat stopped altogether. It is 

 anticipated that, thanks to the rise in price which is expected 

 to follow the imposition of the new duty, cattle breeding will 

 be carried on in Germany on a far larger scale than at present ; 



