CREATE TABLE table_204_737 (id DECIMAL, "year" DECIMAL, "order" TEXT, "quantity" DECIMAL, "ger nos." TEXT)

was the quantity higher in 1894 or 1893 ?
SELECT "year" FROM table_204_737 WHERE "year" IN (1894, 1893) GROUP BY "year" ORDER BY SUM("quantity") DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "year" FROM "table_204_737" WHERE "year" IN (1894, 1893) GROUP BY "year" ORDER BY SUM("quantity") DESC NULLS LAST LIMIT 1