J. v. Staudingers Kommentar zum Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch und dem Einführungsgesetze: Recht der Schuldverhältnisse

Cost of living in German towns

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Identifikator:: 1896405266

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Title:: J. v. Staudingers Kommentar zum Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch und dem Einführungsgesetze

Place of publication:: München [u.a.]

Publisher:: Schweitzer

Year of publication:: 1910-1911

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1896406157

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-242028

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Recht der Schuldverhältnisse

Volume count:: Bd. 2

Place of publication:: München [u.a.]

Publisher:: Schweitzer

Year of publication:: 1910

Scope:: S. 926 - 1811

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Elfter Titel. Geschäftsführung ohne Auftrag / Erläutert von Dr. Th. Engelmann

Collection:: Economics Books

DÜSSELDORF. 217 and by kiosks located in convenient positions in the streets. Potatoes are bought by the “ Becher ” (or bowl), a measure containing 6g lb. For fuel the working classes use coal and briquettes. Coal is used almost exclusively for the cooking-stove ; it is bought either by the pailful, in the case of poor people, at a price of 2d. or 3<d. a pail, or by the hundred-weight, in which quantity it is delivered in the house at 11 \d. a cwt. For the heating-stove briquettes, which cost 10\d. per cwt., are largely used. The following were the predominant prices of various articles of common use paid by the working classes in October, 1905, and May, 1906. There was little change of price in the interval :— Predominant price. Commodity. Coffee ... ... ... per lb. Sugar :— Loaf ... White Granulated Bacon :— Fat Streaky Eggs :—■ Box per Is. Country Cheese :— Dutch per lb. Limburg Swiss Butter Margarine Potatoes ... ... ... per 7 lb. Flour,Wheaten (Household) ,, Bread (Rye) ... ... per 4 lb. Milk per quart Coal per cwt. Paraffin Oil per gallon. At October, 1905. At May, 1906. lid. 2fd., 3d. 2# 9§d. lid. 13 11 9|d. to lO^d. 5&d. 10£d- to lid. Is. 24d. to Is. %\d. 7|d. 2\d. to 3d. Hid. 5\d. to öd. 2$d. llid. 9fd. lid. 2|d., 3d. 2# 9|d. lid. 17 14 94d. to IQid. 5&d. 10fd. to lid. Is. 2fd. to Is. 3fd. 7# 2|d. to 3d. llid. 5\d. to öd. 2#d. ll^d. to Is Ofd. 9fd. to 9fd. The following comparative statement of prices has been extracted from the price lists of a “ multiple ” firm doing a large working-class trade Averaqe Retail Prices of certain Commodities in 1879, 1880, 1881, 1905, 1906, and 1907. Commodity. Coffee (roasted) :— 1st quality Ordinary ... Wheaten flour :— Finest Seconds Rice :— Carolina Rangoon ... Margarine Bacon (smoked) Mett sausage (best) Cheese :— Dutch Limburg (common) Swiss Petroleum per lb. per 7 lb. per lb. per gallon I 1879. 1880. 1*. 7 d. 9f d. la. 7f(7. la. Ifd. .3f (l. 2 d, 8p7. 6f(7. 7f(7. 7f d. 5 d. 11 d. llid. la. 7d. Is. la. Id, la. Ifd. 3f d. 2(7. 8f(7. 6f(7. 8\d. 8f(7. 5 d. Hid. 1 Id. 1881. la. Id. lid. la. Id. la. 2id. 3f(7. 2d, 7 d. 6fd. 8f(7. 8f(7. 5 d. 11 id, 9f(7. 1905. ! 1906. la. 3fd. 8f(7. la. Ifd, 10(7. 3f(7. If d. S\d. 8f(7. la. 10f/7. l\d. la. 8f(7. la. 5id. 8f(7. la. lid. 11&(7. 3 Id. 2d. 8f(7. 9^(7. 9(7. to la. 10(7. 5£(7. 1907. la. lid. 9f¿. la. 3p7. la. lf(7. 3f(2. 2(7. It may be added that a system of discounts, corresponding to the “ check ” system known in England, exists in connection with the working-class trade. With each purchase above 2\d. a ticket is given entitling the buyer to a discount of about 5 per cent, when his tickets reach a certain amount, as a rule 20s. This discount is returned in goods selected by the customer. 2 E 29088

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