Cost of living in German towns

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Identifikator:: 866449027

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-93831

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Cost of living in German towns

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Stat. Off.

Year of publication:: 1908

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (LXI, 548 Seiten)

Collection:: Economics Books

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BRUNSWICK. 137 in the abattoir than in the previous year, yet this does not represent the total amount of horse-flesh consumed, since a considerable amount is imported in a prepared state. The meat supply comes for the most part from the surrounding country. The predominant price of beef in October, 1905, was from l\d. to 9|d. per lb., except for steak, which cost from 11 d. to Is. 1(7. per lb., while the price of mutton was about 8Jc/. per lb., except in the case of chops, which cost 11 d. In May, 1907, the prices of beef and mutton were \d. to 1 d. per lb. higher than in October, 1905. Both steak and chops, however, are too dear for the majority of the working classes, nor is veal often seen in working-class homes, for the same reason. The prices generally paid for pork were from 7Jc/. to 9J/7. per lb. in October, 1905, and from Id. to 8|d. in May, 1907. As in other German towns large quantities of sausage are eaten, whilst those who find even the cheaper cuts of meat too expensive, buy what they require from the horse butchers, whose prices range from 3^d. to 4d. per lb. for ordinary cuts, and for fillet 5d. per lb. Great care is exercised that none but perfectly sound meat shall be allowed to pass into the market. All meat of poor quality, whilst not actually unfit for human consumption, is marked as inferior, and as such can only be sold at the municipal “Freibank,” and must not be bought either by butchers or keepers of restaurants. This class of meat may be sold in a raw state. If amongst the condemned meat any is found which may be consumed with safety after being sterilised, it is boiled and may then be exposed for sale at the “ Freibank.” The prices for this inferior meat in 1905 were—beef of all kinds 5c/. per lb. raw and 4d. per lb. cooked ; mutton 4d. per lb. both raw and cooked ; veal 4\d. both raw and cooked ; pork and bacon hd. per lb. raw, and 4d. per lb. cooked. Predominant Prices paid by the Workinq Classes in October. 1905, and Æoy, 1907. Description of Cut. Beef :— Ribs Silverside Shin \ bone • ( without bone Steak Flank Mutton :— keg ... ... ... Shoulder Breast Neck Chops Veal :— Hindquarter Moulder j ""bone Loin ... ... • •• Shin ... ... ... Pork :— Leg ... ... .. • Foreloin... Belly Spare Bib ... ••• Chops Predominant Price per lb. October, 1905. 7f d. to 8pZ. 84(7. ,, 9f(7. 5Id. „ 6W. 7# " 11 d. to Is. Id. 7# 8W. to 9f(Z. 8# 8^(7. 84(7. 11(7. 9|c7. to 11(7. 84(7. Is. to Is. 1(7. Ilc7. to Is. 74(7. „ 84(7. May, 1907. 8|(7. 94(7. to 9|(7. 6^(7. „ 7f(7. 74(7. „ 84(7. Is. 1(7. 74(7. to 84(7. 8f(7. to 11(7. 94(7. 84(7. to 94(7. 94(7. 11(7. Is. to Is. 1(7. 84(7. to 9§(7. Is. to Is. 1(7. 11(7. „ Is. 1(7. ?4(7. „ 84(7. 84(7. „ 94(7. 94(7. 84(7. 71(7. to 11(7. 94(7. „ 11(7. 7(7. ., 74(7. 74(7. 7(7. to 74(7. 84(7. 84(7. On the whole prices in Brunswick are at about the same level as in Berlin. Coal is dearer, but, as has been stated, is not much used. Taking Berlin as 100, the Brunswick index numbers are-for food, other tha,n meat, 99 ; for meat, 10a ; for food as a whole, 100 ; for coal, 107 ; and for all commodities, 101. The index number for rent and prices combined is 8S.

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