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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402 OSCHERSLEBEN. Meat. The meat supply of Oschersleben is obtained from Berlin, Magdeburg and Hamburg. There is no public abattoir, but every animal intended for sale must be examined, before being killed, by one of the inspectors appointed for that purpose. In the case of animals which are slaughtered for private con sumption it is necessary only that they should be examined after being killed. If traces of disease are found, but the disease is limited to a particular part or organ, the part affected may be removed and the inspector decides upon further examination if the rest of the flesh is fit for consumption. If not, it is destroyed and the owner receives compensation from an insurance fund. If, however, it is found that the meat is only fit for consumption after being sterilised, it is only allowed to be sold as boiled meat at the “ Freibank,” or public meat stall. If the meat in question is fit for consumption without first being boiled, but is of very poor quality, it is also condemned to the " Freibank,” but it may be sold in a raw state. Neither butchers nor restaurant keepers are allowed to purchase this class of meat. Whenever an animal is condemned to the “Freibank” a notice is published in the local press giving the date and time of sale. The ruling prices for this class of inferior meat in 1905 were : — oy. per lb. for all kinds of raw meat, and 4\d. per lb. for boiled meat. Horse flesh is also sold, but only in one shop, which evidently does a good trade. The usual prices are :—Steak 4y. and 5jd. per lb., sausage 5y. and liver 4y. per lb., leg 5d., minced meat 4y. per lb. From the following Table it will be seen that between October, 1905, and May, 1907, the retail prices of beef, mutton, and veal had all risen, while the price of pork, showed a marked decline :— Predominant Prices paid by the Workmq Classes in October, 1905, and, 1907. Description of Cut. Predominant Price per lb. October, 1905. May, 1907. Beef :— Ribs Silverside Shin with bone Steak ... Flank ... Mutton :— Leg Shoulder Breast ... Neck Chops ... Veal :— Hindquarter Loin ... ... ... Shin ... ... ... Pork :— Leg ... ... ... Fore Loin Belly Spare Rib Chops ... ... ... 7|d. 71d. to 8fd. 71 d. 8|d. to lid. 7fd. 7§d. 7|d. 7# 7# 7*d. 7§d. to 8-fd. 7# 9\d. to Is. Id. 7%d. 8# 7#d. 8fd. to 9fd. 8# 7|d. 7# 8%d. 9# 9# 9# 9# 7|d. to 8|d. 8# 7fd. to 8|d. 8|d. „ lid. 7# „ 8# 8|d. 8§d. 7|d. to 8|d. 8# 8%d. 8|d. to 94d. 8#d. 8|d. to Is. Id. 8fd. 8# 7# 7# 6|d. to 7|d. 7&d. 7|d. to 8fd. Prices at Berlin being taken as equal to 100, the index numbers for Oschersleben are 103 for meat and 96 for other food, the figure for these two groups combined being 97. The index number for rent and prices combined is 84, which is lower than that for any other of the towns investigated, with the exception of Königshütte.

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