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to 5^(7., Tilsit at 9fc7. and Swiss at 11(7. to Is. Owing to the presence of 
collieries in the vicinity the price of coal is low. Paraffin is the illuminant 
almost solely used by the working classes. 
The following table shows the predominant prices paid by the working 
classes in October, 1905, and September, 1907. It will be seen that most of 
the commodities included in this list show a marked advance in prices :— 
Predominant Prices paid by the Working Classes in October, 1905, 
and September,< 1907. 
Commodity. 
Predominant Price. 
October, 1905. 
September, 1907. 
Coffee ... 
Sugar :— 
Loaf ... 
White Granulated 
Bacon ; Smoked :— 
Fat ... 
Streaky 
Eggs ... 
Cheese ;— 
Dutch 
Limburg 
Swiss 
Tilsit 
Butter... 
Margarine 
Potatoes 
Flour :— 
Wheaten 
Rye 
Bread :— 
White 
Grey 
Black 
Milk 
Coal ... 
Coke ... 
Paraffin Oil 
per lb. 
per Is. 
per lb. 
per 7 lb. 
per 4 lb. 
per quart, 
per cwt. 
per gallon. 
9\d. to 11(7. 
2\d. 
2j(7., 2# 
8f(7. to 10|(7. 
91(7. „ 101 <7. 
11 to 15 
8§(7 to 9p7. 
5(7. ,, 51,(7. 
11(7. to Is. 
9# 
Is. 1(7. to Is. 31(7. 
6(7. to 8f(7. 
21(7. 
10f(7. to 111(7. 
9^(7. „ 101(7 
71(7. to 8f(7. 
61(7. 
3(7. to 41(7. 
2W. 
81(7. to 11(7. 
101,(7. to Is. 01(7. 
91(7. to 9f(7. 
9f(7. to 11(7. 
21(7. 
21(7. 
8g(7. 
8f(7. to 94(7. 
11 .. Id 
9^(7. to 101(7. 
51(7. 
11(7. to Is. 
9^(7. 
Is. 1(7. to Is. 31(7. 
7(7. „ 8# 
21(7. „ 2f(7. 
Is. 01(7. „ Is. 1(7. 
Is. 1(7. 
8^(7. 
61(7. to 7f(7. 
31(7. „ 61(7. 
" 21(7. 
91(7. to Is. 01(7. 
111(7. „ Is. 11(7. 
101(7. to 11(7. 
Meat. 
The following table shows the slaughterings in the municipal slaughter 
houses for the years 1894, 1895, and the three years 1903-1905, with the 
estimated weight in meat per head of population for each year :— 
1894. 
1895. 
Oxen and Steers... 
Cows ... ... ... 
Young Cattle (up to 21 years) 
Calves 
Pigs ... ... ... 
Sheep and Goats... 
Horses 
Estimated meat consumption as ) 
above ... ••• ... | 
Approximate population of 
area served by rhe muni- l 
cipal slaughterhouses ... ) 
Consumption per head ... 
1,104 
5,392 
1,662 
9,965 
29,088 
5,491 
405 
cwts. 
110,400 
130,964 
lb. 
92-7 
1,060 
5,925 
1,609 
9,531 
35,124 
5,061 
346 
cwts. 
122,600 
137,060 
lb. 
98-4 
1903. 
4,929 
8,937 
2,834 
14,505 
62,690 
4,454 
760 
cwts. 
230,500 
194,646 
lb. 
1303 
1904. 
6,361 
7,850 
3,103 
15,519 
71,352 
4,681 
848 
cwts. 
254,000 
206,276 
lb. 
135 4 
1905. 
7,981 
7,264 
3,593 
15,501 
63,676 
4,910 
1,125 
cwts. 
253,000 
219,099 
lb. 
1270