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Except  that  the  taste  is  somewhat  sweetish  and  the  colour  a  little  dark,
horseflesh,  when  carefully  cooked,  might  very  well  pass  for  inferior  beef,  and
there  are  those  who  profess  a  preference  for  it.
The  accompanying  summary  shows  the  prices  most  frequently  paid  for
meat  by  the  working  classes  of  Düsseldorf,  in  October,  1905,  and  May,  1906.
There  was  virtually  no  change  in  the  interval.

Description  of  Cut.

Shin

Beef  :—
Ribs
Silverside
(  with  bone
(  without  bone
Steak
Flank
Mutton  :—
Leg
Shoulder
Breast
Neck
Chops  (trimmed)
Veal  :—
Hind-quarter  t..
Shoulder  I  ' vith  bone
Loin
Pork  :—
Leg
Fore  Loin
Belly
Spare  Rib
Chops

without  bone

Predominant  price  per  lb.

At  October,  1905.

8fd.
71d.  to  9  {d.
7d.  to  71d.
11  d.
Is.  Id.
7d.  to  7Id.
9\d.  to  9|d.
8f  d.
GW.  to  Id.
6|d.  to  Id.
8fd.  to  9fd.

9fd.  to  10\d.
8fd.  to  9^d.
Is.  Id.
Is.  3id.
91d.  to  lid.
9fd.  to  Is.
9#
lid.
lid.

At  May,  1906.

8&d.
7|d.  to  9\d.
Id.  to  7|d.
lid.
Is.  Id.
7d.  to  7|d.
9fd.  to  9|d.
8|d.
8\d.  to  7d.
Gfd.  to  Id.
8|d.  to  9fd.
9|d.  to  lOfd.
8|d.  to  9fd.
Is.  Id.
Is.  3\d.
9|d.  to  lid.
9|d.  to  lid.
9gd.
lid.
lid.

Taking  prices  at  Berlin  as  100,  the  index  number  for  meat  at  Düsseldorf
is  108  ;  for  other  food  it  is  106,  and  for  coal  78.  For  all  commodities  it  is  102.
For  rent  and  prices  combined,  the  index  number  on  Berlin  (100)  is  97,  a  figure
well  above  the  average.

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