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KÖNIGSBERG.

Predominant  Prices  paid  by  the  Working  Classes  in  October,  1905,
and  November,  1906.

Description  of  Cut.

Beef  :  —
Bab  ...  ...  ...
Silverside
Shin,  with  bone
Steak
Flank
Mutton  :—
Beg  ...  ...  ...
Shoulder
Breast
Neck
Chops
Veal  :—
Hindquarter
with  bone
without  bone

Shoulder,

Loin
Pork  :—
Leg
Foreloin.,
Belly
Spare  rib
Chops

Predominant  price  per  lb.
-
October,  1905.  j  November,  1906.

8W.
9(7.
7(7.
9(7.
8&(7.
9(7.
8#
8&d.
8\d.
11(7.
9W.
91(7.
Is.  7(7.
11(7.
9(7.
10(7.
%d.
11(7.
11(7.

7§(7.
81(7.
6^(7.
8^(7.
7%(7.
8j(7.
7M.
7^(7.
7^(7.
9§(7.
81(7.
8#(7.
Is.  5|(7.
9§(7.
8f(7.
91(7.
8#
91(7.
91(7.

In  considering  these  prices  in  relation  to  those  charged  for  the  corresponding
cuts  in  the  United  Kingdom,  it  has  to  be  remembered  that  as  a  rule  the  German
housewife,  especially  among  the  working  classes,  when  buying  meat,  asks  for  so
much  beef,  pork,  &c.,  without  any  reference  to  the  part  of  the  carcase  from  which
it  is  to  be  cut  ;  at  the  most  she  specifies  whether  it  is  intended  for  boiling  or
roasting.  The  butcher  determines  the  average  price  per  pound  which  he  must
realise  on  the  whole  carcase,  and  endeavours  by  judicious  cutting  to  obtain  a
price  as  near  that  average  as  possible  for  every  pound  sold,  irrespective  of  the
cut.  This  accounts  for  the  comparative  uniformity  of  the  prices.
At  the  shops  for  the  sale  of  horseflesh  (there  are  nine  such  shops  in
Königsberg)  no  other  kind  of  meats  are  sold,  and  the  prices  charged  at  all  these
shops  for  the  various  cuts  from  the  carcase,  as  well  as  for  the  various  products
manufactured  from  horseflesh,  are  the  same.  They  are  as  follows  :—

Retail  Prices  of  Horseflesh  and  preparations  thereof  in  Königsberg.

Price.

Steak  from  the  leg
Filet  steak
Fore  quarter
Minced  horseflesh
Corned  „  (boiled)
Smoked  „
“  Lübecker  ”  sausage
“  Cervelat  ”  „
“  Metadellen  ”  ,,
“Pomeranian”  „
“Country”  „
Small  sausages

per  lb

per  pair

2#
I#
2f(7.
2^(7.
2f(7.
7#
7#
51,(7.
4(7.
5^(7.
i¡li.

Cuts  of  horseflesh  may  be  bought  at  prices  of  a  halfpenny  or  a  penny  per
pound  cheaper  at  the  markets  held  twice  a  week  in  certain  parts  of  the  town,
including  the  quays,  but  the  appearance  of  the  meat  exhibited  for  sale  by  the
stall-holders  compares  very  unfavourably  with  that  shown  in  the  regular
horseflesh  shops,  and  is  the  reverse  of  appetising.