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The  following  Table  shows  the  officially  ascertained  retail  prices  of  the
various  locally  recognised  cuts  of  beef,  mutton,  veal,  pork,  and  horse-flesh  in
Breslau,  in  October,  1905,  and  May,  1906,  the  latter  being  the  most  recent  date
for  which  such  prices  were  procurable  :—

Beef  :—
Leg  ...
Ribs  ...
Belly...
“  Roast  beef
Shin  ...
Brisket
Fillet  steak
Other  cuts
Minced
Mutton  :—
Leg  ...
Chops
Other  cuts
Veal  :—
Leg  ...
Loin  ...
Chops
Breast
Other  cuts
Pork  :—
Leg  ...
Chops
Belly...
Other  cuts
Minced
Horse  :—
Leg  ...
Fillet  steak
Karbonaden
Other  cuts
Minced

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Retail  Price  per  lb.

October,  1905.

9#.
8#.
8\d.
10#
9  d.
8#
Is.  3d.
9Æ
10#.
10#
11#
10#.
10#
10#.
Is.
101d
101(7.
9#
11#
91(7.
9^(7.
101(7.

3#
4#
41(7.
4(7.
4(7.

May,  1906.

91(7.
8^(7.
81(7.
10#
91(7.
81(7.
Is.  2#
8^(7.
101(7.
10#
111(7.
10#.
10#.
10#.
11#
9#.
9#
8#
11#
7#
8#
10(7.

41(7.
1#
4#
4(7.
4(7.

It  will  be  seen  that  in  spite  of  the  differences  in  method  of  collection  and
computation,  the  above  prices  in  so  far  as  they  relate  to  the  same  cuts  do  not
differ  materially  from  those  shown  in  the  previous  Table,  and  ascertained  by
direct  inquiry  at  the  shops.  The  figures  also  indicate,  on  the  whole,  a  slight
reduction  of  meat  prices  since  October,  1905.
With  regard  to  horse-flesh  it  may  be  stated  that  there  are  in  Breslau
12  shops  at  which  no  other  kind  of  meat  is  sold.  A  visit  to  any  of  these
establishments  produces  the  impression  that  they  do  a  very  brisk  business.
Nevertheless,  few  workpeople  appear  to  have  any  personal  knowledge  of  the
use  of  horse-flesh.  This  appeared  to  be  the  case  also  in  regard,  to  the  meat  sold
at  the  municipal  meat  stall,  or  Freibank,  where  the  flesh  of  animals  which  have
failed  to  pass  the  standard  of  soundness  required  by  the  meat  inspectors  is  sold
at  reduced  prices,  after  all  precautions  have  been  taken  to  render  it  safe  for
consumption  as  food.  Some  16  tons  of  this  inferior  meat  were  sold  at  the
Freibank  during  the  month  in  which  Breslau  was  visited  for  the  purposes  of
this  Enquiry  (June,  1906).  The  sales  at  this  establishment  in  1905  amounted
to  170  tons  of  which  27  tons  had  to  be  boiled  or  sterilized  before  sale.  The
price  charged  for  raw  beef  was  from  5(7.  to  6(7.  per  lb  and  for  boiled  beef
%7.  to4#l  Pork  fetched  6(7.  to6#.  per  lb.  raw  and  0(7.  boiled.