HIGH-PRICED MEAT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 44, 15 October 1912, Page 4

HIGH-PRICED MEAT.

Recording to the Berlin correspondent of the “Glasgow Herald,” the high price of meat in Germany, which has been a source of increasing discontent since last winter, has now reached a climax. The price of heel is Is per lb., while pork costs from Is to Is sd, and bacon Is to Is 2ld per lb. These prices are quite unprecedented in Berlin, and have led to the closing of a large number of butchers’ shops, particularly in the working class districts, where the butcher is unable to convince his customers of the necessity of raising the price of meat by or od per lb at short .intervals. The principal cause in this rise of prices is the insufficient production of cattle owing to the farmers finding ii more profitable to concentrate their activity upon corn-growing. Additional causes, so far as the retail prices arc concerned, are the increase in shop rents, as well as the formidable competition offered by the big stores, which are able to sell meat at lower prices than the ordinary butcher. The consequence of this serious state of affairs has led to a remarkable increase in the consumption of horseflesh. According to the official “North Gorman Gazette,” as many as 5021 horses were slaughtered for food in the first six months of this year, which represents an increase of 1-IG3 upon

the number of horses slaughtered in the similar period bust’ year. Many people have Jinule vows to eat no meat until a remedy is provided.