in _________________________ of ________________________
(Parish). (City, Town or District).
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PRICES. | ESTIMATED WEIGHTS.
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Insert under _Beef_ the exact |On each blank line below insert the
description (e.g., "round steak," |same description as you have
"stewing beef," "rib steak," "corned|already inserted on the same line
brisket," "shoulder," "liver," etc.,|in the lefthand column, then insert
or whatever is the exact |below the best estimates of
description) of each of the six |comparative weights which you can
parts, kinds, etc., on which the |get from the shopkeeper.
_working classes_ at present spend |
most _money_, naming the parts in |That is to say, for every 10 _lbs._
the order of their importance from |of that part, kind, cut, etc., on
this point of view. Please insert |which the working classes spend
prices opposite each description. |most _money_, insert below the
Similarly, in the case of _Mutton_ |approximate _weight_ of each of the
insert the exact description of the |other descriptions (2), (3), etc.,
four parts, kinds, etc., in the |purchased by the working classes.
order of their money importance to |
the working classes, entering the |
exact price opposite each. Again, |
under _Bacon, etc._, insert the |
exact description (e.g., "Irish |
shoulder rashers," "Irish bacon, |
back piece," "American bacon, |
shoulder piece," "Pigs' heads," |
"American Gams," etc., or whatever |
is the exact description) of each of|
the six parts, kinds, cuts, etc., of|
cured pigs on which the _working |
classes_ at present spend most |
_money_, naming the parts in order |
of their importance from this point |
of view. Enter the exact prices |
opposite each description. |
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Do not estimate prices. As regards |
Mid-March, shopkeeper's books should|
be referred to in each case. |
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| Mid- | Mid- | |
| March, | June, | |
BEEF, per lb. | 1922. | 1922. | BEEF. | Weights.
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(1) | | |(1) | 10 lb.
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(2) | | |(2) | lb.
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(3) | | |(3) | lb.
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| | | |
(4) | | |(4) | lb.
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(5) | | |(5) | lb.
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(6) | | |(6) | lb.
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| | | |
MUTTON, per lb. | | | MUTTON. |
| | | |
(1) | | |(1) | 10 lb.
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(2) | | |(2) | lb.
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(3) | | |(3) | lb.
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| | | |
(4) | | |(4) | lb.
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BACON, &c., | | | |
per lb. | | | BACON, etc. |
| | | |
(1) | | |(1) | 10 lb.
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(2) | | |(2) | lb.
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(3) | | |(3) | lb.
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(4) | | |(4) | lb.
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(5) | | |(5) | lb.
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(6) | | |(6) | lb.
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The working-class families in this district spend about _____ shillings
on Mutton for every 10 shillings spent on Beef.
For every 10s. which the working classes spend on butchers' meat (beef
and mutton) how much do they spend on bacon and other pig-meat (including
sausages)? ____________
Signature ____________________________ Date ____ June, 1922.
_Source of Information_
_Observations_
Form B 4.