STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1490, sig. 109-4/1244 Page 59 · 59 of 100
THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, INV. 1490, sig. 109-4/1244
English Translation
50a, although potatoes only matured in mid-October, immediately. From the order of the district authority it is not to be seen whether early or late potatoes have to be delivered, but on the other hand the pressure of the same authority is so strong that the farmers harvest the still immature fruit already now. Due to the early harvest of late potatoes xixd, however, a great loss occurs in qualitative and @antitavieer respects, which will have adverse effects. Various communities around Brno have received the order to deliver certain quantities of potatoes, so that they must be harvested, although they are not yet mature due to the low soil. The supply of vegetables to the market is sluggish, but at least satisfactory, in line with the season, due to urgent harvest work. Only the lack of onions is often complained about. So the population of Olomouc feared that this year the supply of onions would be even worse than in the previous year, as recently there was a strong shortage of onion. In this context, it is claimed that individual butchers bought onions for black trade paid up to l6 K the kg. Trade Fruits and forest fruits are completely sold in the wild, whereas they are sold at increased prices in the black market. Meat supply also allowed to be desired. It happened that the food cards could not be fully covered. For example, in Neubijkov in particular, there was a complaint about the lack of meat supply, where butchers spent only lo dkg of meat in the past week per capita and week. In Klattau there was bitterness about the kind of sale of butchers among the Czech population, since the same especially kept veal for Czech personalities of the city and the servants against a letter already packed the meat without stamps followed. 60342