STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1471, sig. 109-4/1225

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b Group Preisbildung Prag, 20 September 1940 No. II 5 e40. 28, senate. 31 u ct 126 Note: • Subject: Meat price regulation after 1 October 40; supplement to the note of 18 September 40. After the discussion of the group Food Deiv and Agriculture, the main association of the German cattle industry and the livestock associations closed to the protectorate is on 19.8. In 1940, the following prices for live animals in the Protectorate are planned: a/cattle: Prices are increased from 8.60 to 8.80 K. for a/ochsen on the Prague market. This means an increase of 20 Heller compared to the previous prices. In Märisch-Ostrau, prices are raised from 8.40 to 8,70 K. On the other slaughter livestock markets, prices will be between 8.40 and 8,60 K./kg/. This means an increase between dottto pot ogzeS on the other slaughter cattle markets This live cattle price increase is likely to have an impact on the wholesale and retail price of meat by 40 haller/kg/in Prague and by 40 to 60 halber/kg in the other cities with slaughter cattle market. b/ Pigs: The prices for pigs in Prague are increased by 20 light/kg/in the weight classes a/to b/and d/. These weight classes are practically without great importance. The weight classes c and d, which have so far been grouped together, will be separated in the future, the class d remains at the previous price, while the class c will be increased by 40 lighter compared to the previous common price. This means a Fleish price increase in wholesale and retail trade of //