English Translation

48 people are fed vegetarianally in order to save some lean supplies for the winter. In Oluütz there were rumors that from 1 May the food cards would be discontinued and the population should be fed by now or-or- ganized cooks. It was also widely distributed that a strong potato shortage would soon occur. In this connection it was further claimed that in the future potato peels will be added to the bread to cover the flour failure. The passive resistance of agricultural circles continued to appear strongly. The farmers always tried to avoid their obligation to deliver to any animal. The livestock was slaughtered for their own use, partly also sold black. For fear of controversy, Schveine was hidden and sometimes built special stables for this purpose. It could also be found in different places that only a fraction of the chickens that were actually fermented were reported. OLB Brno sold a wagon of eggs properly packed to the Olomouc office, and the recipient had to refuse to accept that around 20 O0Ö eggs had been broken during transport. It is close to the suspicion that this was a sabotage on the part of Czech railwaymen, especially in recent times in different places, so in Prague and Moravia.Ostrava it was found that large quantities of fruit and southern fruits perished with the retailers, since these quantities were only to a small extent allowed to be distributed to the sick. Despite all the efforts made by the price monitoring bodies, the trade in semolina and chains did not detract from the trade, and the trade mainly covered meat, particularly pigmeat, cattle for slaughter, flour, fats, textiles, footwear and leather. It has been established that the Schleich and chain traders are partly a tight organization, which is in close contact with the down-to-earth population. It is difficult to get along with these circles, especially since they cover each other. The hunger for goods and the demand for goods managed by war were so great, and the relatively hard-earned earnings provided an incentive for the effective fight against the trade in sewers and chains.