Political Economy and the Land 



Tariff of Middleman. 

 £7. 7s. 8d. Butcher's proht, 104. 27 °'i^ 



Beef. Price paid by butcher for a 50 stone 

 bullock, £10 ; net amount realised by butcher 

 after paying cost of distribution, /'23 7s. 5d. 16^ % 



Of course cheap colonial and foreign meat 

 is available for the poorest classes, but as sold 

 in many parts of London it is black, unpalat- 

 able stufif that few foreign housewives would 

 buy. 



(2) Milk. 



The farnjer receives 6d., 7d., 8d., and 

 gd. per gallon for his milk, according to 

 district and time of year. The retail dealers 

 charge i/-, 1/4, 1/6 and sometimes 1/8 per 

 gallon. The distribution of milk is much 

 more effectively carried out in Denmark 

 (from a public health point of view) for a 

 sum only 30 % in excess of the amount paid 

 to the producer. 100-120 °l^ 



(3) Bread. 



When wheat is at 30/- and the 4 lb. loaf at 

 5d., 16,8 is the amount charged for turning 

 one quarter of wheat into the corresponding 

 amount of bread. 34 •^, ^ 



(4) Peas, beans, cauliflowers, carrots, 



turnips, etc. 100-130 % 



(5) Small fruit of all kinds. 100-150 % 



On the other hand imported groceries are, on 

 the whole, cheap in England, such imported 

 articles, for instance, as tea, coffee, sugar — all, 

 by the way, articles which we are told are more 

 or less injurious to health but which the people 



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