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Table 22. — Replies to the questions: Does your meat dealer extend a charge service? 
and do you ordinarily have your meat charged? 
Total num- 
ber of re- 
plies 
Does your mfcat dealer 
extend a charge service? 
Do you ordinarily have 
your meat charged? 
Group 
Percentage replying— 
Percentage replying— 
Yes 
No 
Yes 
No 
American white: 1 
374 
383 
413 
440 
66.0 
66.3 
74.8 
84.5 
34.0 
33.7 
25.2 
15.5 
29.4 
27.7 
54.5 
73.4 
70.6 
72.3 
Well-to-do class.. . 
45.5 
Wealthy class ... 
26.6 
Total American white 
1,610 
73.4 
26.6 
47.5 
52.5 
Colored: 2 
Poor class 
119 
119 
39 
30 
59 
55 
46 
136 
41.2 
48.7 
61.5 
83.3 
86.4 
76.4 
97.8 
70.6 
58.8 
51.3 
38.5 
16.7 
13.6 
23.6 
2.2 
29.4 
15.1 
21.0 
23.1 
63.3 
33.9 
45.5 
65.2 
23.5 
84.9 
Middle class 
79.0 
Foreign: 
Finnish 
76.9 
French 
36.7 
German 3 . 
66.1 
Italian * 
54.5 
34.8 
76.6 
1 Replies from 10 cities: Birmingham, Denver, Fargo, Grand Forks, Lincoln, Minneapolis, New Or- 
leans, Oklahoma City, San Francisco, and Washington. 
2 Replies from Birmingham, New Orleans, and Washington. 
3 Replies from Minneapolis and San Francisco. 
* Replies from Denver and San Francisco. 
Table 23. — Replies to the question: What quality of meat does your dealer handle? 
Total 
number 
of 
replies 
Percentage 
replying— 
Group 
Best 
Very 
good 
Good 
Fair 
Ordinary 
Poor 
American white: l 
406 
445 
447 
450 
21.4 
32.6 
37.8 
45.1 
5.2 
8.5 
19.9 
21.1 
53.7 
49.7 
38.0 
32.0 
17.0 
8.1 
3.6 
1.6 
2.2 
.7 
.7 
.2 
0.5 
.4 
Total American white 
1,748 
34.6 
13.9 
43.1 
7.3 
.9 
.2 
Colored: 2 
Poor class 
140 
143 
42 
40 
66 
60 
47 
135 
1,7 
14.0 
38.1 
30.0 
54.5 
25.0 
29.8 
28.1 
5.7 
9.1 
19.0 
35.0 
9.1 
15.0 
10.6 
17.8 
70.7 
69.1 
35.7 
25.0 
31.8 
56.7 
55.3 
48.9 
7.9 
7.0 
7.2 
7.5 
4.6 
3.3 
4.3 
5.2 
Middle class 
Foreign: 
Finnish ... 
French 
2.5 
German 3 
Italian 4 
1 Replies from 10 cities: Birmingham, Denver, Fargo, Grand Forks, Lincoln, Minneapolis, New 
Orleans, Oklahoma City, San Francisco, and Washington. 
2 Replies from 3 cities: Birmingham, New Orleans, and Washington. 
8 Replies from Minneapolis and San Francisco. 
* Replies from Denver and San Francisco. 
