CONSUMER PRICES IN THE JELENIA GORA AREA

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• Publication Date: November 12, 1953
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SUBJECT Consumer Prices,,in the 3*a0,enia Gora Area
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"The "P-11owing information cone recent prices in the Bierutowice (Telenia Gora)
area, as r ell as in the surround localities of Legnica and i r,rpacL. and
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I earned 35(" zloty t month. A handy- 25X1 X
man earned approximately 500 zloty a month, while a specialized worker earned
between 1200 to 1500 zloty amonth. The prices below should be viewed in the
light of these wages.
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PRICE (in zlotys)
Bread, made of mixed corn flour in round slices.
weighing 100.grams, each - c.8O
Bread, made of mixed corn flour, per kilo 3.00
Note: People lined up for bread beginning at .6,.00 AM.
Fresh bread was available only at 120 00 noon,
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Grain Products - continued
White corn flour, per kilo
Dairy Products
Milk, skinned, of poor quality, per liter
'7.00-8.00
3.00
Note: The above applies milk bought in towns like Jelenia Gora,
It was fortunate as bought my milk directly from farmers
in the village.
heese ser type, per kilo 32.00
5 utter, p r kilo 6o.oo
Eggs, on sale throughout State Stores, not fresh, each 1.35
Eggs, fresh, directly from farmers, each 1.50 1.80
Tea and Coffee
Tea, small,-100 gram package, each 7.80
Pure coffee, price in State. Stores (only when
occasionally available, per kilo 400.00
Pure coffee, available at any time from private
kiosks, per kilo 6oo.oo
Sugar) per kilo 15.00
Salami: Serdelowa type, per kilo
Various types o alami priced per kilo
Ham,Baleron, per kilo
Ox oat, per kilo
Pork or.calf meat, per kilo
Live chicken, depending on weight, each approx.
Chicken, already cleaned, on sale in State Stores,
price per kiln
Note: There was alt queueing, up tor, wet. ' . Cow. ,or
ox ox meat was rather scarce; sere was only one grade
of meat, although according to regulations, State
Butcher Stores had to supply 3 different categories
of ineat.
Chocolate
26.00
30.00 40.-45.-55.-
1 2.00-35.00
#0.00
18.00-20.00
100 gram of J~Lit - pure chocolate with nuts, each 15.00
Cocoa wit'. s,.:gar, sriall I #ckagea of 100 grams each 12.00
Wines li ueur
Wine, made from apple, per liter (no return of
empty bottle requtred) 14.00
Wine" msdc from grapes, per liter 25.00
Hungarian'wine, per liter 48.00
Vodka, local product.,-lowest quality, per j of liter 16.oo
Liqueurs of various types and qualities, per - of a
liter, from
Pure alcohol, per 1 of a liter
Yegbtables
25.00-36.00
38.60
Potatoes, per kilo 1.50
'captoes, per kilo 1.50-2.50
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Vegetables continued
Onions, per kilo
Carrots,per kilo
Note: When the first tomatoes came out at Jel~:!niq. Gora
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were priced fr:om.60.00 -80.00 zloty per kiioa
5.00
1.00-1.50
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Fruits
Apples,
per kilo,
depending on quality
6.00-9.00
Pears,
per kilo
6.00-9.00
Grapes,
per kilo,
(only one quality)
1'5,00
Plum,
Lemons,
per kilo
each
6.oo-8.oo
10.00
Note: Thera ^re no other fruits available.
Shoes and clothing items
Ladieseleather sandals (Zaudalki) per pair
Note:This is the lowest price available, but only
occr^sionally found on the market.
Ladies'leather half-shoes with -leather soles,
crudely finished, per pair -
Ladies&leather sport half-shoes with leather soles,
of much better nlml,ity (so called Zamsowk3 per pr
A similar type of Zansowski, but with cor ee s,
per pair
Ladies'leather half shoes with leather soles,
handmade upon order at a private shoemaker,
pair
Note: T" , Wtis the price
Children's leather hale-shoes, with leather
soles, per pair
Children's loather half-shoes with leather' soles,
of a better quality, per pair
Children's Zandalkl, per pair
Lad tee1 winter 1ea (;r shoes, per pair
Ladioskrinter leather shoes, handmade upon
order, per pair
Ladies, cotton made brassiere (called Bietstanosz)
each
LadiesIbrassier of a better quality (half silk and
half rayon, each
Maitki, ladies'drawers, rn ron material, each
eW rayon underwear, , zh
A set (underwear & drawers), rayon material, each
Sams set but of cotton material, poor quality,
e1met unw.~!":arable, each
~.,Ldiee' ilnter oetsmanufactured of 'something which
had practically no wool, each
Rayon material, in three di:Mrent colors anO three
different designs (the material I saw was
rally terrible.), per meter
Rayon n!atoriai, for ladies, of a better quality,
per meter
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99.00
350.00-I50.00
585.oo-65o.00
750.00-850.00
850.00
106.oo
11E0.00-180.00
94.00
650.00-850.00
950.00
18.00
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20.00-25.00
76.00
136.00
36.oo-4o.00
76.00
52.00
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cotton material, called Katun, per meter
This type of material is only occasionally available
in State Stores
Woolen material. per meter:
13.00-26.00
60% wool, per meter 135.00-160.00
80% wool,.per meter 250.00-350.00
100% wool, per meter 450.00
Note: This type of material is.used for both
tailored and winter coats for ladies.
Ladies' ready-made winter coats, each
Ladies'ready made winter coats, with fur
1,000.00-1,200.00
(probably hare-fur), each 2,500.00-3,500.00
Children's winter coat (for a 10 year old girl) each 450.00
Tailoring of a dresA by a private tailor _60.00
Tailoring of a lady's winter coat (basic material be-
longing to client of course, all other
material supplied by tailor) 350.00-40O.oO
Ladies' 60% woolen Jacket,$,handmade (horribly made),each 470.00
Ladies 00% woolen jacked each 650.00-750.00
Ladies'raincoata(with some sort of rubber lining)each 400.00-500.00
Children'c raincoat, each 250.00
Handkerchiefs, each, cotton 8.90
Handkerchiefs, cotton, better material, each 12.00
Nylon stockings=,, US make, available only in
private cwned kiosks, per pair, 200.00-250.00
Silk stockings, local product, per pair 18.00-25.00
Stelon stockings ( a new type of stockings, manu-
factured at Jelenia Gora, supposed to be a
Polish copy of the US type of Nylon stock-
ings, very thin, maximum duration each pair
of one week), 75.00-90.00
Children's 100% woolen jacket, each 450.00
Other items
Ladiesr gold wristwatches ` ;ailable sometimes even
in State Stores, mostly in the Komission
Stores(where articles are sold by c tizens
who need cash), of Swiss-make, each
2,500.00-3,000.00
Ladies' wrist watahee available only in Komiss on
Stores, each
600.00-1,200.00
Coal, per ton
400.00
Ladieut hair pins (called Sinks Da Wlosow)each
0.15
Ladies'combs (called Gdrze en each
9.50
Lipstick (Sminke Do Lust without case, each
10.00-12.00
Lipstick, with case, each
25.00-35.00
Elida or Nivea-type of toothpaste,
price per tube (if empty tube returned)
).50-'.50
price per tube (if empty tube not returned)
7.50-9..50
Bath soap, Wives or Elida-type, per cake
4.50-6.50
Toothbrush, for children, each
3.50
Toothbrush, each
9.50
Note: It isn't rare when a toothbrush can be used only
once and sometimes it does not hold up for even
one brushing.
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Wt.shing soap, on sale only upon weight, price per kilo 20.00
iectric power, price per one kwh 0.23
Metan gas, price per one cubic meter 0.30
Note; The price quoted holds true only up ';o a maximum
of 100 Kwh and 100 cubic meters respectively of electric
power, and metan gas used by a family during a month's
time. Any quantity exceeding 100 costs 1.00 zloty,
since no family group is allowed to exceed that quantity of
either metan gas (used for cooking) or electric power. There-
fore, should a family exceed that quantity, they are charged
1.00 zloty f"~ . each addditLonal Kwh c electric power or cubic meter
of metan gas.
Firewood, price per linear meter 25.00-35.00
Cost of Transportation for one 11near eye. bf' fireWood ). 0
Note: Firewood is not expensive, and no restrictions have
been enforced by the authorities against its sale
or purchase. What is extremely expensive J* UW
transportation from the surrounding woods' purchaser's
residence."
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