Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-18
prices One Hundred
Years Ago.

\ ears ASo'
\ =, 49,, NJ the present high prices
me SUI .,,os would seem to pake II
OF wv ,bat in all ages. even 'aeh u
app,1,ar times, there has ben i'!o''
:. Wv ,es. complaint on TINS score a"u ,. o,s
OF ~, ns,,le have sought RELIEF III i'e'',
iS' ,s mat as it may thare was a
ia"0' au, own country whqi the io'u
time ~" NE we're very chap when
s1O'' ,.src largely regulaed BY the
Of supply and demand ana wnen
"a" and consumer 5000 heaie,
prOun. or-tbe cold-storage system ana
ios'' snsos not then being known
" ,. en- the musty records of a genera
,., operated about the year 1900 IN
.o New York-not 100 niles iroil
'.nsry-tho writer has been able 10
"'D1 s,p,e interesting figures show
that at that period meats ana o'n-
l"s ,roducts were dirt" cheap,
e. Hou' t,uorted commodities were
alupus, high. Imported liquors,
oiieh Jrawn from the wood ana
howe, thc Gallon, could be bought al
fo,u ~ the cost Of a quart today
'' Here are some OF the prices
v.,,-fore quarters, ID. to 22lsc
..si- Mind quarters. 10. D. ~ 10 Jc
Nation and lamb about the
ss ansrtcr OF lamb ......25 to SIC
a. all cuts. 10. ......'''' 20 SC
p,,k fresh, 10. ...,.''.'''' I" oV
pork mess. 10 ..,.'.'''''''' -
pork ham. ID ......'''''''' &c G.
Pantry, ID ...,'.''s''''''' W
single fowl commune l5'fo IN
turkey .............,.''. ga 10 oVV
Tegs. dozen ....,.''.'''''' u - ~
TSitter 10. ...,r'''''''''''
cheese, ID. ...,'..''''''''' ~
Potatoes. bushel .'..'''''.ls 'o o'72o
lnples. bushel .....''''' zoe
pr,ces % wears later-even up to 1890
- only "A little higher, veal soaring
:, cents. while beef ranged from J
csnts 3 cents being the common
It. for hest cuts. Pork ranged no
tt.. Than in lSOO-sometimes low,
snsnetlnes high. Nor had the prices
~ Eggs. poultry or butter materially
HANGED: and potatoes and apples sold,
average. at % cents per busheL WINE
ne decimal system Of currency had
10, adopted some time before this
o.isA ,.aiues were almost universal
=, .tated IN pounds. shillings and pence.
~ Sou York state the pound was
,scsoned al $3.50, the shilling at 121a
conts pence and cents being the same
,binS Even as late as 1880 some books
,s,e stlll kept In the old style.
sugars we're high in 1900 Brown
sugar sold at II TO II cents per pound.
sugar" 10 cents. loaf-sugar QoaVes OF
70 pounds or more) about 80 cents a
mound. II should be noted that while
meats today cost from four to is times
,bs values Of 1900, sugars have de-
creased in the ratio Of three and four
Teas and coffees show n wide range
u prices
Tea" pound .....,.',....'....'.., '2s
Hyson tea, pound ....,............ 1,63
Green tea, pound .....'..''...'.'. Lto
Rohea tea. pound .................. ~
Coffee. pound ...................l1 to lSc
In 1880 tea averaged about so cents
and a good coffee 81 cents a pound,
though cheaper grades were sold.
Reference has been made TO the
cheapness Of liquors. Here are the
prices
Gin gallon .t............'..'.... ~
Rum. gallon ............Sl.l 2lz to l.31la
spirits gallon .......... L12l2 to 1879
Madeira wine, gallon ............ l.l2i2
Port wine, gallon ........-,..,... LOG
Brandy gallon .......... 1874 to 1853
Drinks, glass .................. to &c
Judging from the space liquor items
occupy on the books OF this house,
they must have been very generally
used In the community. almost every
Other account showing liquor charges.
in one such account "a pounds OF veal
are charged at 2ia cents per pound "A
paper Of pins at 10 cents, pint OF
wine az % cents and IL pints OF
spirits at the same. The pins cost as
much as the veal, and the liquors
more than both together
This store bought and sold wheat In
considerable quantities, and at times
the cereal scared in price almost TO
the limits OF a 20th century Chicago
wheat corner-the range in price being
from Is cents TO sl.30 per bushel. Rye
cost about 70 cents, corn 31i3 to "a
cents and oats, general price. 1s cents
per bushe
or course dry goods and wearing APP
parel OF all kinds were quite expensive.
= yard u calico costing 30 to 80 cents,
inen 80 cents and up: a bandauna
handkerchief or a pair OF common
stockings cost s7is cents. and a pair OF
SIX stockings $50.
Day laborers received at this period
,hfee shillngs or 31h cents Twenty
70 % years later work by the day was
ssometimes credited as high as SIPS.
hoh'hy wages, presumably with
BOARD ranged from 81 to s24, al
wough y ana y was a common price.
une account shows that a gardener
.ss paid 81 per month. Yearly con-
tracts appear at $50 and 800. Women
~ service received six TO seven shlll-
s snss per week as to s7iR cents) and a
rs ~ working at the house, was
gag 81 cents per day
boys schooling was as cheap es
"a costing $50 per quarter Board
us nave been very cheap. vide this
-uoi ahdum entry: Having this day
,sIieeu 70 board Henry Blank and
49, ana wash for him, for SO per
uohih' or az that rate for the time he
STOPS with me-" Wv
,,n..rs,net statements might be pro-
, spsn,ea. but the foregoing will show
&c. az least from 1890 TO 1880 the food
n.s-e ilals were cheap.-Charles n
''se' IN Country Gentleman.
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