Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-06-13
HOW PRICES HAVE RISEN AND VARY

fraction cents a yard This time 1
was charged fifteen cents a yard
a pair of work shoes, not so good
as those l used to get for 1898, cost
me an even S. two weeks ago. Common
crackers, which 1 have bought by the
box for five cents a pound, now call
for eighteen or twenty cents, and are
of sadly deteriorated quality. One
of my neighbors, the other day, know
ing that l was to pass the store, ask
ed me to bring her a bit of Bingham,
any kind or color will do" she said.
Haven't got bit" answered the
clerk when asked for it. The price
the boss has decided not to try to keep
it any more till it goes down so folks
can afford it,
The worst thing, though, that I've
heard of is the assertion made by one
who claims to have kept accurate rec
ords that on May 16. 1896, live hogs
sold in the Omaha market at IS a hun
dredweight, while on May 16. 1918,
they sold on the same market for s31
a hundredweight.
Which is certainly going some-if
not more.
I'm getting fifty cents a dozen for
eggs at the door, where, six years ago,
l couldn't at this season get over
twenty-five cents. I'm accepting $40
a ton for a grade of COW hay which.
four years ago, wasn't saleable at s.
ton I'm offered eighteen cents a
pound, live weight, for calves, such as
sometimes have had hard work to
sell at five cents.
Yet there are freaks in farm prices
as utterly inexplicable as that of the
overalls and khakis which | have al
ready alluded to. There are many
farm products which sell for little if
any more than they used to. A big
farmer near me went in for onions.
last summer. He raised several
thousand bushels The first lot he
sold for about $50 a bushel-a 400
bushel consignment Then he had to
come down to S1.15. Then he tried
to sell them for ST. The middle of
the winter came with 1000 bushels
still on hand, which he offered in vain
to anybody who would take them at
% cents q 'pushel in any sized lots.
This spring he drew them out and
dumped them in swamp. sst
Three weeks ago. ore Of my neigh
bors Cleaned OUT his remaining po-
tatoes to city commission man for
80 cents 4 bushel of. sixty pounds.
Three years ago the same ne;ghh5r
ct about the same time. Of the year
had no trouble in getting 50 q bushe1
for no better potatoes.
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FAKE tor instance. eggs. I'm get
t,oC' r97-. dollar for the same guam
ne bran fr- tl7eir mash which ha,-e
i,ou.-hf for r. ca,74s . h,n1,.o5 [,or
cosfs ne Cox TIE c,,1 r.lich
haze sold at fiftv cents hns1,eI nov
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