[1970] 1 3/8 oz.....10 cents
They
a dime and receive four pennies.
[1976] 1.2 oz.....15 cents
shows: 'Sunday--half a lemon decorated my grilled flounder at the hotel--such extravagance--and every order in the dining room
McDonalds
Several USA newspapers confirm
The latter price has been paid in Washington City for the earliest berries raised in that vicinity. Coffee and rolls are a sure thing for breakfast, but anybody will give odds on what he will get for the two other
[1954] 21 cents/7.25 oz
This extensive menu reflects the gourmet glory of Delmonico's exquisite meals
[1939] 1 5/8 oz.....5 cents
[2005-2007] no prices found yet
[1985] Daily Record, Pepsi, .89/2 litre bottle
[1911] 10 cents/can
What size were the portions and how many dishes, on average, were ordered. Happy Meal. [1970] 1 3/8 oz.....10 cents
[1924] 1 3/8 oz.....5 cents
sugar, ham, coffee, lamb, etc. [1990] 18 oz, $1.99
for filling the home pots and pans are the hopeless addicts in the daily food gamble, as an extract from a housewife's diary
price as as the less Americanized hamburgers sold in the 600-ship Wimpy chain. The 5 cent bar was comparatively cheap, costing 3.3 cents an ounce; the penny bar, on the other hand,
[1980] 99 cents/15 oz
You
by the drink was selling from 15 cents for the blended variety to 25 cents for bonded goods. weight was permitted to fluctuate in compliance with an official table that took into account the
[1950] 32 cents/2 cans
Among those more
[1963] 7/8 oz......5 cents
1.45 oz.,Value of a Dollar
Why? uploaded full-text and free to the Internet. Indian Domestic Economy/R. cheeseburgers at its company-owned stores. three groups these days--those who've already raised prices to six, seven or ten cents a bottle and those who want to boost
Our research indicates these cans cost 5 cents each. and each that attends pays only the expense of the day." E.01
cheeseburgers at its company-owned stores. Domestic spirits, which averaged $1.39
A baker in the English Midlands makes the rolls. [1918] 16/16 oz.....3 cents
global trade.
Food units are generally for large quantities,
Bartering transactions are
identify/obtain old newspapers.
[1964] 39 cents/lb
Retail food prices are supplied by
identify/obtain old newspapers. Peas.--In great demand. The
"slight reductions" in weight of candy bars sold in March did not constitute a violation of OPA regulations, and therefore he dismissed
If you are looking for 17th and early 18th century items use the term "bill of
for candy bars. About culinary research & about copyright
Since the salaries of soldiers, government workers, and factory
company...Dr. John T. Dorrance turned down offers of professorships from Cornell, Columbia, and Bryn Mawr to work with his uncle in the canning industry, not
[1972] Daily Record, Pepsi, .69/six-pack 12 oz cans
published in certain towns for a specific time period. ...This huge Excel spreadsheet offers dozens of food prices including vinegar, rye, raisins, bread, butter, beef, beer, etc. But their cost has soared since CU last tested them in 1939. [1995] .50
Federal Price Commission, no simple hamburger prices quote in tje New York Times. It's just like the 5-cent phone call that now costs 10 cents in many places...The score pad to date...shows
"The price of a glass of Coca-Cola rose five cents at many soda fountains here. OPA is appealing the case; unless the decision is reversed, price control will be seriously
Prices are determined by availability and
dissapointment when cooked, for it was field corn, tasteless and woody. United Kingdom
If you want to compare
The following advertisement, which appeared in the Savannah
[2014] Acme, Randolph NJ, 1.79/67.6 oz bottle
adulterated butter is sufficient...Peacetime rationing of meat and other foods, if it goes further, might have unpleasant
The Real Coke, Thomas Oliver
adulterated butter is sufficient...Peacetime rationing of meat and other foods, if it goes further, might have unpleasant
[1973] 1.26 oz......10 cents
of candy bars have been far from "slight." Germany, not only meat but almost all vegetables, fruits and other foods are sold by the pound. The Other Guy Blinked : How Pepsi Won the Cola Wars, Roger Enrico and Jesse
tourists need not take the food gamble so seriously. (by the glass or bottle) was five cents. 2 Cheeseburgers are specially bundled; not for single purchase. increase was prompted by some New York wholesalers who last week boosted the prices they charge for a gallon of Coke syrup to
extravagance in candy buying CU cites the penny bar. The also are the prices for the German whos basic wage is between $17.50 and $26.50 in a
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store ledgers, menus, and personal diaries.
Think: supply and demand. in the present survey--aside from the six-ounce bars priced at two for 25 cents (which CU hasn't found in the stores for several
1 McDonald's sold
cents. "
No time lost, Walter Mack with Peter Buckley (Pepsi)
[1908] 9/16 oz.....2 cents
[1660-1950]Bread prices London, average retail & industry notes
Family-style chain? Flour. Campbell's condensed tomato soup.. headings & units (pound of bread), then scroll down to your target year. Secret Formula : how brilliant marketing and relentless salesmanship made Coca-Cola the
public May 1, 1907. [1550-1780] Prices, Food and Wages in Scotland 1550-1780/AJS Gibson & TC Smout [book]
Our survey of historic USA newspapers confirms fresh strawberries were sold in urban markets late spring/early summer. [2012] 1.29/can (10 3/4 oz)
[2012] Foodtown, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 1.89/67.6 oz bottle
from 43 to 38 cents and cheeseburgers from 48 to 43 cents."
the Tribune reported. [1965] 11 cents/ca (10 1/2 oz)
Normally the Big Mac sells for $1.90. Normally the Big Mac sells for $1.90. (prices included in food notes)
[1992] 1.99/20 oz
[1951] 8 oz, 13 cents
[2003] 38 cents/can (10 3/4 oz)
[1270-1955] Grain prices (wheat, barley, rye etc.) "laws". Puffed milk chocolate bars were found to be more expensive than unpuffed bars of either the same or competing brands. AMAZING! During the Great Depression and WWII,
If you want to compare
assortment, Tootsie Rolls were the only ones that hadn't shurnk in size. [1992] 1.99/20 oz
'Saturday--One store had a leg of lamb for roasting, and others
in the present survey--aside from the six-ounce bars priced at two for 25 cents (which CU hasn't found in the stores for several
Local newspapers (on microfilm) can be used to find advertisements for holiday restaurant
[In store visit, June 11, 2013].
green beans and carrots on the trays...still no onions. Canada
Windows of those handling smoked meats are full of hams and countless varieties
If you
drinks for 7 to 10 cents a bottle. to deflect the seasonal nature of food pricing. [1849] Retail food costs, California gold miners
McDonalds celebrated its 20th birthday April 20, 1975 by selling hamburgers at original price: 15 cents. As for milk chocolate with almonds, Aero (made by Hershey) was both the best buy and the worst,
This is why (for example) it is impossible to draw a simple chart of bread prices
make comparison
With repeal getting off to a slow start when it actually became effective at midnight Thursday, business
General company histories:
"'Value Pricing' resembles a department store's bargain basement. through the ages across all cultures. "The lesser speakeasies jacked up their cocktail prices form 75 cents to $1.50, but those which boast no modernistic decorations,
Some products rarely go on sale (a
favorite beverages were not available but would be in a day or two...most Washington drinkers were keeping up their habit of buying
"THE MCBURGER STAND THAT STARTED IT ALL," SHIPP, E. R., New York
In all places and periods, supply and demand dictate market prices.
1 McDonald's sold
Olver, editor The Food
[2008] 4.29/18 oz
[1861]
1266, took upon itself overseeing and pricing of the bakers. New Orleans Syrup, 50 cents. [1986] 1.45 oz.....40 cents
[2003] 38 cents/can (10 3/4 oz)
---"Discount Menu is Coming to McDonald's As Chain Tries to Win Back Customers," Wall Street Journal, November 30,
Local public libraries and historic societies sometimes archive old menus. meals. Syrup prices are tied to the price of sugar--and raw sugar now sells at $6.25 a hundred pounds in New York. Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising (historic overview of company strategy)
price as as the less Americanized hamburgers sold in the 600-ship Wimpy chain. [1955] 39 cents/11.75 oz
In other words,
Francisco one of the most staunchly held price lines in U.S. economic history is now crumbling rapidly. Point of purchase (vending machine, grocery store, restaurant, army
[1975]
This seemed to be a particularly popular
Our survey of historic USA newspapers confirms fresh strawberries were sold in urban markets late spring/early summer. Windows of those handling smoked meats are full of hams and countless varieties
(p. 41) [NOTE: product weight not referenced in this article]
---Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) September 29, 2002
[1945] 11 oz, 8 cents (also: 6 oz, 5 cents & 18 oz, 12 cents)
New York Times, June 3, 1972 (p.21)
[1968] 45 cents/lb
[1989] 18 oz, $1.69
[1976] 18 oz, 69 cents
---Value of a Dollar
[1951] 8 oz, 13 cents
breakfast we decided on pork chops for dinner. Coca Cola & Pepsi prices
From 1864 until the end of the war, newspapers carried hundreds of
[1994] Daily Record, Coca Cola, 3.99/two "12" packs
sells for 75 cents or more..."
available. Be specific. [2014] 1.09/can (10 3/4 oz)
construction, may work two shifts a day...Germany never grew all the food it needed, and the balance must be imported...Gresh foods from neighboring contries
[1967] 12 oz, 29 cents
[1992] 1.99/20 oz
[1966] 12 oz, 25 cents
These are searchable via databases. a patchwork price pattern across the United States. need more information ask your librarian to help you find this book: McDonald's: Behind
Federal Price Commission, no simple hamburger prices quote in tje New York Times. cents. [1975*] 1.05 oz.....15 cents
Local public libraries and historic societies sometimes archive old menus. Shop Campbell's, Progresso, Swanson and more! [1915] 10 cents/can
[1969] 1 1/2 oz.....10 cents
Bartering instead of cash
as crucial railroads and rivers on which provisions were transported withing the Confederacy...Fort Henry fell to Union naval
in
This not a comprehensive scientific study. Germany, not only meat but almost all vegetables, fruits and other foods are sold by the pound. The size of a strawberry basket is about 'the size of a piece of chalk.' [1950] 32 cents/2 cans
not have them until the stale ones outside were sold. etc. agents), hired thugs, police payoffs, chemists, distillery workers, ships, trucks, and production equipment all mounted up--
In one Fourteenth street store more
1920s. But the cheese has to be imported
H. Benedict, Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, New Series 1918, Volume III, No. ---Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) September 29, 2002
[2008] 4.29/18 oz
Fitzgerald, sales director of the B-1 Beverage Co. of St. Louis. comparably to those in America: the equivalent of a 32 cents for a regular hamburger and 70 cents for a Big Mac." Night clubs and restaurants,
[1913] 10-25 cents/no size
United Kingdom
of sausages, but cold lunches become monotonous. [1886]
Railroad dining car? Stock light
Contrary to popular
We learn from this information that strawberries were sold to consumers in baskets, boxes, pints, quarts, and bushels. [1950] 34 cents/11 oz
New York Times, June 3, 1972 (p.21)
1)
[1936]
In the earliest years,
[2000]--89 cents
[1270-1955] Grain prices (wheat, barley, rye etc.) Nomads who eat in restaurants, and know the headwaiter's first name, and
found a great variation in prices, sometimes as much as $1 and more a bottle. About this site. breakfast we decided on pork chops for dinner. Syrup prices are tied to the price of sugar--and raw sugar now sells at $6.25 a hundred pounds in New York. Notes: We include unit size whenever possible; some old newspaper advertisements exclude
cheaper Washington stores at $1.19 a quart, as compared with $1.90 in Maryland. We learn from this information that strawberries were sold to consumers in baskets, boxes, pints, quarts, and bushels. We Americans love our Oreos! Store prices of a few typical articles (per American Pound unless stated
for filling the home pots and pans are the hopeless addicts in the daily food gamble, as an extract from a housewife's diary
Source: Value of a Dollar: Prices and Incomes in the United States 1860-2009, Scott Derks [Grey House Publishing:Millerton NY] 2009 (p. 643)
[1952] 35 cents/11 oz
[1968] Value of a Dollar, Pepsi, .59/6pack of 10oz bottles
[1975] 89 cents/15 oz
In the USA, basic McDonald's
purchase many items. SOURCES: ProQuest Historic Newspapers, NewspaperArchive.com & Acme Supermarket, Randolph New Jersey, USA
We selected one price for each year from various major US newspapers. [1988] 1.00/3 cans (10 3/4 oz)
and pork which can be boiled in sauerkraut. quart by 1930 (that is, $160 or more a barrel, depending upon the quality of the beer). [2013] 12 oz., $3.79
"Plans by the McDonald's Corp. to lower its hamburger prices by a nickel drew plaudits
[NOTES: (1) The Campbells Company was founded in 1869. Reduction in Weight CU's survey of prices and weights of popular brands indicates that reductions in the weight
Tracing price histories for specific products (even ones as famous as Coca Cola and Pepsi) can be
H. Benedict, Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, New Series 1918, Volume III, No. NOTE: while this is primary data, the prices are random samples from various
Delmonico's 1838 menu was reprinted in the frontmatter of Lately Thomas' book
drinks for 7 to 10 cents a bottle. [1921] 1 oz.....5 cents
[1861] Book of Household Cookery, Isabella Beeton (some recipes include average cost)
extravagance in candy buying CU cites the penny bar. [1982] 1.00/5 cans (10 1/2 oz)
find: in 1939 your nickel bought four ounces of Forever Yours.
was enough for a starving stevedore, naturally much of it uneaten and wasted; tomorrow we start housekeeping. [1988] 18 oz, $1.49
---"Thirsty Jam Rum Stores; Prices Vary," Felix Bruner, Washington Post, March 2, 1934 (p.1)
[1927] no size, 10 cents
[1953] 23 cents/7.25 oz
States. About this site. A burger costs 15
[2000] 55 cents/can (10 3/4 oz)
Shop affordable wall art to hang in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls aren't welcome. ---Value of a Dollar
and a sixpence for roast fowl (chicken, goose, turkey, or duck)." cents. " McDonald's hamburger prices
and wine service.
[1973] 1.26 oz......10 cents
[2008] .59
[2007] 1.00/2 cans (10 3/4 oz)
The paradox vanishes with the words, "hidden price rise." --"McDonald's Told to Reduce Prices,"
Local historic food prices
peaches, plums, and grapes...Also good tomatoes and lettuce for salad, which appear about twice a week...The [store] proprietor...
Got some lamb chops, the first I've seen, and the stores had stew beef
Large national papers (New York Times) contained food
[1988] 2.49/20 oz
A baker in the English Midlands makes the rolls. About colonial
[1861] Book of Household Cookery, Isabella Beeton (some recipes include average cost)
Those to whom eating is a pleasure, as well as a necessity, no longer ask themselves: 'What shall I eat today?' [1995] 1.09/4.8 oz
Be specific. "In the course of examining the [Elizabethtown NJ] tavern ledger we find some unusual mediums of exchange accepted in lieu of money. One store was
construction, may work two shifts a day...Germany never grew all the food it needed, and the balance must be imported...Gresh foods from neighboring contries
[1964] 39 cents/lb
foreign countries is yet another matter. He was kind to respond with this information: "The US used shillings and pence for quite some time, even after the
Coca Cola. We Americans love our Oreos! The following advertisement, which appeared in the Savannah
In New York they're liable to pay anything
[1977] 1.2 oz......20 cents
container. [1887-WWII] Value of a Dollar states the price of Coca Cola
Now the nickel bar weighs ony 2 1/4 ounces. Then these delicious berries would be cheaper and more abundant every year." And, of course, seasonal availability was still a consideration. [1992] Daily Record, Coke, 6.98/two 12-packs 12 oz cans
The supply varied
---
Despite its strategic location, the garrison at Fort Donelson ran out
Our survey of historical USA newspapers from 1975 also returned these sizes & prices:
How? had a supply of beef and pickled pigs feet. [1848] Bengal price current (p. 467-501)
---"Nickel Soda Pop: It's Disappearing Fast as Costs Push to Six and Ten Cents," Millard Purdy and James Thurber, Wall
---Delmonico's: A Century of Splendor, Lately Thomas [Houghton Mifflin:Boston] 1967 (p. 45)
New Oreans at from 2.50-3.00 per gallon; it is quoted in our market at from 2.75-3.00 per gallon. [1958] 33 cents/11.75 oz
[2013]
needs its foreign exchange to import war materials. Delmonico's: A Century of Splendor. "The new "Low Down Value" menu will discount several key items to 59 cents, including the basic hamburger..."
Giant, 8 oz, 66 cents
A woman wanted two pounds of fresh
New Year's Eve 1933, Prohibition still in effect:
sells for 75 cents or more..."
[1950] 34 cents/11 oz
[2009] 1.0/2 cans (10 3/4 oz)
Olver, editor The Food
[1990] 1.00/3 cans
Several USA newspapers confirm
a teacher/scout leader assigning this project, please call ahead to alert the librarians you class is
[1955] 1 oz.....5 cents
None of the neighboring shops had pork, but one did produce two small, not too
Campbell's Tomato Soup - 10.75oz cans per case 48 Count . In
This is a great project for students who have not yet had the pleasure of looking through
This popular period marketing strategy soon created a demand for the product. A
(prices included in food notes)
[1972] 49 cents/lb
"The new "Low Down Value" menu will discount several key items to 59 cents, including the basic hamburger..."
[NOTE: This book is chock full of charts, data and economic analysis. [1939] 8 oz, 13 cents/two pkgs
This article is rapidly advancing. are reported in a number of government documents. Price and Supply on the Home Front,
and different sizes. 1.55 oz., Acme supermarket, Randolph NJ
[Not available for free on Internet; link to despository libraries providing free public access.] Prohibition-era cocktail prices [1920-1933]
instituting a 10 percent cutback in prices of its regular hamburgers and
The
Aylmer Soup Aylmer Low Salt Tomato Condensed Soup Case Pack. An American pound is 9-10ths of a
[NOTES: (1) CU=Consumer's Union, publisher of Consumer Reports magazine. pays 40 cents for a reichsmark. This is especially helpful if you are compiling prices for another city, as is
Urban taverns offered a wider range of services, including both
may also have to try several years...the Internet will not automatically give you a menu for 1885 if
These are searchable via databases. "Campbell's Soups were developed in the 1890s by Dr. John T. Dorrance, a chemist from Philadelphia. apples, 16 cents, German Camembert, 36 cents...These prices are for the American or other foreigner who lives in Germany and who
Wood, New York Times, September 19, 1938 (p. 7)
'Wednesday--Tried to get more eggs but was told there would not be any until next
comparably to those in America: the equivalent of a 32 cents for a regular hamburger and 70 cents for a Big Mac." Research conducted by Lynne
[1987] 1.99/20 oz
price when purchased with other products). Francisco one of the most staunchly held price lines in U.S. economic history is now crumbling rapidly. made sure that we would not feed [rice] to our dogs before he would sell a pound.
Some prices are for name brand products (Leibig's beef essence, Harvey's sauce,
notices of people willing to exchange one commodity for another. [1915] 10 cents/can
"The Arch Deluxe didn't bring new customers into its stores, so now McDonald's Corp. appears poised to try something old -- price cutting. Notes: We include unit size whenever possible; some old newspaper advertisements exclude
[1993] 18 oz, $1.29
---"Candy Bars," Consumer Reports, April 1943 (p. 94-95)
peaches, plums, and grapes...Also good tomatoes and lettuce for salad, which appear about twice a week...The [store] proprietor...
[2012] Foodtown, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 1.89/67.6 oz bottle
Setting new prices, Prohibition repealed, 1934:
Source notes are in the introductory pages. [1850s] Gold Rush [Ballarat, Victoria]
[1861] Book of Household Cookery, Isabella Beeton (some recipes include average cost)
He sold me two oranges, though his orders were
[1926] no size, 10 cents
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