Cost Of A Loaf Of Bread In 1920 Bread Poster Oranges 1 doz. 63¢ 1920. oranges 1 doz. 57¢ 1925. peaches 1 lb. 17¢ 1924 wi. pineapple sunbeam 40¢ 1924 wi. potatoes 10 lbs. 63¢ 1920. potatoes 10 lbs. 36¢ 1925. prunes 1 lb. 3¢ 1920 wi. prices for food groceries and toiletries in the 1920's 50 examples from the people history site. Table comparing the prices of food and fuel in 1905, 1912 and 1920, based on government sources (the board of trade gazette in 1905 and 1912 and the ministry of food in 1920). this item is one of a series of documents on the contemporary cost of living collected by the dock, wharf, riverside and general workers' union of great britain and.
Cost Of A Loaf Of Bread In 1920 Bread Poster Eggs were 35 cents a dozen, butter was 52 cents a pound and lard was 11 cents a pound. a one pound loaf of bread was 5 cents and mixed nuts were 25 cents a pound. the store was also open friday evening until 8:30 p.m., to help shoppers stock up. on aug. 31, 1921, h. leh & co. advertised an end of summer sale at their department store at. When the great depression began in 1929, prices dropped as fewer people could afford milk and eggs, but farmers still had them to sell. from the 1920s to the 1930s, the price of a gallon of milk, for instance, dropped nearly 10¢ (a big percentage). milk: 26¢ per gallon. eggs: 15¢ per dozen. bread: 12¢ bacon: 21¢ for a half pound. Prices of a family budget of staple foods, fuel and lighting, and rent, for 60 cities in canada, 1920, 1926, and 1928 to 1936 archived content information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. The australian bureau of statistics have published the average retail prices of groceries in two date ranges; from 1962 to 2004, and 2004 2011. the data spans the eight capital cities and includes dairy products, vegetables, meat, petrol and alcohol. once you choose a year, click on the 'downloads' tab and then the pdf file on the right hand.
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