Since I so enjoyed reading those historical shopping lists with prices, I was inspired to provide myself with a similar type of amusement in years to come. In the year 2019, it might be entertaining to look back on the prices we paid for things here in the distant past. I used that same list from 1909 and updated the prices on as many items as I could. Of course they are just estimates based on local market prices. I couldn't resist adding the gasoline price for good measure.
Food & Beverages
Apples, $2 per pound
Beef, Sirloin steak, $5-16$/lb
Butter, fancy creamery, $4/lb
Chicken, roasting. $3.00/lb
Coffee, $10/lb
Eggs, $2.50/dozen
Fish sardines, $3.00/can
Flour, 2.75/5 lb sack
Lemons, $1.00/2
Macaroni, 2.00/pkg
Mustard, Colman's, 3.98
Peanut butter, 4.50/lb
Potatoes, white or sweet, 1.29/lb
Rice, Japan, .85/lb
Salt, 2.50/pkg
Soup, Campbell's, 1.79/can
Tea, 3.50/20 bags
Also had to include
Gas 3.05/gal
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