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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 347914" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Although if you look at what things cost back then, a $0.25 per week raise is not too shabby. Here's a list of prices from the time. </p><p></p><p><strong>San Antonio,Texas: 1853 </strong></p><p>Pork, 11 cents/lb</p><p>Bacon, 12 1/2-15 cents/lb</p><p>Salt beef, 8 1/2-9 cents/lb</p><p>Fresh beef, 4 1/2-5 cents/lb</p><p>Flour, 4 /14 cents (superfine)-5 cents (extra fine)/lb</p><p>Hard bread, 9-10 cents/lb</p><p>Beans, 10 1/2cents/quart</p><p>Rice, 8-10 cents/lb</p><p>Coffee, 12 1/2 (Rio) to 18 (Java) cents/lb</p><p>Sugar, 7 1/2-8 cents for "Louisiana brown"/lb</p><p>Vinegar, 6 1/4 cents/quart"</p><p></p><p>---The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, October 1947 (p. 170)</p><p>Madison, Wisconsin: 1861</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpioneer.html#provisionprices" target="_blank">http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpioneer.html#provisionprices</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 347914, member: 3907"] Although if you look at what things cost back then, a $0.25 per week raise is not too shabby. Here's a list of prices from the time. [B]San Antonio,Texas: 1853 [/B] Pork, 11 cents/lb Bacon, 12 1/2-15 cents/lb Salt beef, 8 1/2-9 cents/lb Fresh beef, 4 1/2-5 cents/lb Flour, 4 /14 cents (superfine)-5 cents (extra fine)/lb Hard bread, 9-10 cents/lb Beans, 10 1/2cents/quart Rice, 8-10 cents/lb Coffee, 12 1/2 (Rio) to 18 (Java) cents/lb Sugar, 7 1/2-8 cents for "Louisiana brown"/lb Vinegar, 6 1/4 cents/quart" ---The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, October 1947 (p. 170) Madison, Wisconsin: 1861 [url]http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpioneer.html#provisionprices[/url] [/QUOTE]
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