1961 FISH

FISH AND SEAFOOD

WEIGHT	TYPE OF FISH	PRICE
pound	fresh smelt	.25
pound	fresh scallops	.59
pound	fresh shrimp	.79
pound	frozen flounder fillets	.59
pound	frozen breaded shrimp	.99
5 ounce can	shrimp	.59
small can	tuna	.29
8 ounce can	salmon	.43
12 ounce jar	herring	.59

1961 DAIRY

PACKAGE SIZE	ITEM	PRICE
pound	butter	.67
pound	margarine	.27
1 dozens	eggs	.35
quart	milk	.47
quart	eggnog	.49
1 pound	Cheddar cheese	.59
1 pound	Swiss cheese	.59
8 ounces	cream cheese	.29
2 pounds	cottage cheese	.55
1pint	sour cream	.51

1961 BAKING AND COOKING INGREDIENTS

 

PACKAGE SIZE	BAKING AND COOKING INGREDIENTS	PRICE
16 ounce bottle	Karo syrup	.25
40 ounce box	Bisquik	.49
regular box	cake mix	.34
2 ounce tin	black pepper	.39
4 ounce bottle	vanilla extract	.79
8 ounce bar	Baker’s chocolate	.35
6 ounce bag	chocolate chips	.21
small box	prunes	.34
8 ounce jar	candied fruit	.37
1 quart bottle	cooking oil	.29
1 pound container	vegetable shortening	.29
3 pound container	vegetable shortening	.74
16 ounce package	walnuts	.99
12 ounce package	pecans	.99
12 quart package	powdered milk	.69

1961 SUGAR AND FLOUR

SUGAR AND FLOUR

PACKAGE SIZE	INGREDIENT	PRICE
5 pounds	sugar	.29
10 pounds	sugar	1.07
5 pounds	white flour	.54
25 pounds	white flour	2.09
44 ounces	cake flour	.49

1961 DESSERTS AND SNACKS

DESSERTS AND SNACKS

PACKAGE SIZE	TYPE OF BAKED GOODS	PRICE
8 inch	cherry pie	.59
8 inch	lemon meringue pie	.60
24 ounce container	fruit cake	1.45

1961 BREAD AND ROLLS

BREAD AND ROLLS

PACKAGE SIZE	TYPE OF BREAD	PRICE
1 pound loaf	white bread	.19
24 ounce loaf	white bread	.29
1 pound loaf	wheat bread	.18
12 count package	brown and serve rolls	.10

1961 COLD BEVERAGES

COLD BEVERAGES

CONTAINER SIZE	TYPE OF BEVERAGE	PRICE
gallon jug	apple cider	.59
46 ounce can	grapefruit juice	.27
46 ounce can	pineapple juice	.27
quart jar	prune juice	.25
46 ounce can	tomato juice	.25
24 bottle case	Coke	.69 +deposit
6 pack	beer	.89

1961 HOT BEVERAGES (and Bosco)

HOT BEVERAGES

CONTAINER SIZE	TYPE OF BEVERAGE	PRICE
1 pound can	ground coffee	.55
3 pound can	ground coffee	1.59
2 pound can	Maxwell House coffee	.99
10 ounce jar	instant coffee	.69
48 count box	tea bags	.50
8 ounce box	tea	.89
12 ounce jar	Bosco	.39

1951 BAKED GOODS

BREAD AND ROLLS

PACKAGE SIZE	TYPE OF BREAD	PRICE
1 pound loaf	white bread	.16
12 count package	brown and serve rolls	.15

DESSERTS AND SNACKS

PACKAGE SIZE	TYPE OF BAKED GOODS	PRICE
2 pound container	fruit cake	1.98
3 pound container	fruit cake	2.79

1951 BEVERAGES

HOT BEVERAGES

CONTAINER SIZE	TYPE OF BEVERAGE	PRICE
1 pound can	ground coffee	.87
3 pound can	ground coffee	2.25
4 ounce box	tea	.33

COLD BEVERAGES

CONTAINER SIZE	TYPE OF BEVERAGE	PRICE
gallon jug	apple cider	.69
46 ounce can	apple juice	.17
46 ounce can	grapefruit juice	.19
46 ounce can	orange juice	.25
46 ounce can	pineapple juice	.31
quart jar	prune juice	.29
46 ounce can	tomato juice	.29

1951 FISH AND SEAFOOD

FISH AND SEAFOOD

WEIGHT	TYPE OF MEAT	PRICE
per pound	lobster	.49
3.25 ounce can	sardines	.29
5 ounce can	shrimp	.65
16 ounce can	salmon	.39

1951 FRESH MEAT AND POULTRY

BEEF

WEIGHT	TYPE OF MEAT	PRICE
1 pound	Sirloin steak	.89
1 pound	chuck roast	.69
16 ounce can	corned beef hash	.45

POULTRY

WEIGHT	TYPE OF MEAT	PRICE
per pound	whole chicken	.55
per pound	whole duckling	.65
per pound	turkey hen	.57
per pound	turkey Tom	.47

PORK

per pound	baked ham	1.59
per pound	canned ham	1.00
per pound	pork loin	.49
per pound	pork chops	.43
1 pound	bacon	.49
1 pound	pork sausage	.49

1951 CANNED VEGETABLES

SIZE CONTAINER	TYPE OF VEGETABLE	PRICE
15 ounce can	asparagus	.49
16 ounce can	beets	.13
16 ounce can	sweet corn	.18
16 ounce can	cream style corn	.16
16 ounce can	green beans	.19
8 ounce can	kidney beans	.09
16 ounce can	Lima beans	.10
16 ounce can	Mexican red beans	.13
16 ounce can	wax beans	.21
16 ounce can	peas	.17
16 ounce can	white potatoes	.13
16 ounce can	sauerkraut	.13
9 ounce can	sweet potatoes	.10
6 ounce can	tomato paste	.11
16 ounce can	tomatoes	.10

1951 CANNED FRUIT

SIZE	TYPE OF FRUIT	PRICE
20 ounce can	apple sauce	.15
29 ounce can	apricots	.19
8 ounce jar	maraschino cherries	.17
16 ounce can	cherries	.33
16 ounce can	cranberry sauce	.17
16 ounce can	fruit cocktail	.128
16 ounce can	grapefruit	.20
16 ounce can	pears	.31
28 ounce can	peaches	.29
15 ounce can	pumpkin	.22
16 ounce can	pineapple	.34
30 ounce can	pineapple	.55

1951 FRESH VEGETABLES

quantity	type of vegetable	price
1 bunch	broccoli	.25
1 head	cabbage	.05
1 head	cauliflower	.37
1 bunch	celery	.19
10 pounds	yellow onions	.49
1 pound	tomatoes	.19

1951 FRESH FRUIT

quantity	type of fruit	price
5 pound bag	apples	.39
1 pound	bananas	.12
each	coconut	.15
1 pound	cranberries	.25
1 pound	Tokay grapes	.15
1 pound	pears	.18

1951 CITRUS

quantity	type of citrus	price
each	grapefruit	.07
dozen	lemons	.14
1 dozen	oranges	.49

1941 candy

QUANTITY	ITEM	PRICE
8 ounce box	Cracker Jacks	.10
1 pound	chocolate covered raisins	.15
8 ounces	Kraft caramels	.10
12 ounces	Hershey chocolate kisses	.33
1 pound	candy orange slices	.10
small	chocolate bar	.04
7 ounce	candy bar	.12

1941 PASTA, RICE AND DRIED BEANS

QUANTITY	ITEM	PRICE
2 pounds	white rice	.15
7 ounces	spaghetti	.04
1 pound	egg noodles	.14
1 pound	dried navy beans	.07
3 pounds	split peas	.25

1941 SOUPS AND PREPARED DINNERS

SOUP

QUANTITY	ITEM	PRICE
10.5 ounce can	Campbell’s tomato soup	.07
10.5 ounce can	Campbell’s chicken noodle soup	.09
10.5 ounce can	Campbell’s cream of potato soup	.09
29 ounce can	pea soup	.12
16 ounce can	Heinz soups, various	.12

MAIN DISH INGREDIENTS

QUANTITY	ITEM	PRICE
11 ounce can	chili con carne	.10
22 ounce can	spaghetti and tomato sauce	.10
16 ounce can	pork and beans	.07
16 ounce can	beef hash	.16
11 ounce can	tamales	.10
12 ounce can	*Treet canned ham	.28

*Treet is a great deal like Spam.

1941 cereal and pancakes

BREAKFAST FOODS

QUANTITY	ITEM	PRICE
3 pound container	quick oats	.09
6 ounce box	Kelloggs corn flakes	.05
10 ounce box	Kelloggs Pep	.11
28 ounce box	wheat cereal	.15
4 ounce box	Quaker Rice Sparkies	.10
28 ounce box	Farina	.13
12 ounce box	Grapenuts	.13
8 ounce bottle	maple syrup	.10
20 ounce box	pancake mix	.10

1941 DAIRY

quantity	item	price
pound	butter	.41
pound	margarine	.17
1 dozens	eggs	.39
quart	milk	.14

quantity	item	price
pound	processed cheese	.37
pound	American cheese	.27
pound	Swiss cheese	.30
pound	brick cheese	.26
3 ounces	cream cheese	.09

1941 BAKING INGREDIENTS

SWEETENERS
package size	item	price
5 pounds	sugar	.29
3 pounds	brown sugar	.19
1 pound	honey	.15
19 ounces	molasses	.14

FLOUR AND BAKING MIXES
package size	item	price
5 pounds	flour	.23
25 pounds	flour	.79
44 ounces	cake flour	.21
pound	wheat germ	.18
1 pound	baking powder	.15
14.5 ounce	gingerbread mix	.17

SALT, SPICES, EXTRACTS AND HERBS
package size	item	price
26 ounces	salt	.05
4 ounces	black powder	.10

FATS AND OILS
package size	item	price
1 pound	vegetable shortening	.19
3 pound pail	lard	.41

NUTS AND DRIED FRUIT
package size	item	price
1 pound	walnuts	.55
1 pound	pecans	.49
1 pound	raisins	.08
7.5 ounces	dates	.13
1 pound	prunes	.08
9 ounces	mincemeat	.09

MILK AND OTHER INGREDIENTS
package size	item	price
14.5 ounce tall can	evaporated milk	.09
8 ounces	baker’s chocolate	.11
6 ounce bag	chocolate chips	.13
12 ounce bag	shredded coconut	.13

1941 BAKED GOODS

item size	name of item	price
8 inch	layer cake	.25
1 pound size	plum pudding	.33
1 pound	fruit cake	.39
1 pound loaf	white bread	.08
1 pound	8 hot dog buns	.10
1 pound	8 hamburger buns	.10
1 pound	12 Parker house rolls	.10
1 pound can	Boston brown bread	.41

1941 ALL BEVERAGES

COFFEE AND TEA
can or package size	item	price
3 pound can	coffee	.53
1 pound can	Maxwell House coffee	.30
1 pound jar	Sanka coffee	.33
1 pound can	instant cocoa	.14
24 ounce jar	Bosco	.35
4 ounce package	Lipton tea	.23
8 ounces	green tea	.33

SODA AND ALCOHOL
bottle size	item	price
24 ounces	ginger ale	.05
24 ounces	soda	.05

CANNED JUICES
bottle or can size	type of juice	price
quart	apple cider	.13
32 ounces	apple juice	.23
12 ounces	apricot nectar	.08
12 ounces	carrot juice	.13
pint	grape juice	.22
16 ounces	grapefruit juice	.08
46 ounces	orange juice	.21
12 ounces	pineapple juice	.09
quart	prune juice	.13
20 ounces	tomato juice	.08
12 ounces	V8 cocktail juice	.10

1941 FRESH, FROZEN AND CANNED FISH

FRESH
quantity	item	price
pound	frogs legs	.49
pound	haddock	.12
pound	lobster tail	.43
pound	shrimp	.25
pound	scallops	.27
pound	trout	.29
pound	flounder	.12
pound	perch	.23
pound	walleye pike	.25
pint	oysters	.33

FROZEN
quantity	item	price
pound	perch	.25
pound	halibut	.21
pound	jumbo shrimp	.27

CANNED
quantity	item	price
1 pound can	codfish cakes	.19
16 ounce can	salmon	.18

1941 FROZEN FOOD

package size	item	price
10 ounces	Brussels sprouts	.21
12 ounce bag	peas	.17
1 pound bag	strawberries	.23

1941 OTHER TYPES OF MEAT

quantity	item	price
pound	franks or wieners	.23
pound	leg of lamb	.28
1 pound	veal chops	.29
1 pound	veal roast	.18
1 pound	ring bologna	.13

1941 PORK PRICES

quantity	item	price
pound	ham	.38
pound	pork loin	.23
8 ounces	bacon	.19
1 pound	pork sausage	.30

1941 POULTRY

quantity	item	price
pound	chicken	.27
pound	duck	.19
whole bird	turkey	3.98

1941 BEEF PRICES

quantity	item	price
pound	sirloin steak	.17
pound	ground beef	.23
pound	chuck roast	.22
pound	beef tongue	.17
pound	corned beef	.21

1941 CANNED VEGETABLES

can or bottle size	type of vegetables	price
tall can	asparagus	.25
16 ounce can	beets	.08
12 ounce can	corn	.12
19 ounce can	green beans	.09
20 ounce can	Lima beans	.10
20 ounce can	peas	.15
27 ounce can	sauerkraut	.08
19 ounce can	tomatoes	.08
20 ounce can	kidney beans	.11

1941 CANNED FRUIT

can or bottle size	type of fruit	price
20 ounce can	apple sauce	.11
16 ounce can	apricots	.12
16 ounce can	cranberries	.12
16 ounce can	fruit cocktail	.15
29 ounce can	fruit cocktail	.24
29 ounce can	pears	.19
29 ounce can	peaches	.19
28 ounce can	pumpkins	.09
30 ounce can	pineapple	.25
30 ounce can	plums	.23
20 ounce can	strawberries	.23

1941 FRESH FRUIT

quantity	type of fruit	price
each	Jonathan apple	.01
5 pounds	Jonathan apples	.25
5 pounds	Macintosh apples	.23
5 pounds	Delicious apples	.29
3 pounds	bananas	.20
pound	cranberries	.19
pound	Tokay grapes	.07
16 pound box	peaches	.99
dozen	pears	.29
16 pound box	Italian prune plums	.83

1941 FRESH CITRUS

quantity	type of citrus	price
8 pounds	grapefruit	.27
dozen	lemons	.27
dozen	limes	.27
dozen	oranges	.35

1941 FRESH VEGETABLES

quantity	type of vegetable	price
bunch	beets	.04
bunch	broccoli	.15
quart	Brussels sprouts	.17
bunch	carrots	.05
head	cauliflower	.12
bunch	celery	.06
head	iceberg lettuce	.09
bunch	green onions	.05
5 pounds	yellow onions	.17
10 pounds	potatoes	.24
4 pounds	rutabagas	.10
5 pounds	sweet potatoes	.19
1 pound	squash	.04

MISC FOODSTUFFS

quantity	type of product	price
10.5 ounce can	Campbell’s tomato soup	.08
10.5 ounce can	Campbell’s chicken noodle soup	.08
1 pound	mixed nuts	.63
1 pound	saltines	.14

1930 SWEET STUFF

quantity	type of product	price
small box	animal crackers	.05
single serve box	cracker jacks	.04
1 pound	graham crackers	.14
2 pounds	Fig Newtons	.27
3 ounce box	Jello	.08
3 ounce box	generic gelatin	.07
small box	Knox Gelatin	.19

CONDIMENTS, OTHER SANDWICH FIXINGS

quantity	type of product	price
quart	mayonnaise	.18
28 ounces	catsup	.15
8 ounce jar	olives	.23
1 pound	dill pickles	.14

1930 SWEET SANDWICH SPREADABLES

quantity	type of product	price
1 pound	grape jelly	.32
1 pound	peanut butter	.15
1 pound	honey	.23
5 pounds	honey	.64

1930 BREAKFAST FOODS

quantity	type of product	price
small box	Ralston cereal	.24
18 ounces	quick oats	.10
42 ounces	quick oats	.22
1 pound	Aunt Jemima pancake mix	.12
12 ounces	maple syrup	.23

1930 RICE, PASTA AND DRIED BEANS

quantity	type of product	price
2 pounds	white rice	.09
1 pound	wild rice	.69
1 pound	macaroni	.07
1 pound	spaghetti	.07
1 pound	egg noodles	.07
3 pounds	navy beans	.25

1930 CANNED VEGETABLES

can or bottle size	type of vegetables	price
29 ounce can	beets	.09
16 ounce can	corn	.18
16 ounce can	green beans	.15
16 ounce can	mixed vegetables	.12
29 ounce can	sauerkraut	.15
16 ounce can	tomatoes	.13
29 ounce can	spinach	.15
16 ounce can	pork and beans	.07

1930 CANNED FRUIT

can or bottle size	type of fruit	price
20 ounce can	apple sauce	.14
29 ounce can	apricots	.12
8 ounce jar	maraschino cherries	.08
20 ounce can	cherries	.29
16 ounce can	cranberries	.21
11 ounce can	fruit salad	.24
29 ounce can	pears	.25
29 ounce can	peaches	.15
15 ounce can	pumpkins	.15
29 ounce can	pineapple	.25
29 ounce can	plums	.15
20 ounce can	raspberries	.31

1930 BAKED GOODS

1930 BAKED GOODS
quantity	item	price
1/2 dozen	donuts	.10
8 inch	apple pie	.26
8 inch	mince pie	.35
14 ounce can	plum pudding	.38
1 pound	fruit cake	.55
3 pound	fruit cake	1.45
1 pound loaf	potato bread	.10
1 pound loaf	white bread	.09
1 pound loaf	wheat bread	.05
1 pound loaf	rye bread	.05

1930 BAKING INGREDIENTS

1930 STAPLE BAKING INGREDIENTS
quantity	item	price
5 pounds	sugar	.31
25 pounds	sugar	1.23
pound	brown sugar	.06
pound	powdered sugar	.07
5 pounds	flour	.23
25 pounds	flour	.79
44 ounces	cake flour	.28
pound	corn meal	.10
2 ounces	vanilla	.23
pound	baking powder	.27
44 ounces	cake flour	.28
pound	lard	.12

1930 OTHER BAKING INGREDIENTS
quantity	item	price
pound	raisins	.09
pound	dates	.10
pound	currants	.20
pound	candied pineapple	.60
pound	candied orange peel	.45
pound	candied cherries	.59
32 ounces	mincemeat	.39
pound	walnuts	.72
8 ounces	almonds	.35
8 ounces	pecans	.45

1930 HOT AND COLD BEVERAGES

1930 HOT BEVERAGES
quantity	item	price
2 pounds	coffee	.35
3 pounds	coffee	.67
1 pound	Maxwell House	.43
pound	instant cocoa	.12
8 ounces	loose tea	.19

1930 COLD BEVERAGES
quantity	item	price
pint	ginger ale	.13
24 ounces	cooking wine	1.15
pint	grape juice	.25

1930 DAIRY

1930 DAIRY
quantity	item	price
1 pound	butter	.46
1 pound	margarine	.25
dozen	eggs	.45
quart	milk	.14
pound	cheese	.19
pound	cream cheese	.25
2 pound loaf	Velveeta cheese	.20

1930 FRESH AND CANNED FISH

FRESH
quantity	item	price
pound	halibut	.22
pound	shrimp	.22
pint	oysters	.35
pound	trout	.22

CANNED
quantity	item	price
1.5 ounce can	caviar	1.00
29 ounce can	crab meat	.35
can	sardines	.20
large can	shrimp	.22
16 ounce can	salmon	.10

1930 POULTRY

quantity	item	price
whole	stuffed roasted chicken	.85
pound	chicken	.19
whole	squab	.75
pound	goose	.22
pound	duck	.25
pound	turkey, hen	.35
pound	turkey, tom	.37

1930 BEEF AND PORK

quantity	item	price
pound	sirloin steak	.16
pound	pot roast	.16
pound	chuck roast	.17

quantity	item	price
pound	picnic ham	.16
pound	pork loin	.16
pound	pork steak	.14
pound	pork chops	.15
pound	bacon	.25
pound	pork sausage	.28

1930 FRESH VEGETABLES

quantity	type of vegetable	price
pound	cabbage	.03
bunch	carrots	.06
head	cauliflower	.19
bunch	celery	.09
each	cucumbers	.08
head	iceberg lettuce	.10
pound	romaine lettuce	.12
3 pounds	yellow onions	.10
10 pounds	potatoes	.36
5 pounds	sweet potatoes	.24
bunch	radishes	.04
bunch	spinach	.11

1930 FRESH FRUIT

quantity	type of fruit	price
pound	apples	.08
3 pounds	apples	.22
4 pounds	apples	.29
pound	bananas	.07
pound	cranberries	.17
10 ounces	dates	.21
pound	tokay grapes	.08
each	honeydew melon	.25
pound	pears	.09
pound	prunes	.13

1930 CITRUS

quantity	type of citrus	price
each	grapefruit	.06
dozen	lemons	.29
dozen	oranges	.40
dozen	tangerines	.19

1920 VEGETABLES

quantity	type of vegetable	price
pound	black eyed peas	.10
pound	cabbage	.05
bunch	celery	.22
pound	green beans	.13
head	lettuce	.20
pound	lima beans	.13
pound	onions	.05
10 pounds	potatoes	.58
10 pounds	sweet potatoes	.49
pound	squash	.10

1920 CITRUS

quantity	type of citrus	price
dozen	grapefruit	.50
dozen	lemons	.20
dozen	oranges	.63

1900 BEEF PRICES

Just to give you some idea of how prices have changed. Remember that these prices are from Wisconsin, which raised a lot of cattle and was close to the Chicago stockyards, the prices might be a bit higher elsewhere but probably not too much.

quantity	item	price
pound	sirloin steak	.13
pound	ground beef	.09
pound	rib roast	.13
pound	beef liver	.08
pound	round steak	.11
pound	corned beef	.05

1966 BEEF PRICES

quantity	beef cut	price
pound	sirloin steak	.79
pound	ground beef	.28
pound	rib roast	.79
pound	chuck roast	.59
pound	brisket	.69

1966 FRESH VEGETABLE PRICES

quantity	vegetable type	price
each	artichokes	.15
each	avocados	.15
bunch	beets	.10
pound	carrots	.10
pound	oranges	.14
head	cauliflower	.39
bunch	celery	.19
each	cucumbers	.10
pound	green peppers	.25
head	lettuce	.19
bunch	green onions	.07
pound	onions	.08
10 pounds	potatoes	.59
bunch	radishes	.07
pound	sweet potatoes	.11
bunch	spinach	.10
pound	tomatoes	.15

1966 FRESH FRUIT PRICES

quantity	type of fruit	price
pound	apples	.10
pound	bananas	.11
each	coconuts	.20
pound	cranberries	.23
pound	dates	.34
pound	grapes	.10
each	papaya	.39
pound	pears	.20
each	pineapple	.39

1966 FRESH CITRUS PRICES

quantity	citrus	price
each	grapefruit	.14
pound	lemons	.15
pound	oranges	.14
5 pounds	tangerines	1.00

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