Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1909 — HOW PRICES HAVE SOARED. [ARTICLE]

HOW PRICES HAVE SOARED.

Turkeys retailed in Rensselaer this Thanksgiving at 20 cents per pound, or about two cents per pound higher than last year. In Chicago the retail price was from 25 to 28. cents a pound, and in New York City, 30 to 32 cents a pound. The growers did not get all the benefit of this extreme high price, however. Dealers here paid 14 to 15 cents a pound, and that they should cost the consumer in Indianapolis or Chicago double this would indicate that abnormal profits are made some place along the line before the turk reaches the consumer. The Chicago Record-Herald of Tuesday said of the great advance in table expenses for this Thanksgiving: Long, long ago, In the "good old days” it is recorded that turkey could be bought for 12 cents a pound Ten years ago a Chicago department store advertised the following bill of fare for $1.95: Nine-pound turkey. Enough plum pudding for four. Mince meat enough for three pies. Buncfi 6t celery. Turkey seasoning. Pound of parsley. Quart of cranberries. Pound of mixed nuts. Three pounds of sweet potatoes. Think of all that for $1.9,6. Do you know what it will cost to buy the same bill of fare this year? Four dollars and twenty-five cents-