Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1914 — Cotton Goods Prices 50 Tears Ago. [ARTICLE]

Cotton Goods Prices 50 Tears Ago.

The Jojin V. Farwell Co., of Chicago, is sending out to retail merchants a sheet giving some prices made by its predecessor for August, 1864, which are interesting for comparison with present-day ‘‘war prices,” as follows: Prinfs —Cocheco 50c, American 4 sc, Pacific 46c. Ginghams—Lancaster 48V>c Everett 47%c. Ticks—Pemberton Red Aw., 72%c, Franklin A, C, A, 62%c. ' Canton flannel Hamilton X F Bro., 75c. Denims—Warren Bro., 55c. Brown shirting—Boot O 4-4, 54c; Atlantic L, 4-4, 62c; Pepperell R, 4-4, 60c. Brown sheetings—All standards, 4-4, 72%c. 4-4 Bleached cottons—-New York Mills, 77 %c; .Masonville, 70c; Androscoggin, 71c; Hills Semper Idem, 65c; Hope, 61c. Sheetings and pillow case bleached—Pepperell, 10-4, $1.60; Pepperell, 9-4, $1.50; Pepperell, 8-4, $1.32%; Pepperell, 6-4, SI.OO. Spool cotton—Coats, $2.00, less 5 per cent.