Thought some might want to contrast these 1900 prices with those from 1850 posted by me a couple days ago. I use 30-32 for the 1900 multiplier, just as I used 45-50 for the prices of 1850. These are average prices for these goods and furniture. Again, the folly of the CPI given multipliers is apparent; I can not imagine what prices they used to determine that 10 was a multiplier for 1850 and 8 for 1900 ?????????????? Whatever. Paul. Some 1900 Retail Prices (30-32 is my approximate multiplier to compare these with now.) 50 cents for a solid steel shovel with wooden handle 45 cents for a mattock (handle 5 cents) 20 cents for a steel and wooden-handled garden rake $1.65 for a 40", 8 rib table umbrella $1.10 for a high quality 22" hand saw 45 cents for a 1 lb. nail hammer 85 cents for a buffalo handle, 3 bladed, higher quality penknife $4.75 for an all wool cassimere man's suit $1.25-1.55 for a pr. of ladies high quality button shoes $1.30 for a pr. of high quality ladies' kidskin slippers $1.00 for 3 of men's white shirts 75 cents for the best cotton man's dress shirt 47 cents for a worsted cotton man's sweater $1.75 for a "heavy" Australian wool, ribbed collar, man's sweater 19 cents for a heavy, all silk, men's Windsor necktie in several colors 47 to 58 cents for a extra fine ladies' percale, full sleeved blouse, several colors $1.95-2.50 for a fine, taffeta lined, wool ladies' full skirt $5.50-6.35 for very fine ladies serge & mohair, silk lined suit $125.00 for a ebony upright, ivory keyed piano (71/3 octaves) $6.25 for a high quality breech loading, single barrel shotgun $12.95 for a Colt's single action Army 12.5" barrel revolver $10.94 for a Winchester 1873 $13.00 for a Winchester 94 60 cents (6 for $3.48) for fine hip-rest, oak dining chairs $2.00 for a fine, leather seated, armed, heavy oak rocker 80 cents for a child's oak high chair with adjustable table $4.40 for an elegant 5 leg Oak dining table with leaves to 10' $4.10 for ¼ sawn oak turned leg, ball and claw foot parlor table 11.75 for oak pigeonholed, side-by-side secretary/bookcase w/ mirror $16.00 for oak 3 piece bedroom suit; bed, dresser and commode $10.00 for iron and brass trimmed bed $11.30 for large arm chair, platform rocker, large sofa, & 2 side chairs $7.50 for 6' 10" ¼ sawn oak hall and tree/seat with mirror & umbrella stand $9.95 for English Wetherby porcelain 100 pc. Dinner set (s&h free) $2.75 for 36 pcs.. of cut glass tumblers and stemware $3.35 for elegant Gone-With-The-Wind lamp 75 cents for swivel, wall bracket, kitchen lamp with reflector $7.50 for fine baby carriage with umbrella and rubber tires $35.90 for a FINE, gold-stripped OH buggy, with top, full curtains, & robe To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html