need. How much would these meals cost in today's dollars? ---Value of a Dollar Salt was an especially precious commodity because in times [2003] 38 cents/can (10 3/4 oz) Washington's Booke of Cookery, pps 17-18). If you want to learn more about the global economic impact of McDonald's food prices you might from day to day, as evidently most retailers sold out one shipment long before the next one arrived." vegetables, dairy produce, ham & bacon, fruit, grocery (nuts, candied peel, dried fruit, coffee, tea, mustard etc. "Last year, candy makers raised the price of candy bars 5 cents, to an average of 45 to deflect the seasonal nature of food pricing. Let's say you are in the habit of buying Mars' Forever Yours candy bars. [1983] 1.85/19 oz prices, is not buying more than absolutely needed. [1970] 18 oz, 38 cents forget what he intended to eat. There is plenty of interesting information regarding McDonald's pricing strategies. CU's shoppers found that there was no abundance in the stores of any kind of candy bars. "The new "Low Down Value" menu will discount several key items to 59 cents, including the basic hamburger..." Use Google to search for old menus...use keywords In Giant, 8 oz, 66 cents It also popular demand, company promotion, and product surplus. [1905] 6 cents/can [1976] 99 cents/19 oz He was kind to respond with this information: "The US used shillings and pence for quite some time, even after the (jams, fruit in tins, jellies, tinned meats, soup, milk, vegetables), sauces & pickles (ketchup, chutney, curry) & grain/prepared selected food prices extracted from [1931] 20 cents/3 cans charging $4.95 a bottle. Those to whom eating is a pleasure, as well as a necessity, no longer ask themselves: 'What shall I eat today?' Prohibition-era cocktail prices [1920-1933] identify/obtain old newspapers. [1987] 1.99/20 oz Here's an example of how the hidden price rise works need more information ask your librarian to help you find this book: McDonald's: Behind We know of no reason why strawberries should be sold in these thimble measures.In Boston, all berries are brought to the market in those neat, round boxes, made in old Hingham, and containing as smooth quart....We hope some berry adventurer will try the Hingham boxes in the in New York this season. [1949] 14 cents/4.25 oz "Even before the sieve of Vicksburg commenced, food was a problem in the city. [1968] 18 oz, 39 cents [1920] 9/16 oz.....3 cents [1908] no size, 10 cents [1929] no size, 7 cents Why? Those to whom eating is a pleasure, as well as a necessity, no longer ask themselves: 'What shall I eat today?' 1962) Not quite the extensive gourmet fare history associates with this particular [18th century] London prices, mid-1700s Domestic lager beer, which sold for about $10.50 a barrel in 1918, cost anywhere from 15 cents to $1 or more a Tracking the prices of "regular" candy bars is a complicated project because over the They [1988] 18 oz, $1.49 American Civil War: prices & fluxuations [1987]--62 cents 4 (p. 453-454). [1982] Daily Record, Coke, .99/1 litre bottle [1867-1999] Victoria Index maintained by The Economist. as low as $1.19, as compared with $1.40 in Maryland...At one of the higher priced stores, the following prices were quoted on provisions prices (Southampton) for Peter's ( 1 5/8-ounce bar), the lowest priced 5 cents bar CU found, and 3.3 cents for Hershey's 5 cents (1 1/2-ounce) bar. a quart in 1918, soared to an average of $4.01 a quart by 1930. 9 1/3 cents; green string beans, 9 cents; princess string beans, 14 1/2 cents; dry onions (peck), 51 cents to A [1970] ---Value of a Dollar make comparison Coffee and rolls are a sure thing for breakfast, but anybody will give odds on what he will get for the two other [1979] 12 oz, 59 cents OPA's application for an injunction. Unfortunately, this is not a simple task. Some cultivators have succeeded in gathering, occasionally, one hundred, and even one hundred and thirty bushels from an acre. Higher production The excuse is that the country uploaded full-text and free to the Internet. peaches, plums, and grapes...Also good tomatoes and lettuce for salad, which appear about twice a week...The [store] proprietor... so those in the traffic charged plenty. Few have ice boxes. [17th century] British SOURCES: ProQuest Historic Newspapers, NewspaperArchive.com & Acme Supermarket, Randolph New Jersey, USA [18th century] London prices, mid-1700s food lottery. Drink and the Company That Makes It, Mark Pendergrast. About this site. We selected Kellogg's Corn Flakes for our breakfast cereal price study because it has survived a century of changing consumer tastes, two World [1963] 7/8 oz......5 cents adulterated butter is sufficient...Peacetime rationing of meat and other foods, if it goes further, might have unpleasant 1.45 oz.,Value of a Dollar ---ibid(p. 99-100). (prices included in food notes) [1989] 2.49/20 oz restaurants catered to every taste, at every price. If you are looking for 17th and early 18th century items use the term "bill of available. --"McDonald's Told to Reduce Prices," [1938] container. Or a penny and a quarter will bring him four nickels." sodas and orders of fries." [1988] 1.00/3 cans (10 3/4 oz) price when purchased with other products). and proved popular with consumers." $1.13; cabbage, 4 cents, mushrooms, 26 cents; eggs (dozen), 60 cents;...peaches 18 cents; pineapple (one) $1.80; cantaloul, 68 cents; [1922] "large size," 12.5 cents Last year they guzzled 24 billion bottles of pop. Little if any of the supply is wasted now, as stores rarely have any which is not sold, and the thrifty German, at present Summary of our findings: provisions prices (Southampton) $1.20 a case by selling the bottles at 5 cents each...The cost increases which nag the bottlers are many. to sell the German apples first. 'Warm cakes morning, noon and All had green corn in husks, an idea from America, but at caviar prices. [1931] 20 cents/3 cans cents. [2000]--89 cents ---Ersatz in the Confederacy: Shortages and Substitutes on the Southern Homefront, 1952 facsimile edition, Mary Elizabeth Massey [University of South [NOTE: This book is chock full of charts, data and economic analysis. & dozens of vintage magazines (Good Housekeeping, American Cookery, Ladies Home (by the glass or bottle) was five cents. According to Dick Adams, the [1992] 1.99/20 oz ---"The 55-Cent Big Mac Tack; McDonald's Proposed Price Cut Represents a Reversal of the Arch Deluxe Strategy," [1978] 1.2 oz.....25 cents With repeal effective, liquor stores were crowded. large table, allowing customers to pick and choose according to their pocket, their appetite, or their time. were a number of women in the crowds...Few quotations were available on wines and champagnes, because there was none [1972] bananas, 18 cents; grape fruit (one) 20 cents; cream (quart), 41 cents; sugar loaf 16 cents; sugar, pulverized, 14 cents; and some, for 3 cents each. a complicated project. McDonalds pricing in [1972] Daily Record, Pepsi, .69/six-pack 12 oz cans [1972] Daily Record, Pepsi, .69/six-pack 12 oz cans Puffed milk chocolate bars were found to be more expensive than unpuffed bars of either the same or competing brands. sugar, ham, coffee, lamb, etc. We know of no reason why strawberries should be sold in these thimble measures.In Boston, all berries are brought to the market in those neat, round boxes, made in old Hingham, and containing as smooth quart....We hope some berry adventurer will try the Hingham boxes in the in New York this season. Prices generally were lower than those charged in [2003] 38 cents/can (10 3/4 oz) Germany, not only meat but almost all vegetables, fruits and other foods are sold by the pound. Dixie Belle gin was selling at one of the We queried William Grimes, author of Appetite City about this phenomenon. pays 40 cents for a reichsmark. World's Fair?) Point of purchase (vending machine, grocery store, restaurant, army Street Journal, November 2, 1950 (p. 1) Coffee and rolls are a sure thing for breakfast, but anybody will give odds on what he will get for the two other juicy beefsteaks...Vegetable trays had only green beans, kohlrabi and green peppers. [1971] 55 cents/15 oz frequently met with are labor, shoes, butter, provisions, wine--doubtless 'home brew'--bottles, hay and other commodities of nature. ---"Thirsty Jam Rum Stores; Prices Vary," Felix Bruner, Washington Post, March 2, 1934 (p.1) The value of those, at the wholesale price of 2 1/2 cents the basket, was $2000,000, for which the consumer probably paid double that sum. CU's analysis [1963] 7/8 oz......5 cents Think: supply and demand. old microfilm. Then these delicious berries would be cheaper and more abundant every year." She can usually borrow the paper var sc_invisible=1; Average wholesale prices of charging $4.95 a bottle. [2014] Acme, Randolph NJ, 1.79/67.6 oz bottle. [2014] 4.49/14.3 oz New Orleans Syrup, 50 cents. [1991]--59 cents Local historic food prices find: in 1939 your nickel bought four ounces of Forever Yours. McDonald's hamburger prices If you need to obtain a price for a Coke or Pepsi for specific location/time your best bet is to Local newspapers (on microfilm) can be used to find advertisements for holiday restaurant bushels on an acre as 30. [1958] 33 cents/11.75 oz opinion, the size of the average chocolate bar is not ever-shrinking. In addition to filling generations of hungry bellies, breakfast cereals provide viable insight into vegetables, dairy produce, ham & bacon, fruit, grocery (nuts, candied peel, dried fruit, coffee, tea, mustard etc. drinks for 7 to 10 cents a bottle. outings." The price in Maryland is $1.10. Food ads published in local newspapers are the best sources for identifying brand-name retail prices. Prices are determined by availability and Reduction in Weight CU's survey of prices and weights of popular brands indicates that reductions in the weight Laguria, 45-50 cents. ---"Strawberries," New York Times, May 30, 1856 (p. 6) [1848] Bombay prices current (p. 455-460) Pop Culture: 100 stories from Pepsi-Cola's first 100 years, Legs McNeil ; with an 2 Cheeseburgers are specially bundled; not for single purchase. 'They are putting a lot of dealers out of business SOURCES: ProQuest Historic Newspapers, NewspaperArchive.com & Acme Supermarket, Randolph New Jersey, USA [1946] 1 1/2 oz.....5 cents United Kingdom drinks for 7 to 10 cents a bottle. [1990] 2.69/lb this piece of data. The excuse is that the country [1947] 13 oz, 17 cents According to this article: "Candy Bars Size Much Smaller," Newhouse News for candy bars. this piece of data. and proved popular with consumers." Monday from the president's chief inflation fighter, who said it would save the firm's [2012]12 oz., $3.79 But had you --like CU--saved the labels, here's what you'd [1934] 27 cents/lb Karen Hess, culinary [1947] 44 cents/4 cans [1965] 12 oz, 25 cents [1969] 1 1/2 oz.....10 cents Each ration card is good at a designated store. In all places and periods, supply and demand dictate market prices. foreign countries is yet another matter. [2003] .80 [1923] no size, 9 cents opinion, the size of the average chocolate bar is not ever-shrinking. However, whatever the quality of the price of wheat and the extent of bolting. The "Hershey Bar Index" [NOTES: (1) CU=Consumer's Union, publisher of Consumer Reports magazine. [1958] 7/8 oz.....5 cents 'le big mac' on the Champs Eylsee? Clear sides held firm at 2-3 cents. and pork which can be boiled in sauerkraut. We presume that all the New Yorkers are afflicted with the gout just now, as the Summer days approach, and are eager to improve the botanist's remedy....New York City is the largest strawberry market in the world, and the strawberry grows in all climates and is sold in all latitudes. According to Dick Adams, the It provides amazing details on the size of market, consumer price points, and business outlook. ---"Strawberries," New York Times, May 30, 1856 (p. 6) [20th century] Retail food prices have been culled by the Canadian government from the 20th century forward. [2007] 1.00/2 cans (10 3/4 oz) [2007] 1.00/2 cans (10 3/4 oz) [1983] 1.45 oz.....35 cents of candy bar prices revealed some other interesting facts. Also, enjoy our other tomato soup varieties, such as Well Yes!® on-the go Tomato & Sweet Basil Sipping Soup… Kellogg's Corn Flakes were touted for their healthful properties as aids to digestion. does. [1994] 2.49/20 oz [1921] 1 oz.....5 cents "Five-cent soda pop like the nickel candy bar, soon may become as rare as the whooping crane. All bottlers are divided into Rio, 40-45 cents. Francisco one of the most staunchly held price lines in U.S. economic history is now crumbling rapidly. A large quantity can be disposed of at from 85-90 cents. Unfortunately, most of these documents are not Coca-Cola began selling cans to overseas armed services in 1955 and, in 1959, test About this site. Source: Value of a Dollar: Prices and Incomes in the United States 1860-2009, Scott Derks [Grey House Publishing:Millerton NY] 2009 (p. 643), [1972] "The trend of the prices can be judged from two bills that have survived, rendered to 'J.O. [1941] 1 1/4 oz.....5 cents picked up yesterday and the cocktail hour found drinking places jammed and stores doing a big business. somewhat less than two ounces of blended whisky, at from 20 cents to 25 cents a bottle. Barbara Crossette, New York Times, April 13, 1975 (p. 62) [1848] Bengal price current (p. 467-501) Unpriced. [1969] 1 1/2 oz.....10 cents and different sizes. food served, the proprietor was allowed to charge a predetermined price...On December 28, Indian Domestic Economy/R. [NOTES: (1) The Campbell’s Company was founded in 1869. About culinary research & about copyright [1970] 45 cents/15 oz [20th century] Retail food prices have been culled by the Canadian government from the 20th century forward. Hershey Bar miniatures, 9 oz bag, no product count, 1.29 [1963] 10 cents/can [1985] 2.17/19 oz Hennessy brandy varied greatly. If you want to learn more about the global economic impact of McDonald's food prices you might A burger costs 15 green beans which were inside the store, but the proprietor, arrogant since people must take what they can get, said she could by the drink was selling from 15 cents for the blended variety to 25 cents for bonded goods. [1937] 1 5/8 oz.....5 cents Whenever possible, we included product weight (varies from 10 oz to 10 3/4 oz). uploaded full-text and free to the Internet. [1982] 1.65/19 oz Pay of skilled workers is higher and, with the present shortage of labor for industrial and urban 1 (p. 52) was enough for a starving stevedore, naturally much of it uneaten and wasted; tomorrow we start housekeeping. cheaper Washington stores at $1.19 a quart, as compared with $1.90 in Maryland. Street Journal, November 2, 1950 (p. 1) ---Value of a Dollar Serves: 12 1 box (about 18 ounces) spice cake mix 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Campbell’s® Condensed Tomato Soup 1/2 cup water 2 eggs 16 ounces (1 container) store-bought cream cheese frosting or homemade cream cheese frosting 1. A crop of 30 bushels an acre is about equal to a corn crop of 10 bushels on the same ground, which, as every farmer knows, is a very poor product. [2005] Daily Record, Coca Cola, 1.09/2 litre bottle Milk Chocolate, Mounds, Mr. Goodbar, Rockwood's Sweet Chocolate with Fruit and Nuts, and Forever Yours.] AMAZING! A comprehsive study of McDonalds hamburger prices through time is a complicated Ancient Rome: Natural History/Pliny, Books 12-16. [1984] 1.79/20 oz The original 1834 Delmonico's menu (bill of fare or ---Value of a Dollar ---"Discount Menu is Coming to McDonald's As Chain Tries to Win Back Customers," Wall Street Journal, November 30, New York Times, June 3, 1972 (p.21), [1975] "The Arch Deluxe didn't bring new customers into its stores, so now McDonald's Corp. appears poised to try something old -- price cutting. But the other bars which were tested then and now showed a hidden price increase averaging around 23 per cent. [17th century] British H. Benedict, Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, New Series 1918, Volume III, No. are any...Some days they cannot get pork, an other days it may be mutton or another staple. studying in the kitchens of Paris. [1964] 20 cents/ 3 "tall" cans Start here: Service, Times-News [Twins Falls, ID], June 1, 1975 (p. 19) a 15 cent Hershey bar was 1.05 ounces. [1850s] Gold Rush [Ballarat, Victoria] Germany, not only meat but almost all vegetables, fruits and other foods are sold by the pound. Best dinner with pint of good beer or cider 37.5 cents A buyer of a six-cent soft drink...can deposit a penny and a dime in the machine and get a nickel back. [1972] 10 cents/can (10 1/2 oz) In another, bottles with the same labels were selling at $3.85. A "Food Thru the Ages " project sounds wonderful! drinks for 7 to 10 cents a bottle. [2004] 12 oz, $2.99 The paradox vanishes with the words, "hidden price rise." check old newspapers for grocery store advertisements. Prices and sizes of breakfast cereal products reflect dietary recommendations, agricultural surpluses, supply shortages, quart by 1930 (that is, $160 or more a barrel, depending upon the quality of the beer). [2011] 69 cents/can (10 3/4 oz) Times, Feb 27, 1985, pg. restaurants catered to every taste, at every price. [1920] no size, 11 cents ---"Thirsty Jam Rum Stores; Prices Vary," Felix Bruner, Washington Post, March 2, 1934 (p.1) Food was scarce; sells for 75 cents or more..." [2002] Daily Record, Coca Cola .99/2 litre bottle During the American Civil War, Southerners regularly Your librarians many also have other sources they can gather and have waiting for from FoodTown, Cedar Knolls NJ. weights, measures, and money (value, exchange rates) [1971] 55 cents/15 oz from day to day, as evidently most retailers sold out one shipment long before the next one arrived." Canvasses and country ham, 28-30 cents. Coffee and rolls are a sure thing for breakfast, but anybody will give odds on what he will get for the two other var sc_partition=1; [1897] 10 cents/can ---Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York, William Grimes [North Point Press:New York] 2009 (p. 62-63, 71,72) ---"Daily Food Gamble is Lot of Germans," Junius B. [1973] 1.26 oz......10 cents The Hershey Company was kind enough to supply us with price/weight data for their A Company history & timeline [1980] 1.05 oz.....25 cents vegetables, dairy produce, ham & bacon, fruit, grocery (nuts, candied peel, dried fruit, coffee, tea, mustard etc. established time for a set rate...Dishes, in some cases, were passed communally and not available [1952] 35 cents/11 oz Family food expenditures [1817, 1833, 1851, 1864, 1926, 1930], The American and His Food/ Below please find prices from Campbell’s condensed soup product introduction: 1897 to 2014. Our research indicates these cans cost 5 cents each. Smash in Hong Kong," The Capital Times [Madison WI], October 25, 1975 (p. 3). The excuse is that the country 9 1/3 cents; green string beans, 9 cents; princess string beans, 14 1/2 cents; dry onions (peck), 51 cents to We also have ready access to historic magazine, newspaper & academic databases. product type (canned condensed soup). specials (Mother's Day brunch, New Years Eve buffet, Thanskgiving dinner). in the present survey--aside from the six-ounce bars priced at two for 25 cents (which CU hasn't found in the stores for several [1945] 11 oz, 8 cents (also: 6 oz, 5 cents & 18 oz, 12 cents) We stuck with one flavor (tomato) and Excellent questions. historian, explained "Bread was the staff of life in Tudor and Stuart England, more so among the 6.7 cents an ounce. Old menus are the best place to find historic restaurant prices. The 5 cent bar was comparatively cheap, costing 3.3 cents an ounce; the penny bar, on the other hand, It's one of the few constants in a churning bowl of changing norms. ("The Big Mac in Piccadilly "The Arch Deluxe didn't bring new customers into its stores, so now McDonald's Corp. appears poised to try something old -- price cutting. ("The Big Mac in Piccadilly She can usually borrow the paper Prohibition-era cocktail prices [1920-1933] cents. " Windows of those handling smoked meats are full of hams and countless varieties cents. the Arches, John F. Love [Toronto:Bantam Books] 1986. [2003] .80 Superfine, 3.50-3.75, Family, 4.00. [1986] 18 oz, $1.39 popular demand, company promotion, and product surplus. Pricing is competitive; store/generic brands are always a little cheaper than national brands. 1.55 oz., 7-Eleven convenience store, Randolph NJ The nickel is obsolete...Places like Chicago and New York are almost universally selling soft Marketing students will find hundreds of articles on the "cola wars" in consumer/business Syrup prices are tied to the price of sugar--and raw sugar now sells at $6.25 a hundred pounds in New York. [1925] 25 cents/3 cans Note column ---Value of a Dollar Here's an example of how the hidden price rise works Campbell's Tomato Soup prices If you want to compare your local prices from one decade to smoothed the flow was regarded as pure genius. The finest regular loaf was the penny white, next the [1910] ---Value of a Dollar In 1852 the crop was poor and prices were high. McDonalds also splashed that year in Our merchants, so far, have not ran the prices up to correspond Food Expenditure Survey [2001] 59 cents/can (10 oz) [1949] 13 oz, 19 cents United States: Colonial Times to 1970/U.S. Pay of skilled workers is higher and, with the present shortage of labor for industrial and urban Why? "Nickel candy bars still cost a nickel. Rye.--1.25/bushel The original 1834 Delmonico's menu (bill of fare or Let's say you are in the habit of buying Mars' Forever Yours candy bars. and pork which can be boiled in sauerkraut. years the definition of regular (ie, size and weight) has also changed. [2013] Foodtown, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 1.99/2 litre bottle Effective Tuesday, hamburgers will drop Tracing price histories for specific products (even ones as famous as Coca Cola and Pepsi) can be Also includes weight was permitted to fluctuate in compliance with an official table that took into account the food lottery. [1977] 12 oz, 50 cents Inflation calculators provide general numbers. could get better prices on the open market. Pepsi: 100 years, Bob Stoddard [1983] 1.85/19 oz Why? [1955]--15 cents links to restaurant menus. [1887-WWII] Value of a Dollar states the price of Coca Cola [1850s] Gold Rush [Ballarat, Victoria] old microfilm. Sources: ProQuest Historic Newspapers, Star Ledger [Newark NJ], Daily Record [Morris County, NJ], FoodTown [1998] 18 oz, $2.29 About culinary research & about copyright would only break even, said Adams" [2013] [1920] 9/16 oz.....3 cents you can do is approximate. recent wave of chic, crowded and expensive hamburger joints such as the Hard Rock Cafe, the Great American Disaster and Yankee Olver, editor The Food ---Value of a Dollar [1988] 18 oz, $1.49 Journal &c.) [1989] 18 oz, $1.69 Can Central cents, lodging 12 cents, making $1.42 per day; while a common breakfast, dinner, and supper cost each 10 cents less or $1.12 per day, for the less particular He said Coke itself hasn't changed the prices. A are reported in a number of government documents. Contact your public library and historical society and ask about the availability of old newspapers, most canned soft drinks. [1982] 1.65/19 oz as low as $1.19, as compared with $1.40 in Maryland...At one of the higher priced stores, the following prices were quoted on [2000] 55 cents/can (10 3/4 oz) best-known product in the world, Frederick Allen. [1922] 32 cents/lb Enter: bartering. Delmonico's Bill of Fare, 1830s [1937] 1 5/8 oz.....5 cents (on microfilm) for you. magazines, trade journals (Beverage Digest, for example), and newspapers. We Americans love our Oreos! factors (sugar availability) all play significant roles. Street Journal, November 2, 1950 (p. 1) [1986] 1.45 oz.....40 cents [1980] 1.05 oz.....25 cents "Last year, candy makers raised the price of candy bars 5 cents, to an average of 45 somewhat less than two ounces of blended whisky, at from 20 cents to 25 cents a bottle. Each ration card is good at a designated store. increase was prompted by some New York wholesalers who last week boosted the prices they charge for a gallon of Coke syrup to [1931] 32-35 cents/lb In context, it make perfect sense. revolution. Food ads published in local newspapers are the best sources for identifying brand-name retail prices. foods (arrowroot, pea flour, oatmeal, rice, tapioca). ---"Price of a Glass of Coke Rises 5 Cents in New York," Wall Street Journal, January 6, 1970 (p. 3) These used to cost three for 5 cents; not many stores sell them for a straight 2 cents each, It also [1964] 20 cents/ 3 "tall" cans [June 29, 1907] "large size," 10 cents [1962] 49 cents/lb the new United States to eschew all things British. [1848] Bombay prices current (p. 455-460) "The Confederate-controlled Fort Henry and Fort Donelson protected major agricultural areas in Western Tennessee and well your student. ---Value of a Dollar [1915] 10 cents/can If your library does not have old newspapers, your librarian can help identify which papers were [1930] 7.6 oz, 7.5 cents If you are researching the price of McDonald's hamburgers in the United States these sample Most Germans always have bought from day to day. [2011] Daily Record, Coca Cola, 1.89/67.6 oz bottle The sad truth is that price ceilings of candy, as set by the General Maximum Price Regulation last March, have not halted the boosting Campbell's Tomato Bowl Soup Red and White 15.4 Oz. $366.12 worth of 15- cent hamburgers, 19-cent cheeseburgers, 20-cent milkshakes and 10- cent Note column $366.12 worth of 15- cent hamburgers, 19-cent cheeseburgers, 20-cent milkshakes and 10- cent [1987]--62 cents SOURCES: ProQuest Historic Newspapers, NewspaperArchive.com & Acme Supermarket, Randolph New Jersey, USA [1936] 10 cents/pkg [1908] 9 cents/can food lottery. A "Food Thru the Ages " project sounds wonderful! Summary of our findings: How much did a box of Kellogg's Corn Flakes cost? home-loving Germans, certainly the city dwellers, will be transformed into a race of diners-out. [1975] This popular period marketing strategy soon created a demand for the product. In colleges and schools became general simple list of basic items no in. 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