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Prices and Wages by Decade: 1800-1809

Links to government documents and primary sources listing retail prices for products and services, as well as wages for common occupations.

Wages by state, 1800-1809

Foreign wages by country, 1800-1809

Prices in the United States, 1800-1809

PRICES for FOOD, 1800s

PRICES for HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, 1800s

PRICES for CLOTHING and SEWING SUPPLIES, 1800s

PRICES for LAND and BUILDING MATERIALS, 1800s

TRANSPORTATION RATES, 1800s

PRICES for LIVESTOCK, 1800s

PRICES for COMMUNICATION, 1800s

COST of EDUCATION (non-college), 1800s

COST to ATTEND COLLEGE, 1800s

COST of HEALTH CARE, 1800s

WHOLESALE PRICES, 1800s

Foreign prices by country, 1800-1809

Analysis and calculators, 1800s

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Marie Concannon, Government Information Librarian
Government Documents Department, Ellis Library
University of Missouri, Columbia
Email: concannonm@missouri.edu
Phone (573) 882-0748