Tip: The most common Black occupations are listed in the U. S. Census report Negroes in the U.S. (1904) page 58, and in Negro labor in the U.S. 1850-1925, pp. 315-319.
Unless otherwise noted, the sources for data below came from Employees and Wages, a special report in the 12th Census, and Report on condition of woman and child wage-earners in the U.S, Dept. of Labor.
Unless otherwise noted, the sources for data below came from Employees and Wages, a special report in the 12th Census, and Report on condition of woman and child wage-earners in the U.S, Dept. of Labor.
Unless otherwise noted, the sources for data below came from Employees and Wages, a special report in the 12th Census, and Report on condition of woman and child wage-earners in the U.S, Dept. of Labor.
See manufacturing wages in the box below.
Wages in ARGENTINA, 1900s
Wages in AUSTRALIA, 1900s
Wages in AUSTRIA, 1900s
Wages in BELGIUM, 1900s
Wages in BULGARIA, 1900s
WAGES on CARIBBEAN ISLANDS, 1900s
Wages in CANADA, 1900s
Wages in ENGLAND, 1900s
See also the tab for "UK"
Wages in FINLAND, 1900s
WAGES in FRANCE, 1900s
Wages in GERMANY, 1900s
Wages in IRELAND, 1900s
WAGES in ITALY, 1900s
Wages in JAPAN, 1900s
WAGES in MEXICO, 1900s
WAGES in NEW ZEALAND, 1900s
WAGES in NORWAY, 1900s
WAGES in the PHILIPPINES, 1900s
WAGES in POLAND, 1900s
Wages in RUSSIA, 1900s
Wages in SCOTLAND, 1900s
Wages in SPAIN, 1900s
WAGES in the UNITED KINGDOM, 1900s
See also tabs for England, Scotland and Ireland
This table (pages 664-845) has prices listed by state and city for each year from 1890-1903. Dried apples, beans, bread, butter, cheese, coffee, corn meal, eggs, flour, lard, fresh milk, molasses, potatoes, prunes, rice, sugar, tea, vinegar. Meats: beef, steaks, veal, chicken, mutton and lamb, pork, bacon, ham, fresh fish, salt fish.
Beef prices in 50 U.S. cities, 1909
Shows prices of various cuts of beef in 50 U.S. cities and towns. Source: Investigation relative to wages and prices of commodities, Vol. 3, pp. 1984-1993.
Boston - Food prices, 1900
Shows the average retail prices of common food items including meats, dairy, and vegetables at the Boston Market. Prices are available for January-February, February-April, May-July and August-October of 1900. Source: Massachusetts Labor Bulletin, no. 13-16
Average retail prices - Massachusetts, 1871-1902
Shows average price of food, fuel, dry goods, and rent. The report also contains information on purchasing power, expenditures and budgets, and more in Mass. state govt. report (source), pp. 241-243.
Food prices in Hawaii, 1890-1910
Lists prices of food, average wages of Hawaiians, and consumer expenditures. Source: Hawaii Labor Commissioner 4th report, pp. 135-139.
Variety of baking goods, coffee, canned goods, rum, gin, whiskey, brandy, wine and ale and beers. pp. 384-393.
Shows average annual mill value per 1,000 board feet for 17 kinds of hardwood including oak, elm, hickory, etc. and 14 kinds of softwood including redwood, pine and more. Source: 1937 Statistical Abstract, table #688.
Shows average value for farm land and buildings from 1850-1982. See values for AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY. See data considerations for explanation. Source: USDA report.
Average dollar value per acre for farm land (along with any buildings on the land), broken out by U.S. region. Source: 1930 Census of Agriculture.
Shows price of farm land by county, by the acre. Source: U.S. Dept of the Interior.
Shows price of land in chapters on each county, arranged alphabetically.
Does not list averages, instead lists farms and farmhouses for sale (or rent) along with amenities and asking price.
Shows prices by city for gas light and gas heat in households.
Kerosene and coal prices - Hawaii, 1890-1910
Source: Hawaii Commissioner of Labor, 4th annual report (1911), p. 140.
Water rates - Ordway Colorado, 1907
Rates were higher for homes with bathrooms. Source: Ordway newspaper, Oct 25, 1907.
"New York Fashions," the catalog of the National Cloak & Suit Company, shows ready-made clothing and made-to-order garments for women, girls and infants.
Chicago retailer (Chas. S. Stevens & Bros.) mail order catalog with prices.
Saks catalog shows prices for women's and men's garments designed for traveling in automobiles, including goggles, gloves and other supplies. See also an earlier edition showing clothing for 1905.
Shows prices for tools, implements, supplies, work gloves, shirts and shoes, shotguns, tobacco, wagons, building materials such as nails and shingles, and household items such as dishes and fruit jars, washtubs and buckets. Source: 1923 USDA Yearbook, Table 679.
Prices of carriages, buggies, surreys, plows and cultivators, carts, engines, tools, equipment, supplies, etc. Source: USDA report, pp. 14-28.
Prices for binders, mowers, wagons, plows, etc. See more detailed farm expenses for IL, ND, SC and TX on pages 1094-1117 of this source.
Well-illustrated catalog shows each product for sale. Includes plows, cultivators, planters and harrows. Source: B.F. Avery & Sons catalog.
Prices of wagons, mowers, horseshoes, clothing, boots, lumber, coal oil and more in "Cost of living up," Salt Lake Herald newspaper, March 29, 1900, p. 5, c. 3.
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Quotable fact: In the 1900-1909 decade, less than 5% of people age 18-21 attended college. Source: U.S. Bureau of Education.
OTHER COLLEGE EXPENSES
Prices in ARGENTINA, 1900s
Prices in AUSTRALIA, 1900s
Prices in AUSTRIA, 1900s
Prices in BELGIUM, 1900s
Prices in CANADA, 1900s
Prices in FRANCE, 1900s
Prices in GERMANY, 1900s
Prices in HUNGARY, 1900s
Prices in INDIA, 1900s
Prices in IRELAND, 1900s
Prices in ITALY, 1900s
Prices in MEXICO, 1900s
Prices in POLAND, 1900s
Prices in the PHILIPPINES, 1900s
Prices in RUSSIA, 1900s
Prices in SWEDEN, 1900s
Sources showing prices in MULTIPLE COUNTRIES, 1900s
In the United States...
"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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