Show LOOKING BACKWARD the courtesy of mr W B dougall bonab enables lag the NEWS to lay before its readers an interesting review of the prices of some of the ordinary household supplies in this city twenty eight years ago the source of our information being a copy of the account of a resident of this city with the mercantile tt le firna firm of cronyn and clayton for the year 1864 the whole statement which is in in the well known handwriting of william clayton th the junior antor member of the firm to is full of magures figures which to readers nowadays would appear grot grotesquely and outrageous outrage outrageously vr high III yet cronyn and aad clayton were known to be as moderate in their prices as any of their competitors and like the profession then and even at that early cesily day in occasion bargain sates sales SP when goods good a were bold for less than cost coat there to ia no doubt that the purchaser in the in iii stance we now refer to felt that the firms prices were in all regards fal fair lr and equitable with this much of introduction tro we come to the record the first item reads reade irato to cash postage 0 on letter to 10 england 25 coat cents and following this ia a charge 1111 1 sat sett hoops was this cri crinoline nolin is 3 00 in the line of dry goods we quote fine domestic at 75 cents a yard pird blue drilling at 70 canton flannel at P 1 another grade of domestic at shirting at 60 ce cenac ftp delaine at 1 50 21 2 1 thread at SO cents a 0 pool 12 bra braid is d at 80 30 cents ts per knot head nett for and for son BOB at ip ap the line of groceries and hardware are ten tea at ind and coffee it at per pound pepper raisins and alid currants were the same price per pound as the coffee and nutmegs and indigo came at the same figure as the tea coal oil was 1000 a gallon linseed oil and turpentine 1200 eich each per perg gallons allona keg of white lead was charged at 1500 and nails came at 65 and 70 con cents ts according to size soap was 60 cents a pound and rice 50 while gunpowder is quoted at and shot at 60 cents per pound with waterproof water proof caps at a box mustard w was ginger cinnamon and cloves shoo a pound a pound of rope cost and an ordinary cross cut saw is set down at first cost plus freight at we conci conclude ude with the important and high ly interesting item of pounds of sugar 11 with an additional charge of 75 cents for the sack which contain ediel ed it I 1 the foregoing is submit submitted ed by way of dessert for dinner our oar readers partook of a couple of days ago and on the remains of which they have hare doubtless been dining since A consideration of it and of the changes that h have av is taken place during daring the twenty eight years may furnish a text tor reflection if not a cause came for renewed gratitude |