Show prices of years ago shown by old accounts philadelphia one hundred years ago whisky sold for 12 cents a quart but a better brand brought as much as 16 cents according to an old account book of the birdin bird in hand general store upper merion township eight cigars spelled se garz in the accounts could be bought for 2 cents but if sold to a heavy smoker would cost only 22 cents the ledger revealed other deals showed that one dozen teaspoons were sold for 3 cents one dozen eggs 12 cents a quarter peck of salt 5 cents and one pound of ham 13 cents |