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Here are some examples from a person who was a teenager and early 20s during the Great Depression. Bus ticket from home to school, about 20 miles--10 cents. Three room apartment, $30 per month. Cost of three bedroom house--$4500-$6000. Kitchen table and chairs, $10. Butter, 25 cents a pound. Coffee, 19 cents a pound. Loaf of Bread, 9 cents. Steak, 25 cents a pound. Banana splits, 25 cents. Women dresses, $5 to $8. Men suit, $30. Shoes, $4.95. $100 for baby to be delivered by doctor. $10 per day in hospital. Gas, 20 cents a gallon. Chrysler Roadster (car) $800. (1930) Chrysler Sedan (1934) $945. Playpen, $5.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe prices of most basic commodities rose during the Great Depression. This included the prices of bread, gas, and milk.
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∙ 9y agoThe food prices during the Great Depression went down and not up. However, most people were unemployed and could not afford the basic necessities.
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What happened during the Great Depression to the cattle industry?
Steak tartare
Was there a Great Depression in Ireland?
there was a great depression in Ireland, but it happened during the 1980's and 1990's, instead of the 1930's
How far did the prices of stock fall during the Great Depression?
18,000,500 dollars a second
What major economic event happened in the US during the 1930s?
The great depression.
During the great depression when a bank collapsed what happened?
Depositers lost their savings
Was Taylor Swift around during the Great Depression?
The Great Depression happened in the 1930s and 1940s. Taylor Swift was born in 1989, so she was not around during the Great Depression.
What happened during the great depression in the Ozark mountains?
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What happened during the Great Depression to the cattle industry?
Steak tartare
Was there a Great Depression in Ireland?
there was a great depression in Ireland, but it happened during the 1980's and 1990's, instead of the 1930's
How far did the prices of stock fall during the Great Depression?
18,000,500 dollars a second
What happened to farmers during the 1920 foreshadow event of the great depression?
The farm prices fell and farmers compensated by boosting their productions. They were not able to purchase their share of America's output.
What happened to farmers during the 1920s foreshadow events of the Great Depression?
The farm prices fell and farmers compensated by boosting their productions. They were not able to purchase their share of America's output.
What happened to California during The Great Depression?
It became the reluctant host to the Okies.
What major economic event happened in the US during the 1930s?
The great depression.
During the great depression when a bank collapsed what happened?
Depositers lost their savings
What years did the Great Depression occur?
In 1999 to 2000. Happened in the:1930's October 1929: STOCK PRICES FELL start of the depression 1929 to 1939
What happened to great plain plains farmers during the depression?
the farmers lost work because the could not sell anything because of the great depression.
