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Facts & Figures:
Income and Prices 1860 - 1890

1860

Occupation	Income
Bricklayer	$ 1.53/day
Firemen	$ 1.33/day
Farm Labor	$ 0.88/day

Product	Price
Cotton Sheeting (Yard)	$ .082
Sugar (Pounds)	$ .096

1870

Occupation	Income
Bricklayer	$ 3.97/day
Firemen	$ 1.73/day
Farm Labor	$ 1.50/day

Product	Price
Cotton Sheeting (Yard)	$ .140
Sugar (Pound)	$ .135

1880

Occupation	Income
Bricklayer	$ 2.68/day
Firemen	$ 1.37/day
Farm Labor	$ 1.25/day

Product	Price
Cotton Sheeting (Yard)	$ .081
Sugar (Pounds)	$ .099

1890

Occupation	Income
Bricklayer	$ 3.55/day
Farm Labor	$ 1.49/day

Product	Price
Cotton Sheeting (Yard)	$ .053
Sugar (Pounds)	$ .062

Source: Historical Statistics of the United States. Colonial Times to 1970; Value of a Dollar 1860 - 1999

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