The average cost for one dozen eggs was 69 cents in 1948. That same year, a pound of bacon was 59 cents, a tube of toothpaste was 41 cents, and the price of a movie ticket was $1.20.
In 1970 the price of 1 dozen eggs was $0.62
Fresh eggs were about .27 per dozen.
- Source: Survey of retail prices in Morris County, NJ (October 1-15, 1910).
About 20 cents.
1.90
In 1970 a dozen of fresh eggs cost only 62 cents. Therefore, six fresh eggs would have only cost 31 cents in 1970.
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Your mom...sike 50cents per dozen
In 1955, my father sold eggs wholesale for $.35 per dozen in lower Michigan. I believe retail was about $.55 in that year.
Eggs were .10 cents. A loaf of bread was .05 cents. Isn't it amazing how different the economy is now compared to 1939. A postage stamp was two or three cents. In my dreams. You could buy a car for $600 to $1500 for the very best. A house was sold for about $3000 depending on quality, size and age.
A dozen eggs in 1912 cost only $0.40 for one dozen
1.50
33pence
$0.12
5
about 1.60 for a dozen
4.99
In 1970 a dozen of fresh eggs cost only 62 cents. Therefore, six fresh eggs would have only cost 31 cents in 1970.
Eggs are not sold by the box, but the dozen and in California I am paying 4.99 a dozen.
In 1989 the cost of a dozen eggs was about 96 cents. The price of that item has approximately doubled in the intervening years.
The cost of a dozen eggs in 1990 was about one dollar. A loaf of bread was about 1.57 and milk was around 1.42.
a dozen eggs cost 20 cents in the 1970'