Grocery prices in Richmond Circa 1901

Richmond Virginia

Website by Erik Weems, graphic artist, website designer and sometimes cartoonist. His design business site is here.

ARTICLES

Richmond Virignia Fortune 500 companies: The list for 2009 includes Seven Richmond area businesses. Read more.

Recent Posts:

Richmond from the Sky Nasa Astronaut Photo

The Carillon Bell Tower Photos and Information

Railroad Bridge over the James Photo at Sunset

Boulevard Avenue Photo shade trees of Summer 2008

Rain Clouds brewing Photo of storm coming over Midlothian

The Roundhouse in the Snow Photo snowfall of Jan 19, 2008

Libby Hill Park Large photos and information

The Carillon Bell Tower Photos and Information

Chesterfield County Photos and Information

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Grocery Shoppping in Richmond, circa 1901
Richmond Dispatch Newspaper May 19, 1901

In trying to see what kind of day it was in Richmond for May 19th, 1901, I scoured the issue without finding any weather information (though a hailstorm was reported for the city of Roanoke on May 18, seriously damaging crops.) Front page news was about an upcoming gubernatorial voting event for May 23, a constitutional convention, a history of Phi Beta Kappa, and the work of a "colored mans Y. M. C. A." in RIchmond seeking to construct a building, noting one just completed the year before in Norfolk. [Also, to get a visual sense of the era, note this illustration of ladies fashion for 1901)

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

[Below- text of advertisement, page 18, Richmond Dispatch Newspaper]

GREATER BARGAINS THAN EVER

SAVE 25 PER CENT. AND BUY OF
S. ULLMAN’S SON.

Arbuckle’s and Lion Coffee ..........11 c. lb
Small Smithfield Hams ..........12 1/2 c. lb
Good Salt Pork ..........7 1/2 c. lb
Pure Lard ..........7 1/2 c. lb
Large Package Postum Cereal, ..........2 lbs . 20 c
2 Pounds Best Cream Cheese for ..........25 c
Large Can Table Peaches ..........10 c
4 Large Cans Tomatoes for ..........25 c
4 Cans Best Corn for ..........25 c
Try Our Snow Flake Flour, ..........$4 bbl. or 25C sack $4 bbl. or 25 c sack
12-Pound Sacks Best Family Flour . . ..........25 c
Fresh Mountain Roil Butter ..........15 c. lb
Large Bottles Root Beer ..........5 c
New Cut Herrings, per dozen ..........8 c
Large, Juicy Lemons . ..........10 c
OldRyeWhiskey, 4years old ..........$2 gal.
Grape-Nuts, 2 for ..........25 c
3 Floating Soap for ..........5 c
Freezing Salt ..........10 c peck
Potted Ham and Tongue ..........4 c
Jap Brand Roasted Coftee, 1 lb. papers, Java and Laguyra grade ..........12 c lb
Best Meal ..........15 c peck
Good Mixed Tea ..........25 c lb
New Prunes.......... 4 c lb
Large 10c.boxes of Lye for.......... 5 c
Tacks. ..........1 c box, or 6 for 5 c
Three Boxes Washing Powder for ..........5 c
Large Bars Jefferson Soap ..........2 c
Good Carolina Rice ..........5 c lb
10c. Cake Bon Ami for ..........7 c
Large Glass Jars Preserves ..........10 c
New Roe Herrings ..........15 c doz.
Large Irish Potatoes ..........18 c peck
Cedar Tubs ..........35 c
Large Cans Grated Pineapple ..........10 c
Best American Granulated Sugar ..........5 1/2 c
Plum Tobacco ..........8 c
10 Bars Octagon Soap for ..........25 c
7 pounds Large Lurnp Starch for ..........25 c
Pure Cider Vinegar ..........20 c gal
Quart Jars Apple Butter ..........10 c
Small California Hams ..........9 c lb
Fine New Orleans Molasses in quart cans ..........10 c
Good Hay ..........85 c hundred
Sweet Pickles. ..........10 c qt.
Dunlop’s Best Patent Flour $4.20 bbl., or ..........27 c. bag
Try Our Silver King Flour $4.25 or ..........27 c bag
Try Our Jefferson Flour $4.60 or ..........30 c bag
Try Our 40c. Mixed. Tea–it’s fine
Large 5-StringBroom ..........20 c
Large Cans Boston Baked Beans ..........9c-can
Fresh Soda Crackers and Ginger Snaps ..........4 c lb