Word: prices
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...there was no question that the shakeout of inflated prices was spreading and that consumers had tightened up their spending. In addition to cuts in the price of whisky and Ford cars (see below), there were reductions in many basic products, such as lead, zinc, copper, tallow. In its new midseason catalogue, Sears, Roebuck listed many prices anywhere from 10% to 50% cheaper than in its January book...
Henry Ford's price cuts were not the biggest of the week but, because of the size of his company, they were probably the most significant. They called for a reduction of $12 to $30 on Fords, $80 to $120 on Mercurys, and a flat $100 on Lincolns...
...months, by picking up slow-selling lots of merchandise (men's suits, topcoats and overcoats) from other stores. It had everything from $65 suits with John Wanamaker's label to bulky lumps of cheap woolens. Last week it put close to 6,000 garments on sale. Price: $11 each...
Although liquor sales have fallen 26% since the war, there have been no dramatic price cuts. Last week distillers went on a small bender...
...reductions were made, said Continental President L. J. Gunson, because of the "postwar readjustment" (gobbledygook for falling sales) and the prospect of increased supplies. Schenley Industries also cut the price on one smaller-selling blend...