Historic Prices: 1990
Automobiles
New
- Chrysler New Yorker, 16,586.00
- Jeep Cherokee Loredo, 17,792.00
- Plymouth Voyager, SE Minivan, 14,995.00
Used
- 1988, Dodge Caravan, 9,500.00
- 1987, Honda Accord LX, 8.500.00
- 1986, Ford Escort, wagon, 3,695.00
Clothing
- Men's boots, Timberland, 69.95-139.95/each
- Men's jacket, leather, 199.99-399.99/each
- Men's slacks, Dockers, 25.00/pair
- Men's sportcoat, tweed, 179.00/each
- Men's suit, Evan Picone, wool, 279.99/each
- Men's sweater, 29.90-39.90/each
- Sweatshirts, Champion, 32.00/each
- Women's blouse, rayon, 28.50-82.00/each
- Women's dress coat, Jones New York, 499.99/each
- Women's jogging suit, 13.98-42.00/each
- Women's skirt, flannel wool, 108.00/each
- Women's sweater, hooded, 22.50-42.00/each
Employment & services
- Assistant manager, marketing, 300.00-400.00/week
- Automobile sales, 20,000.00-40,000.00/year
- Automobile technicians, 20,000.00-55,000.00/year
- Cafeteria/food prep worker, 6.00/hour
- Cashier, ShopRite, 5.00/hour
- Lifeguards, 8.00/hour
- Limousine rental, 150.00/3 hours
- Sales manager, 47,000.00/year
- Secretary, 23,000.00-43,000.00/year
- Security guards, 7.00-9.99/hour
- Telephone service, cellular, Motorola, 12.00-16.00/month
Food & beverages
- Apple, Red Delicious, .79/lb
- Bacon, Smithfield, 1.99/lb
- Bananas, .39/lb
- Beef, Sirloin steak, 3.99/lb
- Bread, Italian, .89/lb loaf
- Butter, Land O'Lakes, .99/8 oz cup
- Cake, Pepperidge Farm, layer, 1.34/17 oz box
- Cheese, Breakstone, cottage cheese, 1.29/lb
- Chicken, Purdue, Oven Stuffer, .79/lb
- Coffee, Maxwell House, 1.99/13 oz can
- Cookies, Nabisco, Oreo Double Stuf, 2.49/20 oz box
- Corn, Green Giant, .99/two 15 oz cans
- Crackers, Sunshine, Krispy saltines, .99/lb box
- Eggs, Farm Fresh, large, .89/dozen
- Fish, Gorton's Crunchy Fish Sticks, 1.59/8 oz box
- Ham, Virginia style, 3.99/lb
- Ice cream, Ann Page, 1.59/half gallon
- Juice, Tropicana, orange, 1.19/12 oz can
- Lamb, leg of, 1.99/lb
- Macaroni, Muellers, elbows, 1.00/three 8 oz boxes
- Pancake mix, Aunt Jemima, .89/5.3 oz box
- Potato chips, Wise, .99/10 oz bag
- Potatoes, eastern, .89/5 lb bag
- Soda, Coca Cola, 1.99/6 pack
- Spaghetti sauce, Francesco Rinaldi, 1.49/30 oz jar
- Tuna, Bumble Bee, .99/6.5 oz can
- Water, Evian, 1.49/1.5 litre bottle
- Yoplait, 1.00/two 6 oz containers
Furniture
Carpet, DuPont Stainmaster, 13.99-45.00/sq yard
Chair, recliner, 299.00-599.00/each
Dinette, maple, 5 pieces, 299.00/set
Futon, full size, 169.00-558.00/each
Lamps, 49.99-250.00/each
Mattress, twin, 139.00/each
Rug, Chinese, 9' X 12', 2,699.00/each
Sofa, Thomasville, camelback, 999.00/each
Household goods
- Alarm clock, Westclock, 6.99/each
- Can opener, Black & Decker, Spacesaver, 19.99/each
- Chrysanthemums, 5.99/5" pot
- Leaf bags, 6 bushel size, 6.99/40 count box
- Leaf blower, backpack style, 359.95/each
- Percolator, Farberware, 8 cups, 44.88/each
- Rake, metal, 4.99/each
- Range, White Westinghouse, electric, 217.00/each
- Refrigerator, White Westinghouse, 17 cu ft, 377.00/each
- Shredder/chipper, 5 hp, 399.95-499.95/each
- Tea kettle, Presto, electric, 143.77/each
- Trash can, Roughneck, 32 gallons, 9.99/each
- Vacuum cleaner, Royal, handheld, 36.99/each
- Washing machine, General Electric, 199.00/each
Newspapers
- Daily Record [Morristown NJ], .25/daily paper
Personal care & health
- Deodorant, Right Guard, Sport Stick, 1.69/2.5 oz stick
- Laundry detergent, Cheer liquid, 3.49/half gallon
- Shampoo, VO-5, .99/15 oz bottle
- Soap, Ivory, .79/4 pack
- Throat lozenges, Luden's, .99/3 boxes
- Toilet paper, Charmin, 3.49/12 rolls
- Toothpaste, Colgate, 1.59/4.6 oz tube
- Weight loss drink, Ultra Slim Fast, 5.99/15 oz container
Real estate
- Houses for sale
- Chester Twp., 3 bedrooms, 3 acres, 300,000.00
- East Hanover, ranch, 3 bedrooms, 219,900.00
- Florham Park, townhouse, 3 bedrooms, 169,500.00
Houses for rent
- Florham Park, 3 bedrooms, 1,150.00/month
- Hackettstown, 2 bedrooms, 2,230.00/month
- Hopatcong, 3 bedrooms, 990.00/month
Apartments & rooms
- East Hanover, furnished room with bath, 650.00/month
- Hackettstown, 1 bedroom,490.00/each
- Parsippany, unfurnished room, 400.00/month
Recreation & amusements
- CB Radio, mobile, 79.95-139.95/each
- CD player, portable, 159.95-199.95/each
- Computer, Tandy, 1000RL & color monitor, 799.00/each
- Dinner, Sizzler, steak & all you can eat shrimp, 7.00/person
- Fitness club, American woman, 49.00/3 months
- Game Boy, 89.97/each
- Horseback riding lessons, Seaton Hackney Stables, 99.25/5 lessons
- Movies, Cinema 10, matinee, 3.50/ticket
- Skis, Rossignol, 259.00-375.00/pair
- Steeplechase races, Far Hills Race Meeting Assn., 25.00/ticket
- Stereo, portable (AM/FM dual cassette), 97.00/each
- Stereo system, Technics, 220 watt, 797.00/each
- Television, Zenith, 25", 203.00/each
- Video, prerecorded, Disney's Little Mermaid, 18.99/each
- Video tape, Fuji, blank, 2.49/each