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1950

Economic Profile

Dow-Jones: High 235- Low 193
GNP: +13%
Inflation: +5.7%
Unemployment: 5.3%

Random Prices

Brick ranch home, Bayside Hills, N.Y., 2 bedrooms, 2 baths: $12,900
Median Price, nationally, for single-family home: $10,050 (at 4.09% interest)
Mink stole: $250
Stepladder: $3.44-$5.44
Mastercraft oil paint: $2.66 (per gallon)
12’ wide Congoleum: 69¢ (per sq yard)
Sears 3-piece bedroom set: $49.98
Lionel trains, complete: $14.95
Toddling Twin Dolls: $2.97
Slate blackboard, with drop lid, easel, rack: $4.98
Havana cruise, SS Europe: $135-$150 (8 days)
North American Airlines, New York-California roundtrip: $88


*American Chronicle

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