Loaded Trap shells (wood powder, chilled shot) were about 65 cents per box of 25 in 1892, when organized trapshooting was on the verge; the price index was 53; the index in 2006 was 1215, so let's do the math...
65/53 x 1215 = about $15 per box
The ladies loading the shells made 6 cents per hour; semi-skilled labor 10 cents per hour; and the entry level for an educated man at Parker Bros was 15 cents per hour; foremen made 25 to 35 cents, depending on seniority. This was 10 hours per weekday, half day on Saturday, three recogonized national holidays, no paid vacation, no sick days, no personal days, and if you got hurt on the job, good luck!
So are the complaints about the price being too high, or too low?
