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Easter ham costs and freight rates in 1999 compared
The piece notes Easter ham prices remain under 1 cent per pound and compares freight charges for shipping goods from Chicago to Boston and Minneapolis to Boston. It mentions shoe shipments from New England to Chicago and cites various freight rates as examples of rising costs affecting consumer purchases.
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Pearl Harbor