Ok. Imagine what you can get for $1 today. Mabye a candy bar. Back then you could get 20 candy bars for your dollar.
around 350,000 dollars
A little more than $1,000,000
1200
The largest city in the 1850's was Galvaston.
"About 1850" and "around 1850" are meanings of the English phrase "ca 1850." The two letters serve as an abbreviation for circa, a Latin word which translates into English in the two above-mentioned ways.
There was no European countries ruling the land in 1850
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1850
$27.29 million dollars
70,000 dollars
246388651.64 Source: http://www.westegg.com/inflation/infl.cgi
Probably about $ 12- 13 millions.
at a rate of 3%p.a, the future value of $3000 would be $329,791.90
1000 dollars
In 1850, a pound was worth the equivalent of 94.12 pounds today. In 1890, it was worth slightly less.
Captain E.J. Smith was born in 1850, so he would be 166 in 2016.
In 1850, one dollar could buy about $25.00 worth of goods and services we can buy today.
Today the value would be in excess of $1850.
The Australian Colonies were using the British currency in 1850 and Australian Dollars did not become the Australian currency until 1966. Five Pounds GBP in 1850 had the purchasing power of about $698.56 AUD today. NOTE - This historical conversion is the result of many calculations and considerations by a purpose designed program for which I can take no credit. The resulting answer should only be regarded as an approximation.
"Victorian times" covered the period 1937 to 1901, so we will pick 1850. 15 Shillings GBP in 1850 had the purchasing power of about £57.40 GBP today.