a year earlier , the luther krank family had spent $ 6,100 on christmas- $ 6,100 ! - $ 6,100 on decorations , lights , flowers , a new frosty , and a canadian spruce ; $ 6,100 on hams , turkeys , pecans , cheese balls , and cookies no one ate ; $ 6,100 on wines and liquors and cigars around the office ; $ 6,100 on fruitcakes from the firemen and the rescue squad , and calendars from the police association ; $ 6,100 on luther for a cashmere sweater he secretly loathed and a sports jacket he 'd worn twice and an ostrich skin wallet that was quite expensive and quite ugly and frankly he did n't like the feel of .