#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;

struct item
{ string descr;
  int price; 

  item(string d, int p)
  { descr = d;
    price = p; }

  void print()
  { cout << descr << " @ " << price << "cents\n"; } };

int main()
{ vector<item *> stock;
  stock.push_back(new item("chicken", 1000));
  stock.push_back(new item("owl poinson", 2199));
  stock.push_back(new item("scum", 98));
  stock.push_back(new item("nitrogen", 3267));
  stock.push_back(new item("things", 67));
  stock.push_back(new item("beaks", 399));

  ...