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Quincy JMarket. 



Art. VI. Quincy Market. 

 From To 



Roots, Tubers, ^'c. 



C per barrel, . . . 



(I 



Potatoes : 



Common, \ - v i i 

 ( per busliel, 



^, V per barrel, 



Cnenaiiffoes, < '^ , , . 

 ° ( per bushel, , 



Turnips : 



New, per bunch, 



Onions : 



red, per bushel 



-d,^ J per bunch. 



Beets, per bunch, 



Carrots, per bunch, 



Salsify, per bunch, 



Horseradish, per pound,. . . , 



Radishes, per«bnnch, 



Shallots, per pound, 



Garlic, per pound, 



Cabbages, Salads, Sfc. 



Cabbages : per dozen. 



Early York, 



" Sugar-loaf, 



Savoys, each, 



Cauliflowers, each, 



Lettuce, per head, 



Celery, per root, 



Tomatoes, per dozen, 



Sweet corn, per dozen ears. 



Peas • \ P*''" bushel,. 

 ^""^^ ■ I per peck, , , 



Beans : 



„. C per bushel, 

 ^*""g'^ per peck,.. 

 Shelled, per quart,. . 



Squashes and Pumpkins. 

 Summer, crookneck, per doz. 

 Summer Bush, per dozen,. . . . 



Pot and Sweet Herbs. 



Parsley, per half peck, 



Sage, per pound, 



)$cts. 



1 50 

 50 



1 50 

 50 



2 00 



4 



6 

 6 



12i 



8 



4 



20 



14 



50 

 50 



6 

 12* 



6 



25 



20 



1 50 



37 



50 

 20 

 17 



I2h 

 12i 



$ cts. 



75 



75 



75 

 75 

 S 

 25 

 10 

 25 

 50 

 25 

 2 00 

 50 



75 

 25 

 20 



20 



Pot and Sweet Herbs. 



Marjoram, per bunch, . . 



Savory, per bunch, 



Spearmint, per bunch., , 



Fruits. 



Apples, dessert : 



«T ^ per bushel, 



New < ^ , ' 



i per peck, 



Shropshirevine, per bushel, 



" per peck,. 



Pears : 



Jargonelles, ) , 



English Catherines, 5 



Peaches, per bushel, 



" per half peck, 



" extra, per dozen, 



Apricots, per dozen, 



Plums, per quart : 



Green Gages, 



Italian Damask, 



Early Black, 



Gooseberries, per quart, 



Currants, per quart. 



White, 



Red, 



Black, 



Watermelons, each, 



Pine Apples, each, 



Grapes: (hot-house,) pr pound. 



Black Hamburg, 



White Sweet-water, 



Blueberries, per quart, 



Blackberries, per quart, 



Cucumbers, per dozen, 



" for pickling, pr. hund. 



^ C per box, 



Oranges, < '^ j 



" ' i per dozen, 



T < per box,. 



Lemons, < ' - 



per dozen, 



Shaddocks, each, 



Almonds, (sweet) per pound,. 



Filberts, per pound, 



Caslana, 



$ cts. 



12 

 12 



62i 



2 50 



25 



50 

 374 



124 



17 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 00 



14 

 6 

 6 



Remarks. Although the month of July bade us anticipate a favora- 

 ble harvest, we fear that our expectations were formed but to be disap- 

 pointed. This month up to this date has been uncommonly cool, and in 

 various sections of the country, to the north, we hear of the destruction 

 of tender vegetables by the frosts. Vegetables of all kinds are more 

 scarce than in seasons in general, and some kinds we fear will not ar- 

 rive at sufficient maturity to admit of any pi-ofit to the farmer. Vege- 

 tables planted for seed look despairingly, and the quantity saved will be 

 very small ; of cucumbers there will be scarcely any. Fruits are 

 also very backward. 



Potatoes now come in tolerably plenty ; as the past season has been 

 favorable for their growth. Unlike other vegetables which are cultivat- 

 ed in our vicinity for the market, they like a cooler climate and a stifier 



