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THE GABDENEBS' CHRONICLE. 



[November 17, 1888. 



The Weather. 



[Accumulated temperature indicates the combined amount and 

 duration of the excess or defect of temperature above or 

 below 32° F. for the period named, and is expressed in Day- 

 degree — a "Day-degree" signifying 1° continued for 

 twenty-four hours, or any other number of degrees for an 

 inversely proportional number of hours.] 







Temperature. 







Accumulated. 









S a 



S a 







Above or 













Districts. 



below the 















Mean for 







a g . 



a S; 







the week 



Sfc 



fe 



"° pS 



"^ 2 QO 







Nov. 12. 



i* 



H* 



1! 



ll 



Principal Wheat pro- 





Day- 



Day- 



Day- 



Day- 





ducing Districts. 





deg. 



deg. 



deg. 



deg. 







Scotland, N. ... 



1 above 



19 



8 



— 248 



+ 198 



1. 



Scotland, E. ... 



2 above 



13 



8 



— 460 



+ 132 



2 



England, N.E. ... 



(aver.) 



13 



8 



— 524 



+ 71 



3. 



ENGLAND, E. ... 



2 below 



8 



19 



— 411 



+ 198 



4. 



Midland Cos. ... 



2 below 



8 



21 



— 501 



+ 191 



6. 



England, S. 



1 below 



22 



7 



— 494 



+ 226 



Principal Grazing, &c, 















Districts. 













6. 



Scotland, W. ... 



2 above 



21 



7 



— 374 



+ 87 



7. 



England, N.W.... 



2 below 



10 



17 



— 399 



+ 122 



8. 



England, S.W.... 



1 above 



33 



1 



— 509 



+ 263 



9. 



Ireland, N. 



2 above 



25 



2 



— 281 



+ 45 



10 



Ireland, S. 



3 above 



41 







— 279 



+ 104 



- 



Channel Islands 



2 above 



65 







— 349 



+ 154 





Rainfall. 



Bright 

 Sunshine. 



Districts. 



1. 



ftra 



■gi-s 



all* 





Principal Wheat-pro- 

 ducing Districts. 



Tenths of 

 Inch. 





Ins. 







0. Scotland, N. ... 



8 less 



203 



34.2 



35 



28 



1. Scotland, E. ... 



(aver.) 



175 



24.8 



5 



29 



2. England, N.E. ... 



2 more 



158 



23.1 



24 



26 



3. England, E. ... 



2 less 



163 



21.9 



24 



30 



4. Midland Cos. ... 



9 more 



148 



22.3 



5 



28 



5 England, S. 



6 more 



155 



24.5 



8 



29 



Principal Grazing, &c. , 

 Districts. 













6. Scotland, W. ... 



1 more 



161 



34.9 



14 



30 



7. England, N.W.... 



3 more 



167 



25.3 



17 



29 



8. England, S.W.... 



15 more 



173 



31.3 



15 



34 



9. Ireland, N. 



(aver.) 



178 



30.3 



15 



27 



10. Ireland, S. 



9 more 



161 



31.5 



11 



33 



— Channel Islands 



7 more 



191 



27.1 



8 



40 



THE PAST WEEK. 



The following summary record of the weather for 

 the week ending Nov. 12, is furnished from the 

 Meteorological Office : — 



" The weather has continued very cloudy or dull 

 in almost all parts of the kingdom. In the extreme 

 north of Scotland, however, it has been fair, with 

 scarcely any rain, but in most parts of England and 

 Ireland very heavy rain fell during the latter part 

 of the period, and the conditions were rough and 

 squally generally. 



" The temperature has been rather above the mean 

 over Ireland, Scotland, the ' Channel Islands,' and 

 ' England, S."W.,' but a little below it over the 

 greater part of England. The highest of the 

 maxima, which were registered in most places on 

 the 12th, ranged from 51° in ' Scotland, E.' to 58° 

 in ' England, S.W.,' and the ' Channel Islands.' 

 During the earlier days of the period the daily 



maxima were low over central and ' England, S.E.,' 

 the highest readings on the 7th varying between 

 36° and 38°. The lowest of the minima were 

 generally recorded either on the 7th or 8th, when 

 they ranged from 30° in ' England, N.W.,' to 34° 

 in ' England, N.E.,' ' Scotland, W.,' and ' Ireland, N.,' 

 to 37° in ' Ireland, S.' and to 42° in the ' Channel 

 Islands.' 



" The rainfall has been much less than the mean 

 in ' Scotland, N.' and rather less in ' England, E.,' 

 but in nearly all other districts a very considerable 

 excess is shown. Over central and south-western 

 England, the fall has been more than twice as much 

 as the average value. At Culhampton the fall 

 during the 8th amounted to 229 inches. 



"Bright sunshine has again been very little preva- 

 lent excepting in ' Scotland, N.' The percentage of 

 the possible amount of duration ranged from 5 to 

 24 over the kingdom generally, but in ' Scotland, N.' 

 it was 35." 



MEAN TEMPERATURE OBSERVED AT CHISWICK DUR- 

 ING THE WEEK ENDING NOV. 24. (AVERAGE OF 

 FORTY-FOUR YEARS.) 



Nov. 18 ... 



... 41°.9 



Nov. 22 



.. 41°.6 



„ 19 ... 



... 41°.8 



„ 23 



.. 41°.6 



„ 20 ... 



„ 21 ... 



... 41°.7 

 ... 41°.6 



„ 24 



Mean for the week 



.. 41°.5 

 .. 41°.7 



Markets. 



COVENT GARDEN, November 15. 



Supplies heavy, with little business doing. 

 Webber, Wholesale Apple Marftet. 



Fruit.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



Apples, half-sieve ... 2 0- 4 6 

 — Canada and Nova 



Scotia, per barrellO 0-20 

 Cobs, 100 lb. ... 100 0- ... 

 Grapes, per lb. ... 6- 2 6 



s. d. s. d. 

 Lemons, per case ...12 0-21 

 Peaches, dozen ... 2 0- 6 

 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 16-20 



Vegetables.— Average Retail Prices. 



5. d. s. d. 

 Mustard and Cress, 



punnet 4- ... 



Onions, per bunch ... 5- ... 

 Parsley, per bunch... 4- ... 

 Potatos, per cwt. ... 4 0- 5 



,, kidney, per cwt. 4 0-50 

 Shallots, per lb. ... 6- ... 

 Spinach, per bushel... 2 6- ... 

 Tomatos, per lb. ... 1 0- ... 

 Turnips, per bunch, 



new 5- ... 



16-20 



Artichokes, p. doz.... 4 0- ... 

 Beet, red, per dozen 10-20 

 Carrots, per bunch... 6- ... 

 Cauliflowers, each ... 3- 

 Celery, per bundle 

 Cucumbers, each ... u a- ... 

 Endive, per dozen ... 3 0- ... 

 Green Mint, bunch... 6- ... 

 Herbs, per bunch ... 6- ... 

 Leeks, per bunch ... 4- ... 

 Lettuce, per dozen ... 2 0- ... 

 Mushrooms, punnet 2 6- ... 



Plants in Pots.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



Aralia Sieboldi, doz. 6 

 Chrysanthems., doz. 4 



— large plants, each 2 

 Coleus, dozen ... 2 

 Cyperus, per dozen . 4 

 Draceena terminalis, 



per dozen 30 



— viridis, per doz. 12 

 Erica hymalis, doz. ..12 



— caffra, dozen ... 9 



— gracilis, dozen... 9 

 Euonymus, in var., 



per dozen 6 



Evergreens, in var., 

 per dozen 6 



0-60 i 

 0-24 ( 

 0-21 I 

 0-12 ( 

 0-15 l 



0-18 l 



0-24 I 



s.d.s.d. 

 Ferns, in var., doz. 4 0-18 

 Foliage plants, vari- 



Ficus elastica, each . 

 Fuchsias, doz. 

 Hyacinths, Roman 



dozen pots 



Liliums, var., doz. ... 

 Marguerites, doz, 

 Palms ' 



2 0-10 

 16-70 



3 0-60 



10 0-12 

 18 0-30 

 6 0-12 

 each 2 6-21 



let, per dozen ... 4 0- 9 

 Primulas, per dozen 4 0-60 

 Solanums, dozen ... 9 0-15 



Cut Flowers.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



Abutillons, 12 bun.... 

 Bouvardias, per bun. 

 Camellias, 12 buns. 

 Carnations, 12 blms. 

 Chrysanthemums, 

 12 blooms 



— dozen bunches... 

 Eucharis, per dozen 

 Gardenias. 12 blooms 

 Heliotropes, 12 epr. 

 Lilium longiHorum, 



12 blooms 



— lancifolium, 12 bl. 

 Hyacinths, Roman, 



12 sprays ' 



Lapageria, 12 blooms 

 Marguerites, 12 bun.; 



2 0-30 



6-30 

 4 0-12 



3 0-60 

 3 0-60 

 6-10 



10-16 

 10-20 

 3 0-60 



Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 0- < 

 Narcis., paper-white, 



(French), 12 bun... 3 0- i 

 Pelargoniums, 12 spr. 1 0- ? 



— scarlet, 12 spr.... 4 0- 1 

 Primulas, double, 12 



sprays 1 0- ] 



Roses, Tea, per doz. 1 0- ; 



— coloured, dozen. 2 0-4 



— red, perdozen ...10-! 



— Safrano, dozen... 1 0- I 

 Stephanotis, 12 spr. 4 0- ( 

 Tuberoses. 12 blms.... 6- : 

 Violets, 12 bunches... 1 0- ! 



— dark, Fr., bunch 1 6- ' 



— Parme, Fr., bun. 3 6- i 



SEEDS. 



London: Nov. 14. — Messrs. John Shaw & Sons, 

 seed merchants, of 37) Mark Lane, E.C., report 

 to-days market thinly attended, with scarcely any 

 business doing. With regard to Clover-seeds a not 



unhealthy lull has taken place; the recent specula- 

 tive fever having for the time abated. American 

 red Clover seed sliows a substantial reduction from 

 the highest point. There is no quotable variation 

 in either Alsike, white, or Trefoil. For bird seeds 

 the sale is slow. Fine large blue Peas are inquired 

 for ; prices keep firm. In Haricot Beans the ten- 

 dency continues upwards. Linseed is dearer. 



CORN. 



Averages. — Official statement showing the average 

 price of British corn, imperial measure, in the week 

 ended November 10 : — Wheat, 31s. 8(7. ; Barley, 

 28s. 2d. ; Oats, 16s. 2d. For the corresponding 

 week in 1887 :— Wheat, 31s. 5d. ; Barley, 29s. 6(7. ; 

 Oats, 15s. 5d. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 



Spitalfields : Nov. 14. — There were abundant 

 supplies to-day, and the trade dull, causing prices to 

 rule low. Potato trade fair for best samples, but 

 for inferior sorts. Quotations : — Pears, 2s. 6(7. to 

 3s. 6(7. per bushel ; English Apples, 3s. to 5s. do. ; 

 do., Is. 6(7. to 2s. 6(7. per half- bushel; American do., 

 9s. to 18s. per barrel ; Cauliflowers, 2s. to 5s. per 

 tally ; Savoys, Is. to 3s. do. ; Cabbages, Is. 3d. to 2s. 

 do. ; Brussels Sprouts, Is. to Is. 6(7. per half-sieve ; 

 Greens, Is. to Is. 3d. per dozen bunches ; Turnips, 

 Is. Gd. to 2s. do. ; Carrots, Is. 3d. to Is. 9(7. do. ; 

 Parsley, Is. 6(7. to 2s. do. ; Horseradish, 10(7. to 

 Is. 2(7. per bundle ; Celery, 4s. to 12s. per dozen 

 bundles ; English Onions, 4s. to 4s. 6(7. per cwt. ; 

 Dutch Onions, 2s. 6(7. to 3s per bag ; Belgian Onions, 

 2s. 3(7. to 2s. 9(7. do. ; pickling Onions, 4s. to 5s. 

 do. ; Endive, Is. 6(7. to 2s. per dozen ; Cos Lettuces, 

 id. to 8(7. per score of 22 ; Carrots, 20s. to 30s. per 

 ton. 



Stratford, Nov. 13. — Both trade and supply have 

 been good during the past week. Cabbages, 2s. to 

 2s. 6(7. per tally ; Savoys, 3s. to 3s. 6(7. do. ; Greens, 

 Is. 3(7. to Is. 6(7. dozen ; Turnips, 30s. to 40s. ton ; 

 Carrots, household, 35s. to 40s. do. ; Mangels, 14s. 

 to 21s. do. ; Swedes, 16s. to 22s. do. ; ^Onions, Dutch, 

 2s. 6(7. to 3s. 6(7. per bag ; Watercress, 6(7. per doz. ; 

 Apples, 2s. 9(7. to 6s. per bushel ; Pears, 2s. 6(7. to 4s. 

 do. ; Chestnuts, 7s. to 10s. per bag ; Walnuts, 3s. 9(7. 

 to 4s. 9(7. do. ; Sprouts, 2s. to 2s. 6(7. per half-sieve ; 

 Celery, 10(7. to Is. per roll. 



POTATOS. 



Borough and Spitalfields : Nov. 13.— Supplies 

 on offer are in moderate compass, and a steady 

 trade is passing. Best samples tend rather dearer. 

 —Regents, Scotch, 80s. to 100s. ; English, 60s. to 

 100s. ; Hebrons, 60s. to 110s. ; Magnum Bonums, 

 60s. to 100s. per ton. 



Spitalfields : Nov. 14. — Quotations : — Beauty of 

 Hebron, 80s. to 100s. ; Magnums, 65s. to 90s. ; Im- 

 perators, 80s. to 90s. ; Champions, 55s. to 70s. ; 

 Regents, 60s. to 90s. per ton. 



Stratford : Nov. 13. — Quotations : — Beauty of 

 Hebron, 60s. to 80s. ; White Elephants, 70s. to 90s. ; 

 Light-land Magnums, 65s. to 85s. ; dark-land do., 

 60s. to 70s. per ton. 



Imports. — The following are the imports into 

 London during the past week: — 9479 bags from 

 Hamburg, 210 bags from Bremen, 11 bags from 

 Amsterdam, 20 packages from Flushing, and 110 

 sacks from Stettin. 



HAY. 



Averages. — The following are the averages of the 

 prices obtained at the various metropolitan markets 

 during the past week : — Clover, prime, old, 120s. 

 to 150s. ; new, 80s. to 110s. ; inferior, 45s. to 84s. ; 

 prime meadow hay, 120s. to 130s. ; good new hay, 

 80s. to 100s. ; old straw, 42s. to 48s. ; new, 30s. to 

 44s. per load. 



Notices to Correspondents. 



Adiantum Hterid : W. H. H. It is a very robust 

 plant, and may have a value in certain positions. 



Books : Student. Apply to Messrs. W. Rider & Son, 

 14, Bartholomew Close, E.C. 



Cattleta Mossi.s : C. E. H. We cannot explain 

 the reason that your plants have two leaves spring- 

 ing from the pesudobulb. It must be an improve- 

 ment in appearance, and you should not look for a 



