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Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit at 

 Covent Garden Market in each week of May, 1902. 

 [Compiled from the " Gardeners' Chronicle.") 



Week ending 



Description. 



; - ' I \ 



May 3rd. 



May 1 



oth. 





May 1 



7th. 



1 



May 24th. 





May 31. t. 





Vegetables — 



s. 



d. i 



. d. 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 





d. 



s. d.\ 



y.. 



d. 



s. d. 



s. 



d. . 



. d. 



. 



Artichokes, Globe, per doz. 



1 



6 to 



2 



0 



3 



0 



— 





3 



0 to 



4 



0 



3 



0 to 



4 



0 



2 



6 to 



3 



0 



Asparagus, English, per i 











































bundle - - - ! 



T 



3 v 



5 



0 



1 



3 t0 



5 



o| 



1 



3 11 



5 



0 





0 " 



5 



01 





0 ., 



4 



0 



Baans, Channel Islands, 











































per lb. - - - 1 



















x 



0 







0 



10 







0 



10 







Beetroots, per bushel 



3 



0 » 



3 





3 



0 







3 



0 „ 



3 



5! 



3 



0 „ 



3 



6 



3 



0 „ 



3 





Cabbage, per tally - - j 



4 



0 „ 



5 



0 



4 



° >! 



6 



°i 



4 



0 „ 



6 



0 



4 



0 ,, 



6 



0 



2 



0 „ 



4 



Q 



Carrots, per dozen bunches 



2 



6 „ 



3 





2 



6 „ 



3 



6 



3 



6 „ 



4 



6 



3 



6 „ 



4 



6 



4 



6 







,, washed, per bag - 



4 



0 ,, 



4 



0 



5 



6 







7 



0 ,, 



7 



6| 



7 



6 ,, 



8 



0 











Cauliflowers, per dozen - 



2 . 



0 „ 



2 



6 



























_ 











Cress, per dozen punnets 



1 - 



3 



— 





1 





— 





1 



3 



— 





1 





— 





1 



3 



— 





Cucumbers, per doz. - 



2" . 



0 „ 



3 



3 



2 



° >! 



3 



1 



2 



0 » 



2 



6 



2 



0 



3 



0 



2 



° 11 



3 



° 



Garlic, per lb. - 



O 



3 







0 



3 



— 



j 



& 



3 







0 



3 







0 



3 







Leeks, per doz. bunches - 



2 



0 









2 



0 ,, 



2 



6 



2 



6 









2 



0 „ 



2 



6 



2 



0 ,, 



2 



6 



Lettuces, Cabbage, per 











































doz. - 



O 



6 „ 







0 



4 » 



1 





0 



4 » 



1 



0 



0 



6 „ 



1 





0 



6 „ 



1 





Lettuces Cos., per doz. 







3 





2 



0 ,, 



3 





2 



6 ,, 



3 



°J 





0 ,, 



3 









3 





Mint, new, ppr bunch 

 Mushrooms, House, per lb. 



O 



4 







0 



3 >, 



0 



4 



0 



3 



8 





• 



0 



3 







0 



■2 ,, 



° 





O 



10 







0 



9 







c 





10, 



0 



9 







0 



8 ., 





9 



Onions, picklers, per sieve 



, 4 



0 



— 





4 



0 



— 





4 



0 )! 



5 



0 



4 



0 ,, 



5 



0 



4 



0 „ 



5 



0 



Parsley, per dozen bunches 



4 





6 



0 



3 





4 



0 



3 



O ,, 



4 



1 



4 



0 " 



5 



0 



4 





5 



0 



Peas, in i lb. bags 



0 



5 ' 







0 



5 































, , flats - 

 Potatoes, per ton 



6 



0 







6 



0 







4 



O „ 



5 



oi 



3 



6 „ 



4 



0 



4 



0 » 



5 



0 



40 



0 ,, 



85 



0 



40 



0 » 



85 



0 



40 



O „ 



85 



0 



60 



0 » 



90 



0 



60 



O M 





0 



,, new, per cwt. - 



11 



0 







10 



0 ;) 



12 



0 



9 



O ,, 



12 



0 



9 



0 „ 



12 



0 



8 



O „ 



9 



0 



Radishes, per doz. bunches 



0 



3 » 



0 



6 





3 V 



1 



0 





3 >i 



1 



0 





3 !) 



1 



0 





3 )> 



T 



0 



Rhubarb, Out-of-doors, 











































per doz. bundles - 





0 " 

















° " 









6 „ 





5 





6 



2 





Salad, small, per doz. 











































punnets - - - - 



1 



3 







1 



3 







1 



3 









3 







1 



3 







Shallots, per lb. 



° 









0 





_ 





0 

























Spinach, English, per 











































bushel - 



2 



0 „ 



2 



6 



2 



0 , 



2 





2 



0 , 



2 



f. 

 6 



2 



0 ,, 



2 





1 



0 ., 



1 



5 



Tomatoes, English, per lb. 



0 



10 „ 





2 



0 



10 







0 



8 , 



0 





0 



8 







0 



6 „ 





°2 



'1 urnir>s,per r'ozen bunches 



2 



0 







2 



6 



- 





2 



6 























,, " new French, per 

 bunch - 











































0 



8 „ 



0 



10 



0 



10 , 



1 



0 



0 



8 , 



0 



10 



0 



8 „ 



0 



10 











Turnip-, new French, per 

















































































i. 



O 



Watercress, per dozen 











































bunches - - - 



0 



4 1. 



0 



6 



0 



4 . 



0 



6 



0 



4 » 



0 



6 



0 



4 j 



0 



6 



0 



4 ,» 



0 



6 



Fruit — 











































Cherries, per box 



1 



3 







2 



0 







1 



0 , 



2 



6 





6 , 



2 



c 



1 



0 „ 





6 



Grapes, Muscats, per lb. - 



8 



0 „ 



12 



c 



4 



0 , 



8 



c 



2 



0 , 



, 6 



0 



2 



0 , 



S 



0 



2 



0 ,*> 



5 



p 



,, New Hamburg. 











































per lb. - 



2 



6 „ 



6 



0 2 



0 , 



5 



c 



2 



0 > 



. 4 



0 



1 



6 , 



4 



c 





6 » 



4 



0 



Peaches, per dozen - 



18 



0 » 



24 



01 6 



0 , 



, 36 



c 



6 



0 , 



24 



0 



3 



0 . 



18 



c 





0 „ 



15 



0 



Pines, each 



3 



0 ,, 



4 



oj 2 



0 , 



. 4 



c 



j 3 



0 , 



4 



0 



3 



0 , 



4 



c 



3 



0 „ 



4 



0 



Strawberries, Class A, 











































pe • lb. - 



3 



0 » 



4 



0 3 



0 , 



. 4 



c 



3 



0 , 



1 4 



0 



3 



0 , 



4 



c 



1 2 



6 „ 



3 



0 



Class B, 











































per lb. - 



j 1 



0 » 



2 



c 



»! 1 



0 , 



> - 2 



c 



1 



6 , 



. 2 



0 



1 



0 , 



1 



6 



j 1 



0 „ 



. 1 



6 



