Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



283 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit at 

 Covent Garden Market in each week of August, 1902. 



{Compiled from the " Gardeners Chronicle"} 



Description. 















Week ending 













































August 



2nd. 



Augusl 



9th. 



August 16th. 



August 23rd. 



August 30th. 



Vegetables — 



f 



d. 



_ . 



d. 



s . d. 



s. d. 



s 



d. 



s. d. 



s 



^. 



£• d. 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 



Artichokes, Globe, 

































per doiitn - 



l 



6 to 







1 6 to 



2 0 





6 to 



2 0 





0 to 



2 0 



r 



6 to 



2 6 



Beans, Broad, per 

































bushel 



1 



6 







1 3 , 



1 6 





3 '1 



1 6 





5 >i 



1 6 



J 



3 ij' 



1 6 



Beans, Scarlets, per 































bushel. 











6 0 



— 



4 



0 ., 



5 0 



r 



6 „ 



2 0 



0 



9 >> 



1 6 



Beetroots, per doz.- 



2 



6 „ 



4 



0 



2 6 



— 





6 







6 







0 ,, 



2 6 



Cabbage. per tally- 



3 



0 ,, 





0 



3 0 ,> 



5 0 



3 



0 i. 



5 0 



2 



0 „ 



4 0 



2 



0 ,, 



3 0 



Carrots, per dozen 































bunches 



0 



9 



i 



0 



0 9 ; 



1 0 



0 



9 i> 



1 0 



0 



9 >i 



1 0 



O 



9 11 



1 0 



Carrots, washed, 

































per bag 











6 0 



— 



6 



0 







5 



Q 



3 6 



3 



0 







Cauliflowers, per 

































dozen - 



2 



b ,, 



4 



0 



20., 



4 0 



, 



0 „ 



3 0 





6 ,, 



2 0 



2 



0 „ 



4 0 



Celery, per bundle 











10,, 



« 3 



0 





1 0 



O 



9 j' 



1 0 



O 



9 11 



1 3 



Cress, per dozen 

































punnets 



1 



3 







1 3 



— 





3 









3 



. 



j; 



3 



_ 



Cucumbers, per doz. 



2 



" 



4 



0 



1 6 „ 



2 6 



1 



6 ., 



2 6 



I 



6 „ 



2 6 



j 



0 „ 



2 0 



Endive, new French 

































per dozen - 



1 







0 



1 6 



— 



1 



6 „ 



2 0 





0 





j 



e> 







Leeks, per dozen 

































bunches 



r 



6 ,, 



2 



0 



i 6 



— 



1 



0 , , 



1 6 



I 



0 ,, 



1 6 



I 



0 







Lettuces, Cabbage, 

 per dozen - 

































0 



4 !> 



O 



6 



04,,. 



0 6 



0 



3 



0 6 



0 



3 >, 



0 6 



(, 



3 .. 



0 6 



Lettuces, Cos, per 

































score - 



0 



6 , 



I 



6 



06,. 



1 3 



0 



6 ,, 



1 0 



O 



6 ., 



1 0 



O 



6 „ 



1 0 



Marrows, Vege- 































table, per dozen - 





0 ., 



I 



6 



1 0 



— 





0 





O 



4 >> 



1 0 



O 



4 11 



1 0 



Mint, doz. bunches 











■ 1 6 



— 





0 ,, 



1 6 



I 



0 ,, 



1 6 





0 ,, 



1 6 



Mushrooms, House, 































per lb- 



0 



8 ,, 



O 



9 



0 9 „ 



1 0 



0 



9 »» 



0 10 



O 



6 „ 



0 9 



O 



6 .. 



0 8 



Onions, new green, 































doz. bunches 



2 



6 



3 



0 



20,, 



2 6 





0 , j 



2 6 





6 „ 



2 0 



j 



6 „ 



2 0 



Onions, picklers, 

































per sieve 





6 







3 6 



— 





6 ,, 



3 0 





0 



2 6 



2 



0 ,, 



2 6 



Parsley, per dozen 

































bunches 



1 



6 „ 





0 



1 6 „ 



2 0 





0 ,, 



1 6 



I 



0 ,, 



1 6 



I 



0 „ 



1 6 



Peas, English, per 

































bushel- 







3 



0 



2 0 „ 



3 0 



1 



6 „ 



3 0 





6 ,, 



3 0 



j 



0 ,, 



3 0 



Peas, per bag- 



4 



0 ,, 



6 



0 



4 0 „ 



5 6 



4 



0 ,, 



5 6 





0 ,, 



6 0 



4 



6 „ 



5 6 



Potatoes, per ton - 



80 



0 ,, 



110 



0 



80 0 „ 



1 10 0 



70 



0 ., 



no 0 



50 



0 „ 



80 0 



50 



0 1. 



80 0 



new,percwt. 

 Radishes, per dozen 



4 



0 „ 



5 



6 



4 0 „ 



5 6 













— 







~ 

































bunches 



0 



9 .. 



1 



0 



09- 



1 0 



0 



9 



1 0 



O 



9 ,. 



1 0 



O 



9 M 



1 0 



Salad, small, per 































doz. punnets 



1 



3 



— 





0 2 





1 



3 



— 



I 



3 





1 



3 





Shallots, per doz. - 



0 









_ 



0 



2 





0 







0 



2 





Spinach, English, 

































per bushel - 



3 



0 „ 



4 



0 



3 0 11 



4 0 



2 



0 11 



2 6 



2 



0 



2 6 



2 



0 





Tomatoes, English, 

































per doz. lbs. 



4 



6 ,, 



6 



0 



5 »• 



4 0 



3 



0 



4 0 



3 



6 



4 0 



3 



6 



4 6 



Tomatoes, Channel 































Islands, per lb. - 



0 



4 



0 



' 5 



0 3 ,, 



0 35 



0 



3 11 



0 35 



0 



3 



0 32 



0 



3 .1 



^ „ l 

 0 3f 



Turnips, new, per 

































doz. - 



2 



6 , 



5 



0 



■26 



5 0 



2 



6 



3 0 



2 



0 ,, 



2 6 





0 „ 



2 6 



Watercress, per 

































dozen bunches - 



0 



3 M 



0 



6 



0 3 ,, 



0 6 



0 



3 



0 6" 



0 



3 " 



0 6 



0 



3 



0 6 



Fruit — 

































Apples, English, 

































per sieve 



2 



0 „ 



3 



0 



2 0 



3 0 





0 ,, 



3 6 



2 



0 ,, 



3 0 



r 



9 .1 



3 0 



,, Quarrendons 











7 0 



— 



5 



0 ,, 



6 0 





0 i> 



6 0 



4 



0 ,, 



6 0 



Sufhelds 











3 0 







0 





2 



6 „ 



3 0 





0 ,, 



2 6 



Cherries per sieve - 



6 



0 „ 



8 



6 



6 0 „ 



12 0 





















Currants, Black, 

































per sieve - 



8 



0 „ 



9 



0 



8 0 „ 



9 0 



8 



0 ,, 



8 6 















Currants, Red, per 

































sieve - 



4 



0 », 





0 



4 0 „ 



5 0 



4 



0 i) 



S 0 















Gooseberries, per 

































sieve or ^--bushel 



3 



0 .. 





6 



30., 



4 0 



3 



Or.',, 



4 0 















Grapes, Alicante, 

































per lb. 



0 



10 



1 



6 



0 10 „ 



1 6 



0 



IO , 



1 6 



0 



10 „ 



1 6 



0 



8 „ 



1 3 



Gripes, Colmars, 































1 6 



per lb. 





3 . 





.'9 



1 0 ,, 



1 6 



1 



O ,, 



1 6 



1 



0 ,, 



1 6 



0 



10 ,, 



Grapes, Muscats, 































per lb. 



0 



10 „ 





6 



09.. 



3 0 



0 



9 u 



3 0 





0 ,1 



4 0 



c 



8 „ 



4 0 



Grapes, New Ham- 

































burg, per lb. 



0 



6 „ 





6 



0 8 „ 



2 0 



0 



8 ,, 



2 0 







2 0 



0 



6 „ 



2 0 



Peaches, per doz. - 



2 



6 „ 



18 



0 



2 0 ,, 



18 0 





0 , 



18 0 





O II 



12 0 





6 „ 



9 0 



