570 



Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit at 

 Covent Garden Market in each week of February, 1903. 



{Compiled from the " Gardeners' Chronicle") 



Description. 



Week ending 



February 5th. 



■< February 12th. 



February 19th. 



February 26th. 



Vegetables — 



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Artichokes, Globe, per 

































dozen 



3 



O 







■3 

 J 



0 



to 







to 





2 



5 



to 





,, Jerusalem, sieve- 



1 



° 



>J I 



0 



J 



0 



1 6 



I 



0 





•3 

 3 





n 



j 



0 



Asparagus, Eng. ,bndl. 



5 



O 



A 



0 



r 



Q 



6 0 



r 



i> 



Q 



" 6 



5 





I 



>5 / 



0 



Beans, dwarf, per lb. - 



3 



O 







3 



O 





2 



O 



, , 2 



3 





O 







Beetroots, per bushel - 



j 





I 



3 



1 





T "2. 



1 



O 



T 



11 L 



-3 



1 



O 



J 



3 



Brussels Sprouts, sieve 



0 



Q 



y 



JJ I 



0 



0 



Q 



,, I O 



0 



6 



I 



Q 



0 



6 



J 



Q 



Cabbages, per tally - 



1 



6 



" 2 



0 



1 



6 



2 0 



1 



6 







1 



Q 



)> I 



A 

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Carrots, doz. bunches- 





6 



jj 2 



5 



1 



6 



" 2 6 



1 



6 



») 2 



0 



1 



6 



2 



Q 



,, washed. bags- 



2 





jj 2 



tj 



2 



0 



'„ 2 6 



1 





2 





j 



5 



> » 2 



Q 



Cauliflowers, per doz. 



1 





51 2 



0 



1 





,,2 0 



1 



0 



5) 2 



0 



1 



0 



2 





Celery, per doz. bndls. 



A 

 u 



° 



„ 12 



0 



6 





,, 12 O 



6 



0 



, , IO 



Q 



5 



Q 



,, IO 





Cress, per doz. punnets 



I 



3 







1 



•7 



5 





j 



3 







1 









Cucumbers, per doz. - 



Q 



0 



, , II 



0 



8 



O 



O 



Q 

 O 



0 



12 



O 



9 



O 



„ 14 



O 



Endive, per doz. 



2 



° 







2 



O 





2 



Q 









Q 







Garlic, per lb. - 



O 



3 







0 



3 





° 









0 



A 



u 







Horseradish, foreign, 

































per bunch 



J 





j 



8 



1 



■3 

 J 



„ i 8 



I • 



J 



■ I 



5 



j 



3 



I 



6 



Leeks, per doz. bnchs. 











1 



6 





j 









1 





I j 



5 



Lettuces cabbage, doz. 



J 



A 



j 



0 

 y 



0 



10 



,, 1 0 



O 



IO 



>» I 



Q 



Q 



IO 



j 



0 



Mint, per doz. bundles 



4 



0 



Q 



i) O 



0 



4 



0 



, , O (J 



3 



O 



, , O 



O 



3 



O 



A 



0 



Mushrooms, House,lb. 



0 



10 







0 







0 





O 



IO 



0 



5 





0 

 y 



Onions, per bag 



3 



0 



» 4 



0 



3 



0 



" 4 





O 



>> 3 



A 

 0 





A 

 O 



" 3 



A 



D 



Eng., percwt. 



5 



0 







5 



0 





4 



O 



„ 4 



6 



4 



O 



j ■ 4 



6 



picklers, sieve 



2 



6 



» 3 



0 



2 



6 



n 3 O 



2 



6 



» 3 



0 



2 



6 



>. 3 



0 



Parsley, doz. bunches - 



2 



0 



?? 2 



O 



2 



0 



,, 2 O 



1 



0 



" 2 



0 



1 



A 

 0 



,, 2 



0 



per sieve 



0 



9 



,, 1 



O 



0 



0 

 % 



I O 



0 



9 



)> 1 



Q 



0 



9 



ij 1 



0 



Parsnips, per bag 



1 



c. 

 0 



n 2 



0 



1 





,, 2 O 



1 



O 



" 2 



O 



1 



A 

 O 





0 



Potatoes, per ton 



75 



0 





0 



7 r 



Q 



., 90 O 



75 



O 



,, 1 10 





70 



O 



1 10 



Q 



, , new Tene- 





























riffe, per cwt. - 



1 1 



0 



,, 12 



0 



1 1 



O 



,, 1 2 O 



1 1 



O 



,» 14 



O 



i 0 



O 



jj r 4 



O 



Kidney, French, 





























per lb - 



0 



ji 







0 







Q 

















Rhubarb, York, doz. - 



0 



10 



, , 1 



0 



0 



IO 



,, I O 



O . 



IO 



" 1 



O 



0 



9 



" 





Salad, small, punnets. 

































per doz. 



1 



3 







I 



. 



3 





I 









T 

 I 



3 







Savoys, tally 



3 





" 4 



f. 



V 



3 



Q 



" 4 0 



2 



% 



" 4 





2 





)> 4 





Seakale, punnets, doz. 















12 O 







j 1 2 





I O 



0 



jj 12 



Q 



Turnips, per doz. 





u 



,, 2 



0 



I 





2 6 



I 



A 

 u 



,, 2 



A 

 u 



! 



5 



j 2 



6 



per bags 



1 



0 



»• 2 



O 



I 



0 



„ 2 O 



I 



O 



»> 2 



O 



I 



0 



„ 2 



0 



Watercress, doz.bnehs. 



0 



6 







O 



6 





O 



6 







O 



6 







Fruit — 

































Apples, Eng., per sieve 



2 



0 



» 3 



6 



2 



0 



„ 3 6 



2 



0 



» 3 



6 



2 



0 



.* 3 



6 



,, dessert, various 

































per bushel - 



4 



0 



,, 6 



0 



4 



0 



„ 6 0 



4 



0 



„ 6 



0 



4 



0 



„ 6 



0 



,, cookers, bushel 



4 



0 



„ 8 



0 



4 



0 



„ 8 0 



2 



6 



„ 8 



0 



3 



6 



„ 8 



0 



,, American, barrel 



16 



0 



, , 20 



0 



16 



0 



„ 18 0 



15 



0 



„ 18 



0 



18 



0 



„ 24 



0 



Cobnuts, per lb. 



0 



2\ 



„ 0 



3 



0 



3^ 



„ 0 4 



0 



3 







0 



3 







Grapes, Gros Colmar 































A, per lb. 



1 



9 



2 



0 



2 



0 



,,26 



2 



0 



v. 3 



0 



2 



0 



" 3 



6 



B, per lb. 



1 



4 



•> 1 



6 



1 





„ 1 9 



1 



6 



>> 2 



9 



1 



6 



2 



9 



,, Alicante, lb. 



0 



10 



, , 1 



6 



1 



I 



,,20 



1 





» 3 



0 



1 



6 



!! 3 



0 



Muscats, A, 

































per lb. 



4 



0 



6 



0 



4 



0 



„ 6 0 



















B, per lb. 



2 



0 



3 



0 



2 



0 



,.30 



















Pears, stewing, crate - 



8 



6 



14 



0 



8 



6 



„ 14 0 



12 



0 







- 









