Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



i39 



^eekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit at 

 • Covent Garden in each week of May, 1903. 



{Compiled from the " Gardeners Chronicler) 



Description. 



Week ending 



May 7th. 



May 14th. 



May 21st. 





May 



28th, 



/egetables — 



s. 



j 

 a. 



s. 



a. 



s. 



CI. 



s . 



a. 



s . 



(X. 





a. 



s. 



d. 





a. 



Artichokes, Globe, per 



































dozen - 



I 



O 



to 2 



O 



1 



A 

 u 



to 2 



0 





0 



to 2 



A 

 O 



1 



6 



to 4 



O 



Asparagus, Eng.,bndl. 



1 



O 



M 4 



O 



1 



A 

 U 



" 3 



0 



I 



A 

 O 



» 3 



O 



I 



9 



» 3 



O 



Beans, dwarf, per lb. - 



0 



9 



,, I 



0 





9 





10 



0 



9 







I 



0 



, , 1 



3 



„ Channel L per lb. 



0 



9 



,, 0 



10 





n 

 9 



Q 



10 



0 



9 







i 



0 



11 1 



3 



Beetroots, per bushel - 



1 



0 







1 



D 



,, I 



9 



^ I 



A 



0 



" \ 



9 



1 



9 



51 2 



0 



Cabbages, per tally - 



2 



0 



" 3 



O 



I 





») — 



A 

 u 



1 



0 





A 

 O 



1 



0 



11 1 



A 

 O 



Carrots, doz. bunches- 



1 



0 



»» 2 



O 



I 



u 



" • 



O 



1 



A 

 U 





O 



I 



6 



» ** 



O 



,, washed, bags- 



2 



6 



» 3 



O 



~* 



O 



" 3 



O 





A 

 O 



" 3 



A 



3 



0 



»» 4 



O 



Cauliflowers, per doz. 



1 



O 



n 1 



9 



I 



O 





9 



I 



A 

 O 





A 



1 



0 



11 



O 



Celery, per doz. bndls. 



O 



O 







A 

 0 



O 







A 

 O 



O 







6 



0 







Cress, per doz. punnets 



I 



3 







1 



3 







I 



3 







1 



3 







Cucumbers, per doz. - 



2 



0 



" 3 



c 

 0 



1 



U 





A 

 U 



I 



A 



M ^ 



3 





0 



M 3 



A 

 O 



Leeks, per doz. bnchs. 



O 



9 



>. I 



0 



Q 





0 



Q 



O 



5 



" 0 



9 



0 



6 



0 



O 

 V 



Lettuces cabbage,doz. 



O 



8 



» 1 



3 



O 



4 



" °, 





O 



A 

 O 



,, I 



0 



0 



6 







,, cos. per doz. 



3 



0 



4 



0 



-> 



3 



0 



n 4 



0 



4 



O 



" 5 



0 



3 



0 



/I 



i» 4 



Q 



Mint, per doz. bunches 



2 



0 



„ 3 



0 



2 



0 



" 



f. 



2- 



O 







2 



0 







Mushrooms. House,lb. 



1 



0 







0 



10 





0 



O 



O 





9 



0 



8 



>» O 



IO 



Onions, picklers, sieve 



3 



0 



»> 3 



6 



3 



0 



» 3 



A 

 O 



3 



O 



» 3 



A 

 O 



3 



0 



i> 3 



A 

 O 



Parsley, doz. bunches - 



1 



0 



, , 1 



6 



1 



0 



,, 1 



A 

 O 



1 



O 



, , 1 



A 

 0 



1 



0 



11 1 



A 

 O 



,, per sieve 

 Peas, frame, per lb. • 



0 



9 



„ 1 



0 



0 



A 

 U 



,, 1 



O 



0 



A 

 O 



, , 1 



O 



0 



6 



" 1 



O 



0 



9 







0 



9 



, , 1 



O 



0 



0 

 O 



>: I 



O 



1 



3 



»> 1 



/: 

 O 



per flat 



4 



0 



5 



l °o 



4 



0 



- 4 



6 



4 



O 



» 5 



O 



4 



0 



» 5 



O 



Potatoes, per ton 



120 



0 



,,150 



0 



1 10 



0 



,J5° 



0 



1 10 



O 



,,15° 



O 



no 0 



,,140 



O 



,, Teneriffe, 

































new, per cwt 



12 



0 



„ 16 



0 



12 



0 



» J 5 



0 



10 



O 



„ 15 



O 



10 



0 



„ 12 



O 



Radishes, doz. bunches 



0 



4 



, , 1 



0 



0 



3 



»r O 



9 



0 



3 



„ 1 



O 



0 



3 



„ 1 



O 



Rhubarb, outdoor 



2 



O 



<r 3 



0 



3 



0 



" 3 



A 

 0 



3 



0 



» 3 



O 



3 



6 



f_» 4 



A 

 O 



Salad, small punnets. 



































per doz. - 



I 



3 



- 





1 



3 







1 



3 







1 



3 







Spinach, per bushel - 



1 



0 



„ 2 



0 



0 



0 



„ I 



O 



0 



z: 

 O 



»> 1 



O 



0 



6 



,, i' 



O 



Tomatoes, English, 



































new, per I2lb. 



8 



0 



.. 10 



0 



O 



0 



Q 



O 



0 



O 



»> 7 



A 

 0 



6 



0 



» 7 



O 



,, Channel Islands 



































per lb. 



0 



9 







O 



s 



0 







0 



O 



>» 0 



6-j 



0 



Sh 



,. 0 



A 

 O 



Turnips, new, bunch ■ 

 Vegetable marrow.doz 



0 



4 



, , 0 



8 



O 



4 



„ O 



O 



0 



4 





c J 

 O 



0 



4 





A 

 0 



4 



0 



„ 8 



0 



O 



0 







9 



0 



12 



O 



6 



0 



.» 9 



O 



Waterc ress,doz. bnch s. 



0 



4 



, , 0 



6 



O 



4 





/C 



O 



0 



4 





O 



0 



4 



,, 0 



A 

 O 



RUIT — 



































Apples. Australian, in- 



































cluding Tasmanian, 



































per case 



8 



0 



13 



0 



8 



0 



„ 14 



O 



8 



0 



„ 14 



O 



8 



0 



11 12 



O 



Cherries, per box 



1 



3 



., 2 



0 





0 



„ I 



2 



1 



0 







1 



0 



» 1 



6 



Grapes, Muscat, A, lb. 



8 



0 



„ 10 



0 



6 



0 



„ 8 



O 



5 



0 



- 7 



O 



3 



0 



4 



0 



„ „ B,lb. 

 ,, Hambrg. A, lb. 



4 



0 



„ 6 



0 



4 



0 



- 5 



O 



2 



0 



M 3 



O 



1 



6 



2 



0 



3 



0 



4 



0 



3 



0 



>, 4 



O 



3 



0 



M 4 



O 



3 



0 



4 



0 



„. B,lb. 



2 



0 



2 



6 



1 



6 





O 



1 



6 



2 



O 



1 



6 



2 



0 



3 , Almeria,doz lb. 



6 



0 



„ 10 



0 



6 



0 



„ 10 



O 



6 



0 



„ 10 



O 











Gooseberries, per peck 



7 



0 







4 



0 



4 



6 



*4 



6 



8 



O 



*8 



0 



» 9 



0 



Strawberries, A, per lb. 



3 



0 



4 



0 



3 



0 



» 4 



0 



3 



0 



„ 4 



O 



3 



0 



„ 4 



0 



,, B, per lb. 



1 



0 



>, 2 



0 



1 



0 





0 



1 



0 



» 1 



6 



i 



3 



, , 1 



9 



* Per sieve. 



