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Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit at 

 Covent Garden in each week of August, 1903. 



{Cojnpiled from the " Gardeners Chronicle!'} 



Description. 



Week ending 



August 6th. 



August 13th. 



August 20th„ 



August 27th. 



Vegetables — 



St 



d. 





s. 



d. 



s. 



a?. 



s. 





s. 



d. 





d. 



s. 



d. 





J. 



d. 



Artichokes, Globe, per 









































1 



0 



to 



I 



6 



O 



6 



to I 



0 



2 



0 



to 3 



0 



I 



6 









"Rpnn^ Rrnnrl ViiiqHpI 



1 



6 





2 



0 



I 



0 



» I 



6 



O 



9 



ri I 



0 



0 



9 



to 



I 



0 



Scarlets, sieve * 



4 



0 



„ 



5 



0 



I 



6 



,» 2 



0 



*4 



6 



" 7 



0 



*4 



0 



»» 



5 



0 



Beetroots, per dozen - 



2 



0 



in 



3 



0 



2 



0 



» 3 



0 



2 



0 



» 3 



0 



*2 



0 



„ 



2 



6 



Cabbage, per tally 



3 



0 



„ 



5 



0 



3 



0 



« 5 



0 



3 



0 



» 5 



0 



3 



0 





5 



0 



Carrots, new, per cloz. 







































bunches 



1 



0 



„ 



1 



3 



0 



9 



» 1 



0 



0 



9 



» 1 



3 



0 



9 



» 



1 



3 



Cauliflowers, per doz. 

 Celery, per doz. bndls. 



2 



6 



„ 



3 



0 



2 



0 



M 3 



0 



3 



0 



» 4 



0 



2 



0 





2 



6 



9 



0 





10 



0 



9 



0 



„ 10 



0 



8 



0 



„ 10 



0 



10 



0 



»> 



15 



0 



Cress, per doz. punnets 



1 



3 









1 



3 







1 



3 







1 



3 









Cucumbers, per doz. - 



1 



6 



,, 



3 



0 



1 



6 



»; 2 



6 



1 



6 



M 2 



3 





0 





2 



0 



Endive, per dozen 



1 



6 









1 



6 







1 



6 







1 



6 









Leeks, per doz. bnchs. 



1 



6 



,, 



2 



0 



1 



6 



„ 2 



0 



1 



6 



,, 2 



0 





0 





1 



6 



Lettuces cabbage, doz. 



0 



9 



>< 



1 



0 



0 



6 



„ O 



9 



0 



6 



O 



9 



0 



6 



1» 



0 



9 



., cos, per score 



0 



6 





1 



6 



0 



6 



„ I 



6 



0 



6 



» I 



6 



1 



0 









Marrows, Vegetable, 





























t2 











per dozen 



1 



0 



„ 



1 



6 



0 



9 



„ I 



0 



ti 



6 



>> 



6 



6 





4 



0 



Mint, per doz. bunches 



2 



0 





2 



6 



2 



0 



,, 2 



6 



I 



0 



„ 2 



0 



I 



0 







6 



Mushrooms, House, lb. 



0 



8 



„ 



1 



0 



0 



8 



, , O 



9 



0 



10 



,» I 



0 



O 



10 





1 



0 



Onions, green, dozen 







































bunches 



1 



6 



»» 



2 



6 



1 



6 



M 2 



6 



2 



0 



, , 2 



6 



I 



6 





2 



0 



Onions, per case 

 Parsley, doz. bunches - 



5 



0 









4 



0 



» 5 



0 



4 



0 



» 5 



0 



4 



0 





5 



0 



2 



0 



»» 



3 



0 



1 



6 



„ 2 



0 



1 



0 



1 



6 





0 





1 



6 



Peas, per bushel 



2 



6 



n 



3 



6 



3 



6 



M 4 



0 



3 



0 



» 4 



6 



3 



0 



J» 



4 



0 



per bag - 



4 



0 



„ 



7 



0 



3 



0 



„ 6 



0 



4 



0 



» 7 



0 



4 



0 



»» 



6 



0 



Potatoes, per ton 



60 



0 





20 



0 



70 



0 



„IOO 



0 



60 



0 



„IOO 



0 



60 0 



„IOO 



0 



Radishes, doz. bunches 



0 



9 



„ 



1 



0 



0 



6 



0 



9 



0 



6 



O 



9 



0 



6 





0 



9 



Salad, small, per doz. 







































punnets 



1 



3 









1 



3 







1 



3 







1 



3 









Spinach, per sieve 



2 



0 



,, 



2 



6 



1 



3 



» 1 



6 



1 



3 



„ I 



6 



1 



0 



>» 



1 



3 



Tomatoes, English, 







































per doz. lbs. - 



3 



6 



>» 



4 



6 



2 



0 



» 3 



0 



2 



0 



» 3 



0 



3 



6 





4 



6 



Tomatoes, Channel 

 Islands, per lb. 







































0 



3 



„ 



0 



4 



0 



2 



»> 0 



2i 



0 



2 



„ 0 



2| 



0 



3i 





0 



4 



Turnips, new. per doz. 







































bunches 



2 



0 



>» 



3 



0 



2 



0 



» 3 



0 



2 



0 



» 3 



O 



2 



0 





3 



0 



Watercress, doz. bnchs. 



0 



4 



„ 



0 



6 



0 



4 



» 0 



6 



0 



4 



„ 0 



6 



0 



4 





0 



6 



Fruit — 







































Apples, English, per 







































half bushel 



3 



6 



»» 



7 



6 



3 



0 



„ 8 



0 



2 



6 



» 4 



0 



2 



6 





3 



6 



Cherries, per sieve 



O 



0 





10 



0 





























Currants, Red, sieve - 



5 



0 





5 



6 



5 



0 



» 6 



0 





















Black, sieve - 



12 



0 









12 



0 

























Gooseberries, per sieve 







































or half bushel 



4 



0 









4 



0 

























Grapes, Alicante, lb. 



0 



10 



>> 



1 



6 



0 



10 



M I 



6 



0 



8 



» 1 



4 



0 



8 



>» 



1 



4 



,, GrosMaroc,lb. 



1 



0 





1 



6 





0 



„ I 



6 



1 



0 



»» 1 



6 



1 



0 







6 



,, Muscat, lb. 



1 



0 



» 



4 



0 



1 



0 



» 3 



6 



1 



0 



» 3 



0 



0 



8 





3 



0 



NewH'mburg, 







































per lb. 



0 



8 





2 



0 



0 



8 



„ 2 



0 



0 



8 



„ 2 



0 



0 



6 



ft 



1 



6 



Peaches, per doz. 



1 



0 





12 



0 



1 



0 



„ 12 



0 



1 



6 



„ 12 



0 



f 



6 





12 



0 



Plums, per sieve 



7 



0 





11 



0 



7 



0 



„ 11 



0 



6 



0 



„ 10 



0 



3 



0 



1 1 



10 



0 



Raspberries, per doz. 







































punnets 



6 



0 









6 



0 

























Raspberries, per cwt. 



42 



0 



































* Per. bushel. f Per tally. 



