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Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit at 

 Covent Garden Market in each week of November, 1903, 



{Compiled from the " Gardeners' Chronicle"} 



Description. 



Week ending 



November 5th. 



November 12th. 



November 19th. 



November 26th. 



Vegetables — 



s. 



d. 



s. 





s. 



a. 





s. 



«. 





s. 



a. 



s. 







s. 



^. 



Artichokes,Globe, doz. 



2 



0 



to 





2 



O 



to — 



2 



0 



to 



2 



O 



2 



O 



to 



3 



O 



,, Jerusalem, sieve 



I 



0 



>, 2 



0 



I 



£. 

 O 



11 2 O 



I 



zr 

 O 



" 



2 



O 



1 



O 



ii 



1 



6 



Asparagus, sprue, bdle. 



0 



10 







1 



O 





I 



O 





I 



I 



0 



IO 









Beans, Dwarf, per lb. 



0 



4 



„ 0 



6 



O 



0 





0 



0 



8 



11 



0 



IO 



O 



8 



11 



0 



10 



,, Madeira, basket 



2 



0 







2 



0 





I 



A 

 O 



" 



2 



O 



I 



0 



" 



1 



0 



Beetroots, bushel 



I 



A 

 0 



11 2 



0 





A 

 u 



is 2 O 



I 



O 



ii 



2 



O 



I 



O 





2 



0 



Brussels Sprouts, sieve 



I 



0 



i» I 



O 



I 



O 



,,10 



I 



3 



" 



I 



I 



I 



3 



» 



1 



9 



Cabbage, per tally - 



2 



0 



»* 4 



O 



2 



O 



„40 



2 



0 





3 



O 



2 



0 





3 



O 



Carrots, dozenbunches 



I 



3 



11 2 



O 



I 



3 



11 2 O 



1 



3 





2 



O 



I 



3 



" 



2 



O 



bag 



2 



D 



>» 4 



O 



2 



a 



D 





2 



O 



" 



3 



O 



2 



0 



» 



3 



c 



O 



Cauliflowers, per doz. 



O 



9 



1* 1 



O 



0 



9 



" ? 6 

 ,, 1 0 





O 



ii 





O 



1 



0 





1 



0 



Celery, per doz. bndls. 



Q 

 O 



0 



» J 5 



O 



0 

 0 



0 



ii 12 0 



Q 

 O 



O 





1 2 



O 



Q 

 O 



0 





12 



0 



Cress, per doz. punnets 



I 



0 







0 



I 



11 1 0 



O 



9 





1 



O 



O 



9 





1 



0 



Cucumbers, per doz. - 



2 



O 



» 4 



6 



2 



0 



,,40 



2 



A 

 O 



ii 



4 



z: 

 O 



5 



0 



» 



0 

 0 



0 



Endive, per dozen 



I 



O 







1 



0 





I 



O 









1 



0 









Garlic, per lb. - 



O 



2 



n 0 



3 



0 



2 



11 0 3 



O 



2 • 



11 



0 



3 



0 



2 



» 



0 



3 



Leeks, per doz. bnchs. 



I 



O 



n 1 



0 



I 



0 





I 



O 





1 



0 



1 



0 





1 



0 



Lettuces, cabbage, doz. 



O 



4 



» 0 



0 



I 



0 





I 



O 









1 



0 









Mushrooms, House, lb. 



O 



9 



11 O 



10 



O 



10 



II I O 



O 



IO 









0 



10 





1 



0 



Onions, per bag 



3 



0 



« 4 



6 



3 



0 



A A 



,,40 



4 



O 





5 



0 



4 



0 





4 



/- 

 0 



,, picklers, sieve 



3 



0 



» 4 



0 



2 



A 

 0 



„ 4 0 



2 



O 



ii 



4 



0 



2 



O 



" 



5 



0 



per case 



5 



0 



» 5 



6 



5 



0 



,,50 



5 



O 



11 



5 



6 



5 



O 



51 



5 



s 



0 



,, English, cwt. 











5 



0 





5 



O 





5 



6 



4 



6 



" 



5 



0 



Parsley, doz. bunches - 



1 



0 



» 1 



6 



1 



0 



II I O 



1 



O 





1 



6 



1 



0 



II 



1 



s 



0 



,, per sieve 



0 



I 



n 1 



0 



0 



A 



0 



11 I O 



0 



O 





1 



0 



0 



z: 

 O 



" 



1 



0 



. Parsnips, per bag 



2 



6 



" 3 



0 





0 



,, 2 O 



2 



O 





2 



6 



2 



O 



II 



2 



s 



0 



Potatoes, per ton 



OO 



0 



,,130 



0 



oO 



0 



1,13° 0 



75 



O 



i,i3° 



0 



OO 



O 



II 



[30 



0 



Radishes, doz. bunches 



O 



9 



>i 1 



0 



O 



9 





0 



9 









O 



Q 

 O 









Salad, small, doz. pnts. 



I 



0 







O 



9 



11 I O 



0 



9 





1 



0 



O 



9 



» 



1 



0 



Shallots, per lb. 



O 





„ 0 



2 



O 



i£ 



11 O 2 



0 



i| 





0 



2 



O 







0 





Spinach, per bushel - 



I 



6 



. 2 



0 



I 



D 



11 2 O 



3 



0 









3 



0 









Tomatoes, English, 





































per doz. lb. - 



4 



6 



» 5 



6 



3 



/: 

 O 



,,46 



3 



0 



11 



5 



6 



3 



0 





4 



0 



Tomatoes, Channel 

































Islands, per lb. 



0 



3 







0 



3 





0 



3 







- 



0 



2 i 





0 



3 



Turnips, doz. bunches 



1 



0 



ii 1 



6 



1 



0 



x A 

 ii I O 



1 



0 



11 



1 



6 



1 



0 



» 



1 



6' 



,, bags - 



2 



0 





6 



2 



0 



11 2 O 



2 



0 





2 



6 



2 



0 



' 1 



2 



6 



Watercress, doz. bnchs. 



0 



4 



„ 0 



6 



0 



4 



11 0 6 



0 



4 





0 



6 



0 



4 





0 



6 



Fruit — 





































Apples, home-grown, 





































cookers, bushel 



3 



0 



,, 8 



0 



3 



0 



0 „ 



II 0 0 



3 



0 





10 



0 



3 



0 





0 

 8 



0 



„ per half bushel 



2 



0 



>i 4 



0 





0 



,,40 





0 





5 



0 





0 



II 



O 



0 



,, per barrel 





0 



„ 2 3 



0 



12 



0 



„ 23 0 



12 



0 



11 



18 



0 



10 



0 



II 



20 



0 



,, dessert, \ bush. 



3 



0 



» 5 



0 



3 



0 



,, 5 0 























Blackberries, per peck 



2 



6 



» 3 



0 



2 



6 





2 



6 



















Chestnuts, per bag - 



6 



0 



„ 14 



0 



5 



0 



„ 12 0 



6 



9 





14 



0 



6 



6 





18 



0 



Cobnuts, per lb. 



0 



n 



„ 0 



8 



0 



7* 



,,08 



0 



7\ 





0 



8 



0 



7i 









V^ldil UCi 1 1C£>) UCi LdoC 



12 



0 



,, 13 



0 





0 





IS 



0 









13 



0 





15 



0 



Grapes, Canon Hall 

































A per lb. 



3 



0 



» 4 



0 



3 



0 



„ 5 0 



3 



0 



1! 



5 



0 



3 



0 





4 



0 



>» >i B 



1 





,, 2 



0 



1 



6 



,,26 



1 



6 





2 



6 



1 



6 





2 



6 



,» Alicante, lb. - 



0 



3 6 



,» 1 



0 



0 



7 



» 1 3 



0 



7 





1 



3 ■ 



0 



8 





1 



0 



,, GrosMaroc,lb. 



1 



O 







1 



0 





1 



0 



















,, Muscats, A, lb. 



3 



O 



* ' 4 



0 



3 



0 



4 0 



3 



0 



II 



4 



0 



2 



6 





3 



6 





0 



8 



>i 1 



3 



0 



9 



„ 1 6 



o v 



9 





1 



6 





3 



11 



1 



9 



Melons, each 



1 



0 



», 2 



0 



2 



0 



,,30 



1 



0 





3 



0 



1 



0 



II 



3 



0 



Pears, per case - 



5 



6 



„ 16 



0 



I 



0 



„ 14 0 



8 



0 



Jl 



IS 



0 



5 



0 



11 



17 



6 



stewing - 



5 



0 



„ 6 



0 





0 





6 



0 









6 



0 









