Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



57i 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit at 

 Covent Garden Market in each week of February, 1904. 



{Compiled from the " Gardeners Chronicle?) 



- . . 

 Description . 



' 



Week ending 



February 3rd. 



February 10th. 



February 



17th. 



February 24th. 



Vegetables — 





u. 



s. 



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u. 



s. 



11 . 



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s. 



a. 



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s. 



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A.rtichokes,Globe, doz. 



3 



A 

 0 



.0 — 





5 



0 



to — 





2 



A f ^ 



0 to 



4 



O 



2 



6 



to 3 



O 



Jerusalem, sieve 



I 



0 



11 I 



3 



1 



0 







I 



O ■>■> 



1 



3 



I 



0 



„ 1 



3 



Asparagus, Er>g.,bndl. 



A 

 0 



0 







A 

 0 



0 



» 7 



0 



A 

 D 



O ,, 



7 



0 



6 



0 







Beans, Dwarf, per lb. 



- 



A 

 0 







3 



0 







2 



A 



O „ 



3 



0 



2 



c 



0 







Beetroots, bushel 



2 



A 

 0 



" 3 



A 

 0 



2 



A 

 O 



» 3 



A 

 O 



2 



A 

 O 



3 



0 



2 



/- 

 D 



» 3 



0 



Brussels Sprouts, sieve 



I 



3 



" 2 



9 



1 



3 



,, 1 



9 



I 



O „ 



1 



0 



1 



O 



M I 



6 



Cabbage, per tally 



- 



0 



" 3 



0 



4 



O 



» 5 



0 



4 



O ,, 



5 



0 











Carrots, dozen bunches 



2 



0 



» 2 



() 



2 



O 





A 

 O 



2 



O 



2 



/: 

 O 



2 



O 



" 2 



0 



bag 







» 4 



0 







/i 



j? 4 





- 



O 



4 



O 



2 



O 



» 4 



0 



Cauliflowers, per doz. 



I 



a 

 0 





A 

 1 ) 



1 



A 

 U 





A 

 u 



1 



A 



3 



O 



1 



A 

 0 



" 2 



A 



Celery, per doz. bndls. 



10 



0 





O 



10 



O 





O 



12 



O ,, 



20 



O 



12 



O 



„ 20 



O 



Cress, per doz, punnets 



0 



0 



■ 1 I 



O 



0 



t> 

 0 



,, I 



O 



0 



0 



0 ,, 



1 



O 



0 



0 



8 



i> 1 



O 



Cucumbers, per doz. - 



7 



0 



,, IO 



O 



A 

 U 



° 



8 



O 



A 

 O 



O 



0 



O 



3 



A 

 O 



» 4 



A 

 O 



Endive, per dozen 



1 



A 







2 



O 







2 



O 







1 



9 







Garlic, per lb. - 



0 



3 







O 



3 







O 



3 







0 



3 







Horseradish, foreign. 

































per bunch 



1 



0 



,. I 



A 

 U 



I 







A 

 u 



I 



0 „ 



I 



A 

 O 



1 



0 



,, 1 



A 

 O 



Leeks, per doz. bnchs. 



1 



0 



,, I 



A 

 O 



I 



0 







I 



0 







1 



0 







Lettuces, cabbage, doz. 



1 



0 



,. I 



3 



I 



0 



,, 1 



3 



I 



0 



I 



2 



1 



0 







Mint, per doz bundles 



A 

 U 



0 



,. IO 





4 



0 



1 2 



0 



4 



0 



8 



O 



4 



0 



A 



>> O 



O 



Mushrooms, House, lb. 



I 



0 



1) I 



A 

 O 



0 



9 



,, 1 



0 



1 



0 







0 



Q 

 O 



, , 1 



O 



Onions, per bag 



3 



0 



6 





3 





7 



6 



3 



6 „ 



7 





3 



3 



>» 7 



O 



,, per case 



A 

 O 



0 



6 



5 



A 

 u 



Q 



6 



6 



A 

 0 



0 „ 



6 



A 

 u 



A 

 0 



A 



»> 7 



O 



,, English, cwt. 



7 



A 

 O 







7 



A 

 U 







7 



0 „ 



7 



A 

 O 



7 



O 



» 7 



A 

 O 



,, picklers, sieve 



3 



O 



r 



" 5 



0 



3 



° 



r 



" 3 



0 



3 



0 „ 



5 



O 



3 



O 



» 5 



O 



Parsley, doz. bunches - 



3 



O 







3 



O 



A 



0 



3 



0 „ 



4 



O 



3 



O 



>» 4 



O 



,, per sieve 



1 



A 

 O 







2 



A 







1 



6 „ 



2 



A 

 U 



1 



A 

 O 



» 2 



O 



Parsnips, per bag 



2 



O 



" 2 



A 

 O 





O 



" 2 



0 



2 



0 „ 



2 



A 

 O 





O 



" 2 



A 

 O 



Potatoes, per ton 



oc 



O 



>.i3° 



O 



00 



O 



»i3° 



0 



OO 



0 ,,130 



O 



00 



O 



»J 3° 



O 



,, new Tene- 



































riffe, per cwt. - 



[ 4 



O 





O 



1 0 



O 



,, 10 





: 4 



0 „ 



16 



O 



! 4 



O 







framed per lb. - 



0 



7 





7I 



11 



O 



7 



" 0 



8 



0 



7 >. 



0 





0 



5 



" 0 



8 



Radishes, doz. bunches 



0 



9 



., I 



O 



I 



0 



,, I 



3 



1 



0 „ 



1 



3 



0 



10 



,, 1 



O 



Rhubarb, York, doz. - 



0 



9 



,, i 



O 



I 



0 



,, I 





0 



10^ „ 



1 



2 



0 



IOj 



,, 1 



1 



Salad, small, punnets, 













0 



0 























per doz. 



0 



Q 

 O 



• 1 I 



O 



O 



M I 



0 



0 



8 „ 



1 



0 



0 



O 

 O 



,, 1 





Savoys, tally 



3 



O 



,1 4 



O 



3 



0 



»» 4 



0 



3 



6 „ 



6 



0 



3 



A 

 O 



» 5 



O 



Seakale, punnets, doz. 



10 



O 



M 14 



O 



12 



0 



,1 15 



0 



12 





15 



0 



r 5 



O 



,, lo 



O 



Shallots, per lb. 



0 





,, O 



2 



0 



2 



» 0 



3 



0 



2 



0 



3 



0 



2 



,, 0 



3 



Spinach, per bushel - 



3 



O 



>. 4 



O 



2 



A 

 0 



»v 3 



0 



3 



6 ;! 



4 



0 



3 



O 



» 4 



0 



Tomatoes, Canar) 



































deeps 



3 



A 

 O 



»» 4 



A 

 O 



3 



O 



» 4 



A 

 u 



3 



0 „ 



4 



0 



3 



O 



» 4 



Q 



Turnips, doz. bunches 



1 



6 



»» 2 



O 



1 



6 



)> 2 



O 



1 



6 „ 



2 



0 



1 



6 



r 2 



0 



hag - 



1 



6 



2 



6 



1 



6 



2 



6 



*y 



0 ,, 



-7 



6 



2 



0 







Watercress, doz. bnchs 



0 



6 



„ 0 



8 



0 



6 



> ? 0 



8 



O 



6 „ 



O 



8 



0 



6 



»« O 



8 



Fruit — 



































Apples, home-grown, 



































cookers, bushe 



3 



0 



» 5 



0 





0 



» 5 



0 



3 



0 „ 



5 



0 





0 



n 5 



0 



,, American, case 



7 



6 



.. 14 



0 





6 



». 13 



0 



8 



6 „ 



14 



0 





0 



„ 12 



0 



Cobnuts, per lb. 



0 



6 



„ 0 



7 



0 



7 







0 



7 







0 



7 







Grapes, Gros Colmai 



































A per lb 



1 



9 



2 



6 



2 



0 





6 



-> 



6 „ 



3 



0 



2 



0 



" 3 



0 



B 



1 



0 



„ 1 



6 



1 



3 



» 1 



9 





3 - 



1 



9 



1 



3 



„ I 



9 



,, Alicante, lb. 





0 





0 



1 



4 



' 2 



6 



1 



3 " 



-> 



6 



1 



3 



2 



6 



Muscats, A, lb 



6 



0 



„ 8 



0 















8 













,, Almeria, per dz 



4 



0 



„ 8 



0 



4 



0 



,, 8 



0 



4 



0 „ 



0 



4 



0 



» 8 



0 



. Pears, per case - 



14 



6 







15 



0 









0 







12 



6 







., stewing - 



9 



0 



11 



0 



9 



0 



1 1 



0 



0 



0 ., 



1 1 



0 



9 



0 



1 1 



0 



