138 



Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit at 

 Covent Garden Market in each week of May, 1902. 



[Compiled from the " Gardeners' Chronicle!'} 



Week endim 



Description. 



Vegetables- 



May ^rd. 



May 10th. | May 17th. j May 24th. 



d.\s. d. 



May 31 -t. 



Artichokes, Globe, per doz. 



1 



6 to 



2 



0 



3 



0 







3 



0 to 



4 



Ol 



3 



0 to 



4 



0 



2 



6 to 



3 



j 



Asparagus, English, per 











































bundle - - - 



1 



3 >> 



5 



0 



1 



3 to 



5 



oj 



1 



3 " 



5 



0 



1 



3 » 



5 



01 



1 



° M 





:j 



Bsans Channel Islands, 































































Q 









CO 















Beetroots, per bushel - ; 



3 



0 ,, 





6 





0 



_ 





3 



0 ,, 



3 



6 



3 



0 „ 



3 



6 



3 



O ,, 





6 



Cabbage, per tally - 



4 



0 „ 





0 



4 



0 » 



6 



0 



4 



0 „ 



6 



0 



4 



0 „ 



6 



0 



2 



O „ 



4 



3 



Carrots, per dozen bunches 





6 ,, 



3 



6 





6 „ 



3 



6 



3 



6 „ 



\ 



6 



3 



5 





6 i 



4 



6 







,, washed, per bag - 



4 





4 



6 



5 









7 





7 



6 



7 



5 >? 



8 



0 











Cauliflowers, per dozen - 1 



2 - 



0 „ 



2 



6] 







— 

























— 





Cress, per dozen punnets j 





3 



— 





x 



3 



— 







3 







1 

















Cucumbers, per doz. - - 



2 



0 





3 | 









61 







2 



6 







3 



0 



2 





3 



0 



Garlic, per lb. - - - j 



0 



3 









3 









3 















0 



3 







Leeks, per doz. bunches - 



2 



O 



— 





2 



0 ,, 



2 



6 



2 



6 



— 





2 



0 „ 



2 





2 



0 „ 



2 



6 



Lettuces, Cabbage, per 











































doz. 



0 



6 „ 



i_ 



0 



0 







0 



° 





1 



0 



0 



6 „ 



x 





0 



6 „ 





0 



Lettuces Cos., per doz. 



2 



6 „ 





6 



2 



6 





6 





6 " 



3 



0 



2 



6 „ 



3 



6 



2 



6 „ 



3 



6 



Mint, new, per bunch 



0 









Q 



3 '5 





4 











Q 



3 







0 



2 



0 





Mushrooms, House, per lb. 



0 



10 









O- 



9 









c 



8 ., 



0 



10 



0 



9 









0 



8 " 



0 



9 



Onions, picklers, per sieve 



, 4 



0 







4 



0 



— 





4 





5 



° 



4 



0 ,, 



5 



0 



4 



0 „ 



5 



1 J 



Parsley, per dozen bunches 



4 



0 ,, 



6 



0 





0 ,, 



4 



0 



3 



0 „ 



4 



0 



4 



0 „ 



5 



0 



4 



0 ,, 



5 



j 



Peas, in 1 lb. bags - 



0 









0 



5 































,, ,, flats - 



6 



0 







6 



0 







,4 



0 ;> 



5 



0 



3 



6 „ 



4 



0 



4 



0 „ 



5 



1 



Potatoes, per ton 



40 



0 „ 



85 



0 



40 



0 „ 



85 



0 



40 



O >i 



85 



0 



60 



0 „ 



90 



0 60 



0 ,, 



go 



- 1 



new, per cwt. - 



11 



0 







10 



0 ,, 



12 



0 



9 



O „ 



12 



0 



9 



0 „ 



12 



0 



8 



0 „ 



■9 



1 1 



Radishes, per doz. bunches 



0 



3 >> 



0 



6 



0 



3 



1 



0 



0 



3 » 



r 



0 



0 



3 »> 



1 



0 



0 



3 » 



1 



. 



Rhubarb, Out-of-doors, 







































per doz. bundles - 



1 



0 ,, 



2 



6 



1 



0 ., 



2 



6 



T 



O ,, 



2 



6 





6 „ 



2 



6 



1 



6 „ 



2 



0 



Salad, small, per doz. 











































punnets - 





3 







_ 1 









1 



3 









3 







1 



3 







Shallots, per lb. 



0 



2 



— 





0 



2 



— 





0 



2 









2 







0 



2 







Spinach, English, per 



























! 

















bushel - 



2 



0 » 





6 









6 







2 



6 



2 



0 „ 



2' 



6 



1 



0 ., 





6 



Tomatoes, English, per lb. 



0 



10 



1 



2 



Q 



10 







Q 



8 » 



Q 



10 



0 



8 







0 



6 „ 



0 





'1 urnips,per ( J ozen bunches 



2 



0 







2 



6 







2 



6 























,, new French, per 











































bunch - 



0 



8 ,. 



0 



10 



0 



10 „ 



1 



0 



0 



8 „ 



O 



10 



' 0 



8 „ 



0 



10 











Turnips new French, per 













































































2 



0 „ 



4 



□ 



Watercress, per dozen 











































bunches - - 



0 



4 »» 



0 



6 



0 



4 



0 



6 



0 



4 i) 



O 



6 



0 



4 » 



0 



6 



0 



4 » 



0 



6 



Fruit — 











I 

































Cherries, per box 



1 



3 









0 







1 



0 ., 



2 



e 



, 1 



6 „ 



2 



0 



1 



0 » 





6 



! Grapes, Muscats, per lb. - 



8 



0 )j 



12 



0 



4 



0 i) 



8 



0 



2 



0 , 



6 



c 



2 



0 » 



5 



0 



2 



0 ,, 



5 



0 



,, New Hamburg. 











































per lb. - 



2 



6 „ 



6 



c 



1 2 



0 » 



5 



c 



2 



0 > 



4 



0 I 



6 ,. 



4 



0 



1 



6 „ 



4 



0 



Peaches, per dozen - 



x8 



0 „ 



24 



c 



6 



0 , 



36 



c 



6 



0 , 



24 



0. 3 



0 :> 



18 



0 



2 



0 „ 



15 



r > 



Pines, each 



I 3 



0 , 



4 



c 



■ 2 



0 , 



4 



c 



1 3 



0 , 



4 



0 3 



O ., 



4 



0 



3 





4 



0 



Strawberries, Class A, 











































re • lb. - 



3 



c , 



4 



c 



3 



0 , 



4 



c 



3 



0 j 



4 



c 



1 3 



0 i) 



4 



0 



2 



6 „ 



3 



D 



Class B, 











































per lb. - 



1 



0 > 





c 



1 1 



0 > 



2 



c 



• 1 



6 , 



2 



0 1 



O ,, 





6 



1 1 



0 » 





6 



