Prices oe Vegetables and Fruit. 



283 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit at 

 Coven t Garden Market in each week of August, 1902. 



{Compiled from the " Gardeners' Chronicle?) 



Description. 











Week ending 





































































August 



2nd. 



August 9th. 



August 16th. 



August 23rd. 



August 30th. 



Vegetables — 



i. d. 



s. - d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 



s. 



d. 



s- d. 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 



Artichokes, Globe, 





























per clo/stn - 



1 6 to 



2 0 



1 6 to 



2 0 





6 to 



2 0 



I 



0 to 



2 0 



r 



6 to 



2 6 



Beans, Broad, per 





























bushel 



1 6 



— 





1 6 



1 



3 >> 



1 6 



J 



3 >> 



r 6 



1 



3 !»' 



1 6 



Beans, Scarlets, per 

























bushel 



— 



— 



6 0 







4 



0 ., 



j 0 



r 



6 „ 



2 0 



0 



9 !> 



1 6 



Beetroots, per doz.- 



26,, 



4 0 



2 6 







2 



6 







6 







0 ,, 



2 6 



Cabbage. per tally- 



3 0 „ 



5 0 



3 0 ,, 



5 0 



3 



0 ,, 



5 0 



2 



0 ,, 



4 0 



2 



0 ,, 



3 0 



Carrots, per dozen 

























bunches 



0 9 , 



1 0 



0 9>> 



1 0 



0 



9 >> 



1 0 



0 



9 » 



1 0 



0 



9 »> 



1 0 



Carrots, washeu, 

























per bag 



— 



— ■ 



6 0 







6 



0 







3 



0 >. 



3 6 



3 



0 







Cauliflowers, per 



























dozen - 



20,, 



4 0 



20., 



4 0 





0 „ 



3 0 



1 



6 ,, 



2 0 



2 



0 ,, 



4 0 



Celery, per bundle 



1 0 ,. 



1 3 



I 6 ,, 



1 3 



0 



9 >> 



1 0 



0 



9 » 



1 0 



0 



9 » 



1 3 



Cress, per dozen 



























punnets 



1 3 



— ' 



1 ; 



. 



1 



3 















j 



3 





Cucumbers, per doz. 



2 u „ 



4 0 



1 6 



2 6 



1 



6 ., 



2 6 





6 „ 



2 6 



1 



0 „ 



2 0 



Endive, new Freneh 





























per dozen - 



i 6 ,, 



2 0 



1 6 







1 



6 ,, 



2 0 



j 



0 



_ 



1 



0 



_ 



Leeks, per dozen 





























bunches 



1 6 ., 



2 0 



1 6 







I 



0 ,, 



1 6 



j 



0 ,, 



1 6 



1 



0 





Lettuces, Cabbage, 





























per dozen - 



04., 



0 6 



04,, 



0 6 



O 



a 



0 6 



O 



3 <- 



0 6 



0 



3 it 



0 6 



Lettuces, Cos, per 





























score - 



0 6 , 



1 6 



06,. 



1 3 



0 



6 



1 0 



O 



6 „ 



1 0 



0 



6 „ 



1 0 



Marrows, Vege- 





























table, per dozen - 



1 0 ., 



1 6 



r 0 







I 



0 



-v- 



O 



4 



1 0 



0 



4 .1 



1 0 



Mint, doz. bunches 





— 







j 



0 ,, 



1 6 



I 



0 ,, 



1 6 



1 



0 „ 



1 6 



Mushrooms, House, 





























per lb- 



0 8,, 



0 9 



0 9,, 



1 0 



0 



9 >. 



0 10 



O 



6 „ 



0 9 



0 



6 „ 



0 8 



Onions, new green, 





























doz. bunches 



26,, 



3 0 





2 6 



2 



0 ,, 



2 6 



I 



6 „ 



2 0 



1 



6 „ 



2 0 



Onions, picklers. 





























per sieve 



3 6 





3 " 







2 



6 ., 



3 0 



2 



0 



2 6 



2 



0 ,, 



2 6 



Parsley, per dozen 





























bunches 



1 6 „ 



2 0 



1 6 „ 



2 0 



I 



0 ,, 



1 6 



I 



0 »i 



1 6 



1 



0 » 



1 6 



Peas, English, per 





























bushel- 



2 0 ,. 



3 0 



2 0 „ 



3 0 



I 



6 „ 



3 0 



I 



6 „ 



3 0 



1 



0 ,, 



3 0 



Peas, per bag- 



40,, 



6 0 



4 0 >> 



5 6 



4 



0 „ 



5 6 



5 



0 ,, 



6 0 



4 



6 ,, 



5 6 



Potatoes, per ton - 



80 0 „ 



no 0 



80 0 „ 



1 10 0 



70 



0 ,, 



110 0 



5° 



0 „ 



80 0 



50 



0 ,1 



80 0 



,, new, per cwt. 



40,. 



5 6 



40,, 



5 6 





















Radishes, per dozen 





























bunches - • 



09.. 



1 0 



0 9 „ 



1 0 



0 



9 .. 



1 0 



0 



9 »» 



1 0 



0 



9 



1 0 



Salad, small, per 



























doz. punnets 



1 3 





1 3 





I 



3 





1 



3 





1 



3 





Shallots, per doz. - 







0 2 





0 



2 





0 



2 





0 



2 





Spinach, English, 





























per bushel - 



3 0 >> 



4 0 



3 9 11 



4 0 



2 



0 ,, 



2 0 



2 



0 ,, 



2 b 



" 



0 





Tomatoes, English, 



























4 0 



per doz. lbs. 



4 6 ,. 



6 0 



3 0 »• 



4 0 



3 



O 



4 0 



3 



6 ,> 



4 0 



3 





Tomatoes, Channel 





























Islands, per lb. - 



0 4 „ 



0 5 



0 3 



0 35 



0 



3 » 



0 3* 



0 



3 



0 34 



0 



3 •! 



0 3? 



Tin nips, new, per 





























doz. 



2 6 



5 0 



26,, 



5 0 



2 



0 ,, 



3 0 



2 



0 ,, 



2 6 





0 " 



2 6 



Watercress, per 





























dozen bunches - 



03,, 



0 6 



0 3 <, 



0 6 



0 



3 >:i 



0 6 " 



0 



3 " 



0 6 



0 



3 u 



0 6 



Fruit— 





























Apples, English, 





























per sieve 



2 o- ,, 



3 0 



2 0 „ 



3 0 



3 



O ,, 



3 6 



2 



0 ,, 



3 O 





9 



3 0 



,, Quarrendons 







7 0 







O ,, 



6 0 





0 ,, 



6 0 



4 



.0 ,, 



6 0 



Sufhelds 







3 0 





3 



0 







6 „ 



3 0 





0 n 



2 6 



Cherries per sieve - 



6 0 ,, 



8 6 



6 0 „ 



12 0 





















Currants, Black, 





























per sieve - 



8 0 „ 



9 0 



8 0 „ 



9 0 



3 





8 6 















Currants, Red, per 





























sieve - - - 



40,, 



5 0 



40,, 



5 0 



4 



0 11 



5 0 















Gooseberries, per 





























sieve or ^-bushel 



3 0 - 



3 6 



3 0 ,, 



4 0 



3 



0 ,, 



4 0 















Grapes, Alicante, 













1 6 















per lb. 



0 10 ,, 



1 6 



0 10 ,, 



1 6 



0 



10 , 



0 



10 „ 



1 6 



0 



8 „ 



1 3 



Gripes, Colmars, 





















1 6 









perlb. 



* 3 - 



» 9 



1 0 ,, 



1 6 



1 



0 .1 



1 6 



1 



0 ,, 



0 



10 „ 





Grapes, Muscats, 





























per lb. 



0 10 „ 



2 6 



09.. 



3 0 



0 



9 » 



3 0 





0 ,1 



4 0 



c 



8 „ 



4 0 



Grapes, New Ham- 





























burg, per lb. 



0 6 „ 



2 6 



0 8 „ 



2 0 



0 



8 



2 0 





0 , 



2 0 



0 



6 „ 



2 0 



Peaches, per doz. - 



2 6 „ 



18 0 



2 0 ,, 



18 0 





0 , 



18 0 





0 , 



12 0 



t 



6 ,. 



0 0 



