426 



Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit at 

 Covent Garden Market in each week of November, 1902. 



{Compiled from the " Gardeners Chronicler) 



Description. 

















Week ending 

















































































November ist. 



November 8th. 



November 15th. 



November 22nd. 



November :9th. 



Vegetables— 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 





d. 



s. d. 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 





d. 



s. d. 



s. 



</. 



s. d. 



Artichokes, Globe, 



































per dozen 



2 



0 to 



3 



0 



2 



oto 



2 6. 



2 



6 to 



3 0 



2 



6 to 



3 0 



2 



6 to 



3 0 



,, Jerusalem, per 































6 





sieve - 



1 



6 



— 





I 



6 



— 



1 



6 



— 



1 



6 



— 



i 



— 



Asparagus, sprue - 



0 



10 „ 



1 



0 



I 



9 



— 



1 



0 



— 



0 



9 



— 



1 



0 



— 



,, bundle 















— 



5 



0 



— 



5 



0 



— 



6 



0 



— 



Beans, dwarf, per lb. 



0 



7 



0 



9 



o 



6 



— 



0 



6 



— 



0 



6 



— 



0 



8 „ 



0 10 



,, Madeira, per 



































basket 



0 



6 ,. 



1 



0 



2 



0 



— 



1 



6 



— 



z 



6 „ 



2 0 



2 



0. 



— 



Beetroots, bushel - 



2 



6 ,. 



3 



6 



I 



6 



— 



1 



3 



1 6 



1 



3 



1 6 



1 



3 



1 6 



Brussels Sprouts, 

































per sieve 



I 



0 ,, 



1 



3 



I 



o , 



1 3 



1 



3 



1 9 



0 



9 >. 



1 0 



0 



9 - 



1 0 



Cabbage, per tally- 



I 



6 



3 



0 



I 



6 ., 



2 0 



i 



6 „ 



2 0 



1 



6 „ 



2 6 



1 



6 „ 



2 6 



Carrots, bunches, dz. 



I 



fi ,> 



2 



0 



I 



6 ,. 



2 0 



1 



6 „ 



2 0 



1 



6 „ 



2 0 



1 



6 „ 



2 0 



,, bag (washed) - 



2 



6 ,. 





9 



2 



6 



— 



2 



6 



— 



2 



6 



— 



2 



6 



— 



Cauliflowers, per dz. 



O 



6 ,, 



1 



6 



0 



6 „ 



1 6 



0 



6 



1 6 



0 



6 „ 



1 6 



1 



0 1, 



2 0 



Celery, buudles, per 



































dozen- - - 



9 



0 » 



10 



0 



9 



o ,, 



10 0 



8 



0 ,, 



10 0 



8 



0 „ 



10 0 



8 



0 ,1 



10 0 



v^ress,pun nets.perdz. 



1 



3 



— 





i 



3 



■ — ■ 



1 



3 



— 



1 



3 



— 



1 



3 



— 



Cucumbers, per doz. 



3 



0 



4 



0 



3 



o ,, 



4 0 



3 



0 » 



4 6 



3 



0 



5 0 



3 



0 .. 



5 0 



Endive, per aozen - 



0 







i 



0 





0 





6 





1 



6 



— 



Garlic, per lb. 



0 



3 







0 



3 



— 



0 



3 



— 



0 



3 



— 



0 



3 



— 



Leetos, bunches, doz. 



1 





1 



0 





o 



1 6 



1 



0 1. 



1 6 



1 



0 ,, 



1 6 



1 



0 „ 



1 6 



Lettuces, Cos, per dz. 



0 



9 .. 



1 



0 



0 



9 ,. 



1 0 



0 



9 .. 



1 0 







— 







— 



Cabbage, 

 per dozen 



































0 



9 .. 



1 



0 



o 



9 .■ 



1 0 



0 



9 



1 0 



0 



9 ,. 



1 0 



0 



9 



1 0 



Mint bunches.perdz. 



1 



0 







I 



0 



— 



1 



0 



— 



0 



4 .» 



0 6 



• 



4 



0 6 



Mushrooms, House, 



































per lb- 



z 



0 ,1 



1 



3 



z 



0 i. 



1 3 



1 



0 



— 



1 



0 „ 



1 3 



z 



0 



— 



Onions, new green, 

































bunches, per doz. 



1 



6 ,. 





0 



I 



6 



2 0 



1 



6 „ 



2 0 



2 



0 



— 







— 



„ per bag - 



3 



O u 



3 



6 



3 



o „ 



3 6 



2 



6 „ 



3 6 



2 



6 „ 



3 6 



2 



6 „ 



3 6 



,, picklers, 

































per sieve 



2 



0 ,, 



3 



0 



2 



o ,, 



3 0 



2 



0 ,, 



3 0 



2 



0 ,, 



3 0 





Q 



3 0 



Parsle/, bunches, dz. 



1 



O 1, 





5 



1 





1 6 



1 



0 ,, 



1 6 



1 





1 6 



1 



0 „ 



1 6 



,, per sieve - 



0 



0 ,, 



0 



9 



0 



£ " 

 0 ., 



0 9 



0 



0 , , 



0 • 9 



0 



6 1' 



0 9 





6 



0 9 



Parsnips, per bag - 



2 



6 



— 





2 



0 ., 



2 6 





0 ,, 



2 6 



2 



0 



2 6 







2 6 



Potatoes, per ton - 

 Radishes,bunchesdz. 



60 



0 



IOO 



0 



6o 



0 1 . 



100 0 



60 



0 ,, 



100 0 



00 



0 „ 



100 0 



99 



0 



1 10 0 



1 



0 



— 





1 



o 





0 



9 .- 



1 0 



0 



9 .» 



1 0 





g ft 



1 0 



Salad, small pun- 



































nets, per dozen - 

 Shallots, per doz. - 



1 



3 









I 







1 



3 





1 



3 





1 









0 











o 



\ 





0 







0 











0 



Spinach, Eng., bshl. 



x 



0 ,, 



1 



6 



1 



0 ,, 



1 0 



0 



9 



1 6 



0 



9 ». 



1 0 





9 >» 



1 0 



1 omatoes, English, 



































per doz. lbs. - 



4 



0 ,, 



- 



0 



4 



0 ,, 



5 0 



4 



0 ,, 



5 0 



4 



0 ,, 



5 0 



4 





5 0 



,, Channel 

 Islands, per lb. - 



































0 



3 .1 



0 



4 



0 



3 



0 4 



0 



3 .. 



0 4 



0 



3 >' 



0 4 









Turnips, per dozen 



1 







0 



i 



6 ,, 



2 0 



1 



6 





1 



6 ,, 







6 



1 0 



bags- 

 Watercress, bunches 



2 



0 ., 



2 



6 



2 



0 ,, 



2 6 



1 



6 ,, 



2 6 



1 



6 ,, 



2 0 



1 



6 j 



2 6 



































per dozen - 



0 



3 ». 



0 



6 



O 



3 



0 6 



0 



3 .. 



0 6 



0 



3 .. 



0 6 



0 



3 >> 



0 6 



r RUIT — ■ 



































Apples, English, 



































per sieve - 



2 



0 » 



4 



0 



3 



0 ,, 



3 6 



2 



0 ,, 



3 6 



2 



0 ., 



3 6 



2 



0 „ 



3 6 



,, Blenheims, per 

































bushrl 



5 



0 ,, 



7 



0 



5 



0 



7 0 





0 „ 



7 0 



r 



0 ,, 



7 0 



5 



0 ,, 



7 0 



Cox s Orange 



























Pippin, per sieve 



5 



0 ,, 



7 



c 



4 



0 „ 



6 0 



3 



0 ,, 



6 0 



3 



0 ., 



6 0 



3 



0 „ 



6 0 



,, King's per bshl. 



5 



0 ,, 



6 



0 



5 



0 » 



7 0 



5 



0 „ 



7 0 



5 



0 ,, 



6 0 



5 



0 ,, 



6 0 



Various cooke *s . 

































per bushel - 



3 



6 ,, 



6 



0 



3 



6 „ 



6 0 



3 



6 ,, 



6 0 



3 



6 ,. 



6 0 



3 



6 



7 0 



Blackberries, per pk. 





0 ., 



2 



6 





0 „ 



2 6 



2 



0 ,, 



2 6 



2 



0 











Cobnuts, per lb. 



0 



3 







o 



3k 





0 



4 





0 



4 





0 



4 





Grapes, new Ham- 

































burgh, per lb. - 



0 



8 ,. 





0 



0 



6 ,, 



1 0 



0 



6 ., 



1 0 















,, B per lb. 



0 



4 ». 



0 



6 



























,, Alicante, per 



































lb. 



0 



6 „ 





0 



0 



6 „ 



1 0 



0 



8 „ 



1 0 



0 



8 „ 



1 0 



0 



6 „ 



1 0 



,, Colmars, per 



































lb. 



0 



8 .. 



1 



3 



0 



9 



1 6 



0 



6 „ 



1 6 



0 



6 „ 



2 0 



0 



6 „ 



2 0 



,, Muscats A, lb. 



3 



0 ,, 



4 



0 



3 



0 ,, 



4 0 



3 



0 ., 



4 0 



3 



0 ,, 



4 0 



3 



c „ 



i S 



B, „ 



Melons, Eng., each 



0 



6 „ 





0 



o 



9 



1 3 



0 



10 ,, 



1 6 



0 



10 ,, 



1 6 



0 



9 







0 , 



3 



0 





0 ,, 



2 6 



1 



0 ,, 



2 0 



1 



0 ,, 



3 0 



2 



0 ,, 



3 0 



Peaches A, per doz. 



x 



0 ,, 





0 



8 



0 „ 



12 0 





















B ,, - 



Pears, per sieve 





0 „ 



4 



0 



2 



0 „ 



4 0 























6 „ 



4 



0 



3 



0 .. 



4 0 



2 



0 ,, 



4. 0 





0 ,, 



4 0 



2 



0 11 



3 0 



,, stewing, bskts. 



3 



6 







3 



6 





3 





4 0 



3 



0 ,, 



4 0 



3 



0 „ 



4 0 



Walnuts, bags 



5 



6 „ 



6 



6 



5 



6 ,. 



6 6 



5 



6 " 



6 0 



5 



0 , 



6 0 



5 



0 n 



7 6 



