570 



Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit at 

 Co VENT Garden Market in each week of February, 1903. 



{Compiled from the " Gardeners' 1 Chronicle") 



Description . 



Week ending 



February 5 th. 



-February 1 2th. 



February 19th. 



F( 



ibruary 26th. 



Vegetables — 



s. 



j 

 a. 



s. 





s. 



a. 





s. 



j 



d. 





a. 



s . 



a. 



S. a. 



Artichokes, Globe, per 































dozen 





O 



to 





3 



O 



to 





A 

 U 



IO 





2 



A 

 O 



to — 



Jerusalem, sieve- 



1 



0 



,, I 



A 



0 



T 

 1 



° 





1 



° 





3 



0 



9 



,, I 0 



Asp3.r3.gus, Eng. , bndl. 



5 



0 



>> 0 



O 



5 



O 



,,0 0 



5 



O 



A 



,, O 



A 

 O 



A 

 O 



A 

 0 



,,70 



Beans, dwarf, per lb. - 



3 



O 







3 



O 







O 



" 2 



3 



2 



O 





Beetroots, per bushel - 



1 



O 



11 I 



3 



1 



O 



" 1 3 



1 



O 



11 I 



3 



I 



O 



•• 1 3 



Brussels Sprouts, sieve 



0 



9 



,. I 



0 



0 



9 



,, 1 0 



0 



O 



,, I 



0 



O 



A 

 0 



,. 1 0 



C3.bb3.ges. per tally 



1 



5 



»' 2 



0 





6 



0 0 



j 



6 







I 





r ft 



Carrots doz. bunches- 



1 



0 



it 2 



a 

 0 



j 





2 6 



1 





2 





I 



A 

 u 



., 2 O 



,. washed, ba°"s- 



2 



0 



>• 2 



c 

 0 



2 



0 



13 2 0 



1 



0 



" 2 



0 



I 



A 

 0 



,,2 0 



CauliflowerSj per doz. 



1 



3 



" 2 



0 





3 



,, 2 O 



1 



O 



" " 



0 



I 



O 



11 2 O 



Celery, per doz. bndls. 



A 

 O 



0 



ij 12 



O 



5 



° 



. . 12 O 



KJ 



O 



,, IO 



0 



6 



O 



,, IO O 



Cress, per doz. punnets 



I 



3 







1 



3 





J 



3 







1 







Cucumbers, per doz. - 



O 

 O 



0 



,. II 



0 



g 



0 



.,11 O 



c 



0 



0 



jj 12 



0 



9 



O 



,, 14 O 



Endive, per doz. 



2 



0 









0 





2 



0 









O 





Garlic, per lb. - 



O 



3 







0 



3 





0 



O 





— 



0 



A 

 O 



— 



Horseradish, foreign, 































per bunch 



I 



3 



., I 



0 

 0 



1 





T R 

 ., 1 0 



I ' 



3 



,, I 



A 

 O 



1 



3 



T A 

 . , 1 O 



Leeks, per doz, bnchs. 



I 



O 







1 



0 





I 



0 







1 



0 



T A 



,, I 0 



Lettuces cabbage. doz. 



I 



4 



., I 



9 



0 



10 



I O 



0 



10 



I 



0 



0 



10 





Mint, per doz. bundles 



4 



0 



0 



I ; O 



0 



4 





, , 0 (J 



3 



0 



A 



O 



3 



0 



"An 



Mushrooms, House. lb. 



0 



10 







0 



5 





0 



A 

 O 



,, O 



1 0 



0 



A 

 O 



„ O Q 



Onions, per bag 



3 



0 



» 4 



c 

 0 



3 



0 



m40 



2 



z: 

 0 



!> 3 



A 

 0 



2 



A 

 O 



A 



» J O 



,, Eng., perewt. 



5 



0 







c 



5 



Q 





4 



O 



>. 4 



A 

 u 



4 



O 



1 n 

 .. 4 O 



, , picklers, sieve 



2 



/- 

 0 



» 3 



0 





0 



..30 





£ 

 0 



?: 3 



O 



2 



A 

 O 



». 3 0 



Parsley, doz. bunches - 



2 



0 



„ 2 



6 



2 



0 



„26 



1 



6 





O 



1 



6 



,,20 



, j per sieve 



9 



9 



„ 1 



0 



O 



9 



.,IO 



0 



9 



>9 I 



O 



0 



9 



„ 1 0 



Parsnips, per bas: 



1 



6 



» 2 



0 



I 



0 



., 2 O 



1 



c 

 0 



.. 2 



O 



1 



6 



,,20 



Potatoes, per ton 



75 



0 



.,115 



0 



75 



O 



., O 



75 



O 



,. 1 10 



O 



70 



0 



,, 1 10 0 



new Tene- 































riffe, per cwt. • 



1 1 



0 



,. 12 



0 



1 1 



O 



.,12 O 



1 1 



O 



M l 4 



O 



10 



0 



„ 14 0 



,, K.idney, French. 



























per lb - 



0 



If 







O 



T 1 



I77 





0 



T 1 













Rhubarb, Vork, doz. - 



0 



10 



ii 1 



0 



O 



I O 



, , I O 



0 



IO 



,, I 



O 



0 



9 



.,10 



Salad, small, punnets. 































per doz. 



1 



3 







I 



3 





1 



3 







1 



3 





Savoys, tallv 



3 



0 



» 4 



A 



0 



3 



0 



,i 4 0 



2 



0 



»> 4 



O 



2 



0 



.» 4 0 



Seakale, punnets, doz. 



12 



0 







10 



0 



,,12 0 



10 



O 



is 12 



O 



10 



0 



,.12 0 



Turnips, per doz. 



1 



a 

 0 



•5 2 



O 



1 



A 

 U 



,, 2 O 



1 



A 

 0 





A 

 0 



i 



A 

 O 



,, 2 0 



Der bacrs 



1 





11 2 



0 



1 





2 O 



1 







° 



1 





0 0 



Watercress, doz. bnchs. 



0 



A 



0 







0 



O 





0 



A 

 0 







0 



A 

 O 





Fruit — 































Apples, Eng., per sieve 



2 



0 



» 3 



6 





O 



„ 3 6 



2 



O 



» 3 



6 



2 



O 



., 3 6 



dessert, various 































per bushel - 



4 



0 



>. 6 



0 



4 



O 



» 6 0 



4 



O 



„ 6 



0 



4 



O 



., 6 0 



,, cookers, bushel 



4 



0 



„ 8 



0 



4 



O 



„ 8 0 





6 



» 8 



0 



3 



6 



„ 8 0 



American, barrel 



16 



0 



.. 20 



0 



16 



O 



., 18 0 





0 



„ 18 



0 



18 



0 



„ 24 0 



Cobnuts, per lb. 



0 



2§ 



>, 0 



3 



0 



3h 



,,04 



0 



3 







0 



3 





Grapes, Gros Colmar 































A, per lb. 



I 



9 



2 



0 



2 



0 



., 2 6 



2 



0 



5! 3 



0 



2 



0 



„ 5 6 



. , B, per lb. 



I 



4 



» 1 



6 



1 



3 



„ 1 9 



1 



6 



-7 



9 



1 



6 



» 2 9 



Alicante, lb. 



0 



10 



>i I 



6 



1 



6 



,,20 



1 



6 



» 3 



0 



1 



6 



3 0 



Muscats, A, 































per lb. 



4 



0 



6 



0 



4 



0 



„ 6 0 











- 







B. per lb. 



2 



0 



" 3 



0 





0 



,.30 











- 







Pears, stewing, crate - 



8 



6 



» 14 



0 



8 



6 



., 14 0 



12 



0 













