Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



139 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit 

 at Covent Garden Market. 



(Compiled from the Gardeners' Chronicle?) 





Week eodinf 



-. 



6lh May. 



I 



3th May. 



20th May. 



37 th May. 



Vegetables— 



s. 









s. 





s. 



d 





d. 



s. 



d. 





d. 



X. 



d. 



Artichokes, Globe, per dozen • 



a 



0 to 



a 



6 



2 



0 to 



2 



6 



3 



0 to 



3 



6 



3 



0 to 



3 



6 



Asparagus, Worcester, per 





































I 



6 „ 



I 



9 



I 



6 „ 



I 



9 



z 



6 M 



2 



0 



z 



6 1, 



2 



c 



Beans, French, per lb. • • 



0 



8 ,. 



0 



9 



0 



10 



I 



0 



z 



0 ,» 





3 



0 



ZO II 



z 



0 



Cucumbers, home-grown se- 



































lected, per dozen- 



2 



6 „ 



3 



c 



a 



6 „ 



3 



0 





6 ,1 



3 



0 



2 



6 ,1 



3 



0 



Cucumbers, seconds, per dozen- 





9 It 







T 



6 







; 



5 









6 11 







Horseradish, English, per 





































2 



0 







2 











0 







2 



0 







Mushrooms, Indoor, per lb. • 





0 



0 II 





9 



Q 



g 



° 



9 



0 



0 ,1 



0 



9 







° 



9 



Peas, Ordinary (Channel 



































Islands), per lb. • 











0 



5 







0 



0 















Peas, Telephones, Channel 



































Islands, per lb. • 





B 

 B 



0 



9 



0 



Q 



B )> 



0 



9 



0 



9 1. 



0 



ZD 



0 



9 )• 



° 



ZD 



Potatoes — 



































Dunbar Maincrop, per ton 



80 



0 5, 



90 



0 



80 



0 ti 



90 



0 



100 



0 







100 



0 II 





0 



„ Saxons, per ton- • 



70 



0 ,1 



75 



0 



70 



0 !l 



75 



0 



75 



0 1) 



80 



0 



70 



0 II 



75 



0 



Lincoln Giants, per ton • • 



50 



0 1, 



60 



0 



50 



0 II 



60 



0 



50 



0 It 



60 



0 



45 



0 II 



55 



0 



Jersey, New, pci cwt. • • 



24 



0 It 



30 



0 



17 



0 11 



so 



0 





0 ,, 



z6 



0 



Z2 



0 



13 



0 



Tomatoes, selected, smooth 



0 



10 ,, 



I 



0 



0 



10 ,, 



I 



0 





9 



z 



0 



0 



7 M 



0 



8 



,, Channel Islands per 



































lb. 



0 



8 ,. 



0 



9 



0 



8 „ 



0 



9 



0 



6 „ 



0 



7 



0 



5 



0 



6 



Fruit — 



































Apples, N.b. Wales, selected 



































samples - . • . - 



9 



0 



10 



0 



9 



0 II 



10 



0 



10 



0 ,1 



^4 



0 



ID 



0 „ 



14 



0 



Apples, N.S. Wales, ordio«ry 





































7 



0 1) 



8 



0 



7 



0 „ 



8 



0 



7 



0 It 



8 



0 



7 



0 It 



8 



0 



Apples, Tasmanian, selected 



































samples, per case - 



8 



0 



9 



0 



c 

 0 



0 „ 



9 



0 



8 



0 1, 



9 



0 



8 



0 M 



9 



0 



Apples, Tasmanian, ordinary 

 samples, per case - 



































5 



0 >. 



6 



0 



5 



0 i> 



6 



0 



5 



0 1, 



6 



0 



5 



0 „ 



6 



0 



Figs, per dozen- 



4 



0 ,, 



6 



0 



2 



0 u 



4 



0 



2 



0 II 



4 



0 



2 



0 



4 



0 



Grapes, Hamburghs, per lb. - 



2 



6 



3 



c 



2 



6 M 



3 



0 



2 



6 ., 



3 



0 



3 



6 II 



3 



0 



Belgian per lb. • 



2 



0 >• 



2 



6 



I 



3 :> 



I 



6 



z 



3 .1 



z 



6 



I 



3 •• 



z 



6 



Melons, Channel Islands, each 





0 ,, 



2 



0 



I 



0 n 



2 



0 



z 



0 II 



z 



6 



z 



0 ,1 



z 



6 



Peache;, selected, per dozen - 



10 



0 



12 



0 



10 



0 II 



T2 



0 



10 



0 „ 



12 



0 



Z2 



0 



17 



0 



M medium, per dozen 



6 



0 



8 



0 



4 



0 „ 



6 



0 



4 



0 II 



6 



0 



6 



0 1, 



8 



0 



5, seconds, per dozen 



3 



0 „ 



4 





2 



6 „ 



3 



0 



2 



6 ,t 



3 



0 



2 



6 1, 



3 



0 



Pineapples, St. Michael, each- 



4 



0 „ 



7 



:i 



4 



0 It 



7 



6 



4 



0 II 



7 



6 



4 



0 )i 



7 



6 



Strawberries, morninggathered 





































3 



6 



4 



0 . 



3 



6 ,, 



4 



6 



3 



6 1, 



5 



0 



3 



6 ,, 



4 



6 



Strawberries, in boxes, per Ib.- 



I 



0 It 



I 



6 



I 



0 ,, 



I 



6 



1 



0 „ 



z 



6 



z 



0 II 



z 



6 



,, seconds, per lb. - 



1 



6 ,, 



2 



0 



I 



6 „ 



2 





z 



6 ,1 



2 



0 





6 ,. 



2 



0 



