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Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit 

 at CovENT Garden Market. 



(Compiled from the Gardeners'' Chronicle^^ 





Week ending 



4th Nov. 



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5th Nov, 





Vegetables — 









ci. 



s. 







d 











s. d. 



s. 





Artichokes, Globe, per dozen - 



3 



0 



to 3 



6 



3 



0 



:o 3 



6 



3 



0 to 



\ 



6 



4 



0 



to 4 



6 



Beans, French, Channel Is- 



0 



9 







° 



g 







0 



8 







0 



8 



, I 





lands, per lb. 

 Beetroots, per bushel 

 Capsicum, Chili, per loo - 





































3 



1) I 



0 





3 





0 





3 1 J 





6 



I 



3 



1 ^ 



6 



I 



6 









6 









6 









6 







Cauliflowers, per tallj^ (5 doz.) 





° 



M 5 





5 



° 







5 



0 ,, 



6 





5 



0 



1 0 





Cucumbers, home-grown, se- 



































lect, per dozen 







>» 3 









I) 3 





3 



0 ,, 



3 



6 



4 



0 



I 5 





Cucumbers, seconds, per dozen- 





9 



" ^ 







9 



" ^ 





















Garlic, per lb. - 



























0 



2 







Horseradish (German), per 



































bundle 





4 





6 





4 



,, I 



6 



I 



4 1, 



_j 



6 







I, I 



3 



Mushrooms, Indoor, per lb. 



0 



9 



" ^ 



° 





9 



" ^ 



° 



0 



8 ,, 



0 



10 



0 



8 



11 0 



10 



Onions (pickling), per pocket - 





° 



)> 3 









II 3 







0 11 



3 



0 



2 



0 



11 3 



0 



Onions (pickling), skinned, per 



































h bushel - - . - 







n 3 









II 3 







0 11 















Onions, Dutch, per bag - 











3 









3 



° 







3 











5 





11 6 



° 



4 









4 



6 







4 





5 





Potatoes, Heljrons, per ton 



80 





" 





80 

























Potatoes, Snowdrops, per ton - 



3o 









80 





11 i'-'5 





80 



0 11 



no 



0 



85 



0 



,, no 



0 



Potatoes, Saxons, per ton 

 Potatoes, Maincrops, per ton - 



75 









80 









80 



0 ,, 







80 



0 



11 95 



0 



75 





" 100 





80 





" 100 





80 



0 ,, 



100 



0 



00 



° 



11 100 





Potatoes, Giants, per ton 



75 





" 8- 





75 





" 8c 

 11 05 





















Potatoes, Magnums, per ton - 

 Potatoes, Blacklands, per ton - 



75 





)) '^5 





75 



° 



II °5 

























)) 72 









11 75 





70 



0 1) 



75 





70 



0 



,1 75 



0 



Radish (long scarlet), Channel 





























Islands, per 12 bunches 













5 



11 0 



8 







0 



8 





0 



II 0 



8 



Salad, small, per dozen punnets 













5 



" 







0 









5 







Shallots, per lb. 



° 

















° 









0 



2 







Sprouts, per \ bushel 









-* 













0 II 









9 



11 I 



0 



Tomatoes, selected, per doz. lbs. 



5 







° 



3 





11 4 





3 



0 ,, 



4 



0 





° 



11 7 



0 



Tomatoes, medium, per doz. lbs. 



3 





11 4 









11 3 







0 11 





0 



3 





,1 4 



0 



Tomatoes, seconds, per doz. lbs. 





° 



" ^ 



5 







11 I 



5 





0 11 





6 





0 



II 2 



0 



Tomatoes, Canary Islands, 



































per case, 12 lbs. - 



3 





)( 5 



° 



3 





1) 5 





















Fruit — 



































Apples (Cox's Orange), per 



































bushel - - - - - 



"■4 





,, 16 





14 





16 





14 



0 11 



16 



0 











Apples (Ribstons), per bushel - 



14 



° 



16 





14 





16 





14 



0 11 



16 



0 











Apples (Blenheim Orange), 



































selected, per bushel 



9 





,, ID 





9 





11 10 





9 



0 11 



10 



0 



9 



0 



II 10 0 



Apples (Wellingtons), selected, 



































per jjushel . - . . 



9 



° 



,, 10 





9 



° 



11 10 





9 



0 1, 



10 



0 



g 



° 



M 9 



0 



Apples, common varieties, per 





































6 









6 



1; 4 



° 







4 



0 



2 



6 



II 4 



0 



Grapes, Gros Colmar, per lb. - 





6 









6 









5 



2 



0 



I 



6 



II 2 



0 



Grapes, Gros Colmar, second 



































quality, per lb. - 



0 



8 



,, 0 



10 



0 



8 



11 0 



TO 



0 



8 ,1 



0 



10 



I 



0 







Grapes, Gros Maroc, per lb. - 





0 



,, I 



6 



I 



0 





6 





0 





6 











Grapes, Alicantes, per lb. 





0 





3 



I 



0 





3 





0 ,, 





3 





6 



II I 



9 



Grapes, Alicantes, second 



































quality, per lb. - 



0 



6 



,, 0 



8 



0 



6 



11 0 



8 



0 



6 ,1 



0 



8 



0 



10 



II I 



0 



Grapes, Hamburghs, selected, 







































0 





6 





0 



II I 



6 





0 ,, 





6 











Grapes, Hamburghs, second 



































quality, per lb. - 



0 



8 



,, 0 



9 



0 



8 



11 0 



9 



0 



8 11 



0 



9 











Grapes, Muscats, "Cannon 

 Hall," per lb. 



































2 



0 



). 4 



0 



2 



0 



1! 4 



0 



2 



0 ,, 



4 



0 





6 



I, 5 



0 



Grapes, Muscats, selected, per 



































lb. 



2 



0 



,, 2 



6 



2 



0 



11 2 



6 



2 



0 II 



2 



6 



3 



0 



I, 3 



6 



Grapes, Muscats, second 



































quality, per lb. 



0 



9 





3 



0 



9 





3 



0 



9 1. 





3 





6 



II 2 



0 



Nuts, Cobs, per 100 lbs. - 



22 



6 



n 25 



0 



22 



6 



!i 25 



0 



22 



6 1, 



25 



0 



21 



0 



II 22 



6 



Pears, small, per bushel - 



2 



0 



M 3 



0 



3 



0 



11 4 



0 



3 



0 ,, 



4 



0 











Pears, stewing, per bushel 

 Pears, Californian, various, per 



4 



0 



„ 8 



0 



4 



0 



,1 8 



0 



4 



0 ,, 



8 



0 



4 



0 



,1 6 



0 



































case 











7 



0 



,1 16 



0 



7 



0 



16 



0 











Pineapples, St. Michael, cases 



































containing 6 to 8 - 



4 



6 



M 5 



0 



4 



6 



11 5 



0 



4 



6 1, 



5 



0 



3 



6 



1, 4 



6 



Pineapples, St. Michael, cases 



































containing 10 to 12 





6 



II 2 



0 



I 



6 



11 2 



0 





6 ,1 



2 



0 





3 



II T 



9 



