Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



555 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit 

 at Covent Garden Market. 



(Compiled from the Gardeners Chronicled) 





Week ending 







3rd. Feb. 



loth Feb. 



I 



7th Feb. 





4th Feb. 



Vegetables — 





d. 



s. d. 



* 



d. 



s. d. 



J. 



d. 



J. d. 



s. 



d. 





Artichokes, Globe, per dozen - 





° 



to I 9 









2 



0 





2 





to 3 0 



Asparagus, English, per 



























bundle, loo heads 









5 





8 



6 



0 to 7 0 



7 



° 



8 0 



Asparagus, Paris, Green - 



3 



5 





4 



5 





3 



9 , 



, 4 3 



4 



9 



,,50 



Beans, English, per lb. - 























3 



,, I 6 



Beans, Kidney, Channel Is- 



























lands, per lb. ... 



J, 





I 



I 



6 



>) ^ 9 





3 . 



, I 6 



I 



4 



,, I 6 



Beetroots, per bushel 



I 



5 



" ^ 





5 





; 



6 





I 



g 





Broccoli, per dozen . 



I 



0 



,, I 6 





0 



,, I 6 



I 



0 , 



, I 6 







,, I 6 



Broccoli, Italian, package of i8 



3 



3 





4 







3 



0 . 



> 3 3 



3 





o ft 



>) 3 " 



Carrots, English bags per cwt. 



2 



° 



!! 3 ° 



2 



° 



)» 3 0 



2 



0 ,. 2 6 



2 





,,26 



Celery, per dozen bundles 



10 





>J 15 0 



10 





>) 15 0 



10 



0 , 



15 0 



10 



0 



,, 15 0 



Cucumbers, selected, per dozen 



10 



° 



>) 12 0 



10 





>> 12 0 



8 



0 , 



10 0 



7 



0 



II 8 0 



Endive, French, per dozen 





3 







9 







2 , 



I 4 



0 



10 



»> I 6 



Horseradish, per bundle - 



0 



9 



,, 0 ID 





9 



0 ID 



0 



9 . 



0 10 



0 



9 



0 10 



Kale, Scotch, per bag • 











9 





0 



9 . 



I 6 



0 



9 



'r ft 

 II ^ ^ 



Lettuce, per dozen - 











g 





I 



0 , 



I 3 



0 



9 



I 0 



Mushrooms, per lb. ■ 



° 





)> 0 7 





8 





0 



3 





0 



8 



.1 0 9 



Onions, per bag 



Onions, Dutch, per bag . 



5 





5, 6 6 



9 



° 



)) 9 " 



6 



0 I 



6 6 



6 



0 



II 6 6 



5 







5 





,,00 



5 



3 , 



0 0 



5 



0 





Parsnips, per bag (cwt.) - 















2 



0 , 



2 6 



2 



0 



2 6 



Peas, French, per lb. 





4 







4 





0 



4 





0 



6 





Potatoes, French Kidneys, 



























24 lb. box .... 



6 



0 



— 



6 



0 



— 



6 



0 





6 



0 





Potatoes, New Kidneys, Chan- 



























nel Islands, per lb. 





5 



,,08 







M 0 8 



0 



5 , 



0 8 



0 



6 



M 0 7 



Potatoes, Canary, per cwt. 



18 



° 



)) 21 0 



18 





,, 21 0 





0 , 



16 0 



10 



0 



• I 15 0 



Potatoes, Maincrop and Saxons, 































100 







100 



0 , 



115 0 



100 



0 



120 0 



Potatoes, Magnums and Bruce, 







" !il I 







" III I 













95 





" 



100 





" 



90 



0 , 



110 0 



90 



° 



" ° 



Potatoes, Dunbar Maincrop, 



























J) 130 0 



125 













120 



0 



,, 125 0 



Potatoes, Blackland, per ton - 



90 





,, 100 0 



90 



° 



" ° 



90 



0 , 



95 0 



90 



0 



)> 95 0 



Kadishes, Long, per dozen 

 bunches .... 

















5 



)) 0 9 





5 



)) 0 9 



0 



6 , 



0 9 



0 



0 



.1 0 9 



Khubarb, dozen bundles - 











3 



T ft 





3 , 

 3 



I 9 





0 



11 I 3 



Salad, small, dozen bunches 















I 





I 



3 





Seakale, per dozen • 



9 







10 





»> 13 0 



10 



0 , 



13 0 



10 



0 



II 0 



J^pmach, per bis. 















I 



4 , 



3 0 



I 



6 



11 2 0 



Sprouts, Brussels, per sieve 

 Tomatoes, English, per lb. 

 Tomatoes, case about 40 lbs. • 



° 



9 



,, 1 0 





9 





0 



9 , 



I 0 



I 



0 



11 I 3 





6 







3 



" T ft 





3 , 



I 6 





3 



1 I 6 





0 





10 





, 12 0 



10 



0 , 



12 0 



10 



0 



, 12 0 



Turnips, per bag 





6 



. 2 6 





0 



, 2 6 





6 „ 



2 6 



2 



0 



1 2 6 



Turnip Tops, per bag 





6 







6 





I 



6 











Watercress, per dozen 





6 



, 0 9 





5 



, 0 9 



0 



6 



0 8 





0 



, 0 0 



Fruit — 



























Apples (Lahfornian), box 



























of 40 lbs. .... 



II 



0 





TI 



0 





II 



0 











Apples (Newtown Pippins), 



























half-boxes .... 



9 



0 



, 9 6 



9 



0 



, 9 6 



9 



0 ,, 



9 6 









Apples (Canadian), barrels - 



24 



0 



, 28 0 



18 



0 



, 24 0 



18 



0 



30 0 



27 



6 





Apples (Golden Russets), per 

















Apples (Nova Scotia), barrels 



24 



0 



, 25 0 



24 



0 



, 25 0 



24 



0 



25 0 



;6 



0 



(barrels) 



17 



0 



, 23 0 



16 



0 



, 21 0 



16 



0 ,, 



18 0 



17 



0 



, 20 0 



Apples, home - grown, per 























8 



0 , 



, 12 0 



8 



0 , 



, 12 0 



5 



0 ,, 



8 0 



5 



0 



, 8 0 



Grapes, Black Alicante, per lb. 



2 



o , 



> 3 0 



2 



0 



, 3 0 



2 



6 „ 



3 0 



2 



9 



, 3 6 



Grapes, Gros Colmar, per lb. - 

 Grapes, Gros Colmar, second 



3 



0 , 



, 3 6 



2 



6 , 



, 3 6 



2 



3 M 



2 9 

































quality, per lb. 



2 



6 , 



. 3 0 



2 



3 ) 



, 2 6 



2 



3 „ 



2 6 









Grapes, Belgium, per lb. 

 Grapes, Almerias, per 12 lbs. - 



I 



0 , 



, I ^ 





0 , 



. I 3 



I 



4 



2 0 









6 



0 ,, 8 0 



6 



0 , 



, 8 0 



6 



0 ,, 



8 0 



7 



0 



, 10 0 



Peaches, Cape, per case, con- 

























taining 15 to 28 - 





















4 



0 



, 12 0 



Pears, Californian, per case - 



28 



0 





28 



0 





28 



0 











Pineapples, each 















2 



0 ,, 



5 0 



I 



6 



, 4 6 



Pineapples,per case, containing 

 6 to 8 each .... 



























3 



6 , 



5 0 



3 



0 , 



5 0 



3 



0 ,, 



5 0 









