Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



139 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit 

 at CovENT Garden Market. 

 (Compiled from the Gardeiters' Chrotttcle.) 







Week ending 



5th May. 



1 2th May. 



I 



9th May. 







6th May. 



Vegetables — 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 



J. 



d. 



s. d. 



s. 



d. 





d. 



J. 



d. 



J. d. 



Artichokes, Globe, per dozen - 



I 



6 



to 2 0 



I 



3 



to 2 0 





6 



to 3 





■"^ 



3 



to 2 6 



Asparagus, English, per 































4 



0 



,,46 



4 



0 



— 



3 



0 



, 4 



° 



3 



0 



.,40 



Asparagus, Worcester 





0 



,,26 





3 



,,20 





0 



) I 



3 





0 



,, I 2 



Beans, English, Dwarf, per- 





























Ib. - - . - . . 



0 



9 





0 



9 



,, I 0 





0 









0 



II I 2 



Beans, Channel Islands, per 





























lb. 





0 





0 



8 



,, I 0 





0 









0 





Beetroots, per bushel 



2 



6 



— 



2 



6 







6 







3 



0 



— 



Broccoli, per dozen - 



0 



6 



,, I 6 



0 



6 



,, I 6 





6 



, I 







6 



,, I 0 



Cabbage, per dozen - 



0 



6 



,,08 



0 



6 



,,08 



0 



6 



, 0 



8 





6 



>i — 



Carrots, in bags, washed - 



3 



0 



,,36 



3 



0 



,,36 





6 



, 3 







0 



11 2 6 



Carrots, New, per dozen 































4 



0 





4 



0 





5 



0 



) 6 







0 



,, 12 0 



Celery, per dozen rolls 



12 



0 



n 15 0 



12 



0 



15 0 



12 



0 



, 18 





12 



0 



— 



Cucumbers, per dozen 



I 



6 



1. 3 0 



2 



0 



,,36 





0 



) 3 







0 



3 0 



E^ndive, new, per dozen - 





0 



,, I 6 



2 



6 







6 











I 6 



Horseradish, Cheshire (loose), 





























per dozen - - . - 









2 



0 



















Lettuce Cabbage, per dozen • 



0 



6 



,,09 



0 



9 



,, 0 10 



0 



6 



, 0 



10 



0 



6 



„ 0 8 



Mushrooms, per lb. - 



0 



6 



,, 010 



0 



6 



,, 0 8 



0 



6 



) 0 



8 



0 



6 



II 0 8 



Onions, Green, per dozen 





























bunches .... 



I 



6 



,,20 



^ 



6 



,,26 





6 



, 2 



0 



I 



6 



,,26 



Parsley, per sieve - - - 



0 



9 





0 



9 







9 









9 



— 



Parsnips, per bag 





6 



,,20 





6 



2 0 





6 









6 



— 





2 



6 



,,56 



3 



o 



,,46 





6 



. 3 



5 





6 



.,36 



Peas, Telephone, per lb. - 



0 



6 



,, 0 8 



0 



9 







9 



, I 







9 



11 



Potatoes, Channel Islands, Kid- 





























neys, per cwt. 







— 







— 



20 



0 



, 21 





18 



0 



,, 19 0 



Potatoes, Canary, Kidneys, per 





























14 



0 





15 



0 



,,20 0 



16 



0 



, 18 





16 



0 



M 18 0 



Potatoes, Maincrop , per ton 



no 



0 



,, 130 0 



no 



0 



>, 130 0 



120 



0 



, 140 





120 



0 



II 0 



Potatoes, Dunbar Maincrop, 



























140 



0 



— 



140 



0 



145 c 



18 



0 



, ^55 







0 







Potatoes, Jersey, New, per cwt- 









26 



0 



)) 27 0 



0 



, 20 





16 



0 



11 18 0 



Radishes, round, per dozen 



























bunches .... 



0 



3 



,, I 0 



I 



0 



„ I 6 





8 





° 



° 



8 



,, I 0 



Rhubarb, home-grown per 

































0 



,,26 





0 



,,26 



I 



0 



) 2 



6 





6 



II 3 6 



Spinach, per bis. 



0 



6 



,, I 0 



0 



6 



,,09 



0 



6 



, 0 



9 



I 



0 





Tomatoes, English, per lb. 



0 



5 



,, 0 ID 



0 



8 



,, 0 10 



0 



6 



, 0 



9 



0 



6 



,,08 



Tomatoes, Canary, deep boxes- 





6 



„ 3 6 



2 



0 



)> 3 0 



2 



6 



, 4 



0 



2 



6 



,1 4 0 



Watercress, per dozen bunches 



0 



6 



,,08 



0 



6 



„ 0 8 



0 



4 



, 0 



8 



0 



4 



,,08 



Fruit — 





























Apples, South Australian, 





























cases 



17 



0 



,,20 0 









15 



0 



, 20 



0 





0 



,, 18 0 



Apples, Tasmanian, cases- 



12 



0 



17 0 



12 



0 



,, 18 0 



10 



0 



, 15 



0 



10 



0 



,1 15 0 



Cherries, per box 



I 



0 



,, I 6 



0 



10 



,, I ? 





3 



, 2 



6 





3 



,,26 



Cherries, sieves 















7 



0 



, 8 



6 



6 



0 



,,80 



Grapes, English, per lb. - 



3 



0 



,> 4 0 



3 



0 



,,40 



2 



0 



> 2 



3 



2 



0 



11 2 3 



Grapes, Jersey, per lb.- - 



3 



0 



„ 3 6 



3 



0 



„ 3 6 





6 



> 2 



0 





6 



II 2 0 



Grapes, Belgium, per lb. 









I 



4 



I 9 



I 



0 



, I 



6 





0 



„ I 6 



Gooseberries, per quart - 





6 





0 



6 



„ 0 8 

















Gooseberries, per sieve 















7 



0 



, 8 



0 



6 



0 



,,70 



Peaches, per dozen - 



12 



0 



„ 24 0 



12 



0 



,, 18 0 



15 



0 



, 24 



0 



15 



0 



,,24 0 



Peaches, 2nd quality- 









6 



0 



,,80 



4 



0 



, 8 



0 



4 



0 



„ 8 0 



Pines, each .... 



2 



0 



,,50 



2 



0 



>, 5 0 



2 



0 



, 4 



6 



2 



6 



11 5 0 



Strawberries, per Ib.- 





6 



,,40 





3 



,» 4 0 



2 



6 



! 4 



0 



2 



6 



II 4 0 



Strawberries, per lb. (2nd 





























quality)- .... 















I 



0 



, I 



6 



I 



0 



» r 3 



