Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



555: 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit 

 at CovENT Garden Market in February, 1899. 



[Cojiipiled jrovi the Gardeners Chronicle.) 





Week ending 



2nd Feb. 





. 9th Feb. 



i6th 



Feb. 1 



! 





3rd Feb. 



Vegetables — 



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d. 



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Artichokes, Glolje, per dozen - 



2 



6 to 



3 



0 



2 



6 to 



3 0 



2 6 to 3 0 



2 



6 to 



3 0 \ 



Asparagus, English, per loo - 



5 



0 ,, 



7' 





7 



0 ,, 



8 0 



7 0 , 



, 8 0 



7 



0 ,, 



8 0 



Beans, Dwart, Channel Islan-.,s, 





























2 



0 ,, 



2 





2 



0 







2 0 







2 



5 



1 



Beetroots, per dozen 



0 



6 „ 



0 



9 



0 



6 ,, 



0 9 



0 6 



. 0 9 



0 



6 



0 9 i 



Broccoli Sprouts, per bushel - 



2 



0 ,, 



2 



6 



2 



0 ,, 



2 6 



3 0 





3 



0 





Brussels Sprouts, per sieve 



I 



6 



2 



6 



I 



6 



2 6 



2 3 



, 3 0 



^ 



6 



2 6 : 



Brussels Tops, per bushel 





6 







I 



6 ,, 



2 0 



2 6 



— 



2 



6 



— J 



Cabbage, Coleworts, per bushel 



2 



0 ,, 



2 



6 



2 



0 ,, 



2 6 



3 0 





3 



0 



— 1 



Cabbagi, Savoys, per dozen - 



I 



3 >) 



2 





I 



0 



2 0 



I 0 



, 2 0 



I 



0 ,, 



2 0 



Carrots, washed, in bags - 



3 



0 







3 



0 



— 



3 0 





3 



0 



— 



Carrots, Surrey, bunches- 





0 ,, 





6 





0 ,) 



2 6 



2 0 



, 2 6 



2 



0 ,, 



2 6 



Cauliflowers, per dozen - 



I 



0 ,, 



I 





I 



9 .) 



2 6 



I 9 



, 2 6 





6 M 



2 0 



Celery, Red, per dozen bundles 



8 



0 ,, 



12 



0 



8 



0 ,, 



12 0 



8 0 



, 12 0 



s 



0 ,, 



12 0 



Cress, per dozen punnets- 





6 







I 



6 





I 6 



— 









Cucumbers, per dozen 



5 



0 ,, 



ID 



0 



6 



0 ,, 



8 0 



6 0 



, 8 0 



6 



0 ,, 



9 



Horseradish, New English, per 





























2 



0 ,, 



2 



6 



2 



0 ,, 



2 6 



2 0 



, 2 6 





0 !) 



2 6 



Lettuce Cabbage, per dozen - 



0 



ID ,, 



I 



0 



0 



10 ,, 



I 0 



I 6 



— 



0 



1'-' )> 



1 3 



Mushrooms, House, per lb. 



0 



7 n 



0 



9 



0 



8 



I 0 



0 8 





° 



8 



1 0 



Onions, English, per cwt. 



6 



0 ,, 



6 



^ 



6 



6 



7 0 



6 6 



, 7 0 



0 





7 0 



Parsley, per dozen - 



I 



0 „ 



I 



6 



I 



0 ,, 



I b 



2 0 







° 



— 



Parsnips, per dozen . - - 



0 



6 ,, 



0 



9 



0 



6 „ 



0 9 



0 6 



,,09 



0 



6 ,, 



0 9 



Potatoes, Hebrons,Snowdrops, 



























Up - to - Date, Beauties, 



























Saxons, etc., per ton - 



60 



0 ,, 



80 





60 



0 ,, 



80 0 



60 0 



,, So 0 



55 



0 ), 



75 0 



Potatoes, Dunbar Main Crop, 





























90 



0 







90 



0 



— 



go 0 





90 



0 



— 



Potatoes, New Teneriffe, per 























12 



0 ,, 



18 





II 



0 ,, 



14 0 



ti 0 



,, 14 0 



II 



0 ,, 



14 0 



Radishes, Round, per dozen 



























bunches .... 



I 



3 I) 



T 



0 







I 



I 9 





I 



9 





Rhubarb, York, per dozen 





























I 



3 



I 



6 





6 





I 0 



„ I 6 



I 



0 „ 



I 6 



Salad, Small, per dozen punnets 





3 







I 



3 





I 3 







3 





Shallots, per cwt. 



8 



0 ,, 



9 



0 



8 



0 ,, 



9 0 



8 0 



>, 9 0 



8 



0 ,, 



9 0 



Tomatoes, New English, per lb. 



I 



0 









0 ,, 



I 3 



I 0 



!, I 3 



I 



0 ,, 



I 3 



Turnips, English, per dozen 



























bunches- . . . - 



2 



0 









0 ,, 



2 6 



3 0 





3 



0 





Turnip Tops, per bag 









6 



2 



6 ,, 



3 0 



5 0 





5 



0 





Watercress, per dozen bunches 



0 



6 „ 



0 



ID 



0 



6 „ 



0 10 



0 6 



,, 0 10 



0 



6 „ 



0 10 



Fruit-— 



























Apples, Beefings, etc., per 





























4 



0 ,, 



5 



6 



4 



0 



6 0 



4 0 



„ 6 0 



4 



0 ,) 



6 0 



Apples, Wellingtons, per bushel 



6 



0 ,, 



9 



0 



6 



0 ,, 



9 0 



6 0 



,.90 



6 



0 >i 



9 0 



Apples, Nova Scotia, various, 



























per barrel . - . - 



16 





25 



0 



M 



0 ,, 



25 0 



14 0 



25 0 



14 



0 ,, 



20 0 



Apples, large Coolcers, cases - 



7 



0 







7 



6 





7 6 





7 



6 





Cobnuts, per loo lbs. 



30 



0 M 



40 



0 



30 



0 ,, 



40 0 



30 0 



,, 40 0 



30 



0 ,, 



35 0 



Grapes, English Alicante, per 

























lb. 



I 



0 ) 



I 



6 





3 >j 



I 9 



I 6 



1) 2 0 



I 



6 , 



2 0 



Grapes, Gros Colmar, per lb. - 





3 ) 



I 



9 



I 



6 „ 



2 3 



I 6 



,.23 



I 



6 , 



2 3 



Nectarines, Cape, case 28 











13 



0 ,, 



28 0 



13 0 





13 



0 





Peaches, Cape, case 24 - 



8 



0 , 



14 



0 



10 



0 , 



14 0 



10 0 



,, 14 0 



8 



0 ) 



10 0 



Pears, Californian, Easter 



























Beurrd, case 108 - 



18 



0 , 







18 



0 





18 0 





t8 



0 





Pines, St. Michael's, each 



3 



6 , 



8 



0 





0 , 



6 0 



3 0 



„ 6 0 



3 



0 , 



6 0 



Plums, Cape, case 30 



10 



0 , 





0 



10 



0 , 



12 0 



lo 0 



,, 12 0 









