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PRICES OF VEGETABLES AND FRUIT. 



[June 1895. 



Prices of Vegetables and Fruit — continued. 



II. — Monthly Mean Prices (Wholesale) of Fruit at the 

 under-mentioned Markets. 



(Compiled from the Gardeners Chronicle.) 



Description. 



March. 



April. 



CovENT Garden : 

 Cobs, per 100 lbs. 



s. 

 21 



d. s. 



3 to 25 



d. 



n 



s. 

 19 



d. s. 

 0 to 22 



d. 

 6 



Figs, per dozen - - - 









6 



0 „ 8 



0 



Grapes, 1st quality, Black English, per lb. 



2 



9 3 



^2 



3 



6 „ 4 



7i 



Melons, each - 









8 



0 „ 4 



0 



Peaches, per dozen _ . . 









12 



0 „ 24 



0 



Pine-apples, St. Michael, each 



2 



0 „ 6 



0 



2 



0 „ 6 



0 



Strawberries, morning gathered, per lb. - 









4 



0 „ 5 



0 



„ „ „ 2nds,perlb. 









1 



9 „ 2 



6 



Tomatos, Canary Islands, per lb. - 



U 



Q ft 



3 „ 0 



o 



0 



3 „ 0 



6 



„ English, per lb. 



1 



6 „ 1 



9 



1 



1 



' 2 



Parringdon : 















Apples, Canadian, per barrel 



12 



0 „ 15 



0 



15 



6 „ 20 



0 



„ Baldwins, per barrel 



14 



0 „ 15 



6 









„ Golden Russets, per barrel 



18 



0 „ 21 



0 









„ Greenings, per barrel 



1.5 



0 „ 18 



0 









Grapes, black, per lb. - 



3 



0 











Pears, Californian, per case 









6 



0 „ 12 



0 



Borough : 

 Apples, English, per bushel 



„ Canadian, per barrel 



3 



0 „ 9 



0 



3 



8 „ 8 



8 



12 



3 „ 18 



n 



12 



0 „ 18 



6 



„ other sorts, per barrel 



8 



0 „ 10 



0 









Stratford i 

 App C P, English, per bushel 



6 



9 „ 7 



3 



3 



2 „ 5 



2 



„ American, per barrel 



15 



0 „ 18 



0 



12 



0 „ 18 



0 









