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PRICES OF VEGETABLES AND FRUIT. [Sept. 1895. 



Prices of Vegetables and Fruit — continued. 



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

 under-mentioned Markets. 



(Compiled from the Gardeners' Chronicle.) 



Descriptiok. 



May. 



June. 



CovENT Garden: 

 Apples, per sieve - 

 Cobs, perl 00 lbs. - 

 Cherries, black, per half sieve 



„ white, per half sieve - 

 Pigs, per doz. 

 Grapes, 1st quality, black, JMnglish, 

 per lb. 



„ 2nd quality, black, English, 



per lb. 

 „ Guernsey, per lb. 

 Melons, each 

 Peaches, lit size, per doz. 



2nd size, per doz. 

 „ 3rd size, per doz. 

 Raspberries, per lb. 

 E,ed currants, per half sieve 

 Black currants, per half sieve - 

 Strawberries, morning gathered, per lb, 

 „ morning gathered, per lb,, 



2nds. 



„ morning gathered, per 



peck. 



Tomatoes, home groAvn, per lb. - 

 „ Guernsey, per lb. 

 „ smooth, per lb. 

 „ ordinary, per lb. 



Parringdon : 



Apples, Tasmanian, per case 

 „ Canadian, per barrel 

 Apricots, per box - - - - 

 Cherries, per bushel 

 „ per basket 



per half sieve 

 „ black, per half sieve 

 „ white, per half sieve 

 Currants, black, per half bushel - 



red, per half bushel 

 Gooseberries, per bushel - 



„ per sieve 

 Grapes, per lb. - 

 Greengages, per 12 lbs. 

 Melons, per 24 - - - - 

 Peaches, per box ... - 

 Plums, per 10 lbs, - - - - 

 Raspberries, per lb. - - - 



per half sieve 

 Strawberries, per peck 



„ per half sieve 



t omatoes, English, per lb, 

 „ foreign, per lb. - 



s. d. s. d. 



18 0 to 20 0 



6 0 „ 8 0 

 2 lOf „ 3 7 



1 0 „ 2 0 



2 0 „ 3 0 

 10 9|„20 41 



2 7 „ 4 0 

 1 6 „ 2 0 



0 10 „ 1 0^ 

 0 6 „ 0 7 



8 4i„10 0 

 11 4 „15 0 



4 0 „ — 



7 0 

 1 3 



s. d. 



s. d. 



s. 



d. s. 



d. 







3 



0 to 4 



6 







3 



6 „ 5 



"7i 







3 



0 „ 5 



6 



2 6 to 5 0 



1 



6 „ 3 



0 



2 3 , 



2 9 



1 



61 „ 2 



0 



0 10 , 



1 2 



0 



9 „ 1 



0 



1 0 , 



2 0 



1 



0 „ 1 



6 



1 9 , 



2 4^ 



1 



6 „ 2 



0 



10 0 , 



12 0 



6 



0 „10 



0 



2 8 „ 



5 0 



2 



0 ., 4 



0 







1 



0 „ 1 



6 







0 



3 „ 0 



Si 







2 



3 „ 2 



9 







4 



U,, 4 



9 



0 8i, 



1 3f 



0 



5i„ 0 



91 



0 6 „ 



1 0 









2 8 , 



4 2 



2 



0 „ 2 



6 



6i„ 0 7 

 41 „ U 51 



10 0 „11 6 

 1 0 „ — 

 4 6 „ 5 0 



4 0 

 0 10 



5 0 

 1 3 



1 0 „ — 



8 0 „ 3 6 

 0 71 „ 0 10 



6 6 „ 



7 0 



2 6 „ 



4 0 „ 



5 6 „ 

 2 9 „ 



6 0 „ 

 5 0 „ 



3 6 



6 0 

 3 6 



7 0 

 6 0 



3 0,. 

 12 0 „ 



5 6 



2 0 „ 

 0 3 „ 



0 4 



2 6 „ 

 2 6 „ 





0 6,. 

 0 1^., 





