504 PRICES OF VEGETABLES AND FRUIT. [March 1896. 



PRICES OF VEGETABLES AND FRUIT. 



I. — Monthly Mean Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables at 

 the under-mentioned Markets. 



(Compiled from the Gardeners' Chronicle.) 



Description. 



January. 



Ppbeuary. 



COVENT 



Garden. 



Paering- 



DON. 



CoVENT 



Garden. 



Farring- 



DON. 





s. d. 



s. d. 



s . 



d. 



s. d. 



s. 



d. 



s, d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



Artichokes, per half bushel 







1 



6 to 











1 



8 to 







Asparagus, 1st size, per bundle - 



5 0 to 



6 0 









5 



8 to 6 8 











„ 2nd size „ 



2 6 „ 



3 0 









2 



6 „ 



3 0 











Beans, Channel Islands, per lb. - 



1 4i „ 



1 7i 1 







— 



1 



9 „ 



2 0 







— 





„ Madeira, per basket 



4 6 „ 



5 0 ! 









4 



6 „ 



5 0 











Beetroot, per bushel 



— • 



— 



1 



6 „ 



— 













— 





Cabbages, per tally- 



— 



_ i 



2 



0 „ 



— 













— 





Carrots, per dozen bunches 



— 



- 1 



2 



6 



3 0 









2 



0 „ 



2 



6 



Cauliflowers, per crate 





11 0 







— 



5 



0 „ 7 0 







— 





,, per dozen - 



— 



— 



1 



6 „ 



— 







— 



1 



6 „ 



— 





Celery, per dozen bunches 



— 



— 



14 



0 „ 



— 













— 





Cucumbers, per dozen 



10 5 „ 



14 0 







— 



11 



4 „ 



14 0 



12 



0 „ 



— 





Greens, bunch, per dozen 



— 



■ — 



1 



8 „ 



— 





— 



— 



1 



6 ,. 



— 





Horseradish, per bundle - 



— 



— 



1 



2 „ 



— 







— 



1 



2 „ 



— ' 





Kale, curly, per bushel - 







1 



1 „ 









— 



0 



6 „ 



1 



0 



Leeks, per dozen - 







1 



6 „ 









— 



1 



0 „ 



1 



6 



Mint, per bunch - 



— 











0 



6 , 



0 8 







— 





Mushrooms, per lb. 



0 7 , 



0 9 









0 



8 , 



0 9 











Onions, English, per cwt. 



5 0 , 



, 6 0 







— 



5 



0 , 



, 6 0 







— 





„ per bag - - - 







3 



9 „ 



4 0 













— 





Parsley, per dozen bunches 



— 



— 



2 



0 „ 



— 













— 





Parsnips, per dozen bunches 



— 



— 



2 



0 „ 



— 













— 





Potatoes : — 











87 6 

















Main Crop, per ton 



— 



— 



80 



0 



70 



0„ 



90 0 



70 



0 „ 



90 



0 



Saxons, per ton 







72 



6 „ 



82 6 



70 



0,, 



80 0 



70 



0„ 



80 



0 



Sutton's Abundance, per ton - 







67 



6 „ 



77 6 



40 



o„ 



60 0 



40 



0 „ 



60 



0 



Bruces, per ton - 



45 0 



60 0 







62 6 



60 



o„ 



80 0 



60 



A 



V J, 



80 



Q 



Magnums, per ton 







40 



0 "„ 



50 0 



35 



o„ 



40 0 



35 



o„ 



40 



0 



Snowdrops, per ton 



70 0, 



90 0 









70 















Hebrons, per ton 



75 0, 



85 0 









0 , 



,80 0 



70 



0, 



80 



0 



Potatoes, New :— 





0 61 























Channel Islands, per lb. 



0 5 , 









0 



5 



, 0 6 











Myatts, per lb, - 



0 3 , 



, 0 5 























Magnums, per lb. 



0 2 , 



, 0 3 























Canary Islands, per cwt. 



18 0, 



28 0 























Malta kidneys, per cwt. 



12 0, 



,16 0 























Rhubarb, per dozen bunches 







1 



3 „ 











1 



0 







Savoys, per tally - 







4 



0 „ 











3 



6 , 



4 



0 



Seakale, per punnet 



0 9 , 



, 1 2 



1 



0 „ 





0 



9 



, 1 1 



1 



0 , 







Sprouts, per bushel 







2 



4 „ 



















Tomatoes, Homegrown, per 



4 0 , 



, 5 0 























dozen lbs. 



























Tomatoes, Canary Islands, per 



5 0 



, 5 6 









5 



0 



„ 5 6 











case (12-14 lbs.). 



























Tomatoes, Canary Islands, per 



1 9 



, 2 6 









1 



5 



„ 2 0 











box (4-4ilbs.). 



























Turnips, per dozen bunches 







2 



2 , 











2 



0 , 







Turnip tops, per bushel 







1 



0 , 



1 3 

















