506 PRICES OF VEGETABLES AND FRUIT. [March 1896. 



Prices of Vegetables and Fruit — continued. 



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

 under-mentioned Markets. 



(Compiled from the Gardeners' Chronicle.) 



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Description. 



December 1895. 



January 1896. 



February 1896. 



Cove NT Garden : 



s. 





s. 



Cl. 



s. 



d. 



s. 



a. 



s. 



d. 





Apples, Blenheim, per bushel 



3 



0 



jO 5 



0 



3 



9 to 5 



9 











„ cookmg, „ 



1 



6 



a 3 



0 



















„ Nova Scotian, per barrel 



11 



0 



„14 



0 



13 



5 



«20 



5 



14 



0 „ 



22 



0 



,, Wellington, per bvishel - 



4 



6 



» 5 



0 



4 



g 



„ 5 



0 



5 



2 „ 



6 



4 



Apricots, Cape, per box - - - 











4 



0 



j> 5 



0 











Cnhs ncv 100 Ihs - 



30 



Q 



35 



Q 



CO 



A 

 V 



,, oU 



0 



25 



0 „ 



30 



0 



Grapes, Gros Colniar, 1st (Quality, per lb. 



1 



6 



„ 1 



9 



1 



7 



„ 2 



1 



2 



3 „ 



2 



9 



„ Mnscats, 1st quality, per lb. 



3 



3 



4 



D 



Q 



101 



» 5 



6 











„ Alicante, „ „ 



1 



3 



" 1 



6 



1 





» 2 



1 



2 



6 „ 



3 



9 



Nectarines, per box ... 







- 



- 











5 



6 „ 



6 



6 



„ extra quality, per box 



















9 



6 ,5 



10 



0 



Peaches, Cape, per case - 



















14 



0 ,) 



1 R 

 10 



U 



Pears, Cape, per box 



















9 



0 „ 



11 



4 



0 

 6 



Pine apples, St. Michael, each - 



3 



0 





9 



2 





» 6 



11 



2 



6 



Farrin&don : 



























Apples, Blenheims, per bushel - 



4 



8 







5 



0 

















„ Wellingtons, „ 



4i 



6 



" _ 





1 



0 



» : 









— 





„ Greenings, per barrel 



15 



4 



„ - 





«15 



li 







15 



0 







„ Baldwins, „ 



17 



4 







17 



6 







16 



0 „ 







„ Newtowns, 



16 



0 



»18 



0 



16 



0 



"is 



0 



18 



0 „ 







„ Nor thern Spy „ ■ 



















12 



0 „ 



16 



Q 



„ Ribstons, „ - 



22 



9 







21 

















„ Russets - „ - - 



















OA 









„ Canadian Ribstons, per barrel - 



18 



0 























„ Newtowns „ 



18 



Q 







1 s 



10 



0 















„ Baldwins „ 



18 



0 







16 



0 

















Chestnuts, per cwt. bag - 



7 



0 



„10 



6 



9 



0 











- 





C4rapes, English, per lb. - 



1 



1 







1 



6 



» 1 



9 



1 









„ Almeira, per barrel 



10 



0 



: 





















Pears, stewing, per cask - 



8 



0 







8 



0 















„ French, per basket - 



















2 



3 „ 







Walnuts, per bag - 



6 



0 























Borough and Spitalpields .— 



























Apples, per bushel - - . . 



3 



0 



» 6 



0 



4 



0 



» 6 



0 



4 



0 „ 



6 



0 



„ cooking, per bushel 



3 



6 



>, 4 



0 



3 



0 



» 3 



9 



4 



0 „ 



5 



0 



„ dessert, „ - - 



4 



6 



» 5 



0 



4 



0 



» 5 



0 



5 



3 „ 



6 



3 



Blenheims, „ 



4 



0 



,> 4 



6 



4 



6 



» 5 



0 











King Pippin, per bushel 



4 



10 



., 5 



4 



















Queenings, „ 



3 



3 



» 3 



9 



4 



0 



„ 4 



6 











„ Greenings, „ 





11 



„ 3 



6 



3 



9 



» 4 



0 











Wellingtons, „ 



3 



8 



» 4 



2 



4 



6 



» 5 



0 











Chestnuts, per bag - 



6 



0 



» 9 



2 



















Walnuts, per bag - = - - 



4 



0 



» 4 



6 



















Stratpord :— 



























Apples, English cooking, per bushel 



2 



41 



„ 3 



71 



2 



9 



« 4 



0 



2 



3 „ 



4 



9 



„ „ dessert, „ 



2 



6 



4 



0 











2 



3 „ 



4 



3 



Nova Scotian, per barrel 



11 



9 



„ 14 



3 



11 



6 



» 14 



6 



14 



0 „ 



21 



0 



Pears, English, per bushel 



2 



9 



» 3 



6 



















