Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



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Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit 

 at Covent Garden Market. 



(Compiled from the Gardeners Chronicled) 



Description. 



Week ending 



May 4th. 



May nth. 



May 



1 8th. 



May 25th. 



Vegetables — 





d. 



s. d. 





d. 









s. d. 







s. d. 



Artichokes, Globe, per duz. 



J 



Q 



to 2 6 



2 



Q 



to 2 6 



2 



6 to 



3 0 





0 



to 2 6 



Asparagus home-grown, 



























per bundle - - 





Q 



.. \ 6 





Q 



)> 5 0 





" 



4 0 



° 



9 



ij 4 Cj 



Beans, Channel Islands, 



























new, per lb. - 















0 



8 „ 



0 9 





9 



0 10 



Beans, Broad in flats 





6 





3 



6 







6 „ 



4 6 



3 



6 





Beet, per dozen. 





6 





° 



6 





0 



6 



— 





6 





Beetroots, per bushel 





0 



„ 16. 





0 



„ 1 6 





6 „ 



2 0 



1 



6 



2 c 



Cabbage, per tally - 



2 



0 



» 4 0 



2 



0 



,,40 



2 



0 )> 



4 0 



2 



0 



,, 4 O 



Carrots, per dozen bunches 





6 







6 



,, 2 0 





6 „ 



2 0 



1 



6 



,,2 O 



,, washed, per cwt. 



























bag 



2 





„ 2 6 







,,26 



2 



Q 



2 6 



2 



6 





Cauliflowers, per doz. 



I 



o 



" 2 ° 







' 1 6 





Q " 



1 6 







,, 1 6 



Cress, per doz punnets 



T 



6 







6 







6 



— 



1 



6 





Cucumbers, per doz. 



2 





» 3 6 



2 



9 



0 



2 



6 „ 



3 6 





° 



i) 3 6 



Garlic, per lb. • 



Q 











" 



Q 













Horseradish, English, 



























loose, per doz. 





6 







Q 



„ 1 6 



I 



0 



— 





o 





Leeks, per doz. bunches - 



j 



0 



_ 



1 



0 





I 



0 



— 



0 



9 



, , 1 0 



Lettuces, Cabbage, per 



























- doz. - 











0 



8 



1 3 



O 



6 „ 



1 0 



Q 



6 



1 0 



Lettuces Cos. per doz. 



2 



6 



c 



" 





6 



!> 4 0 



2 



6 ,, 



3 6 





5 



" r> 



)! 4 0 



Mint, natural, per doz. 



























bunches 



2 



-16 



.,40 



2 



0 



..4° 



I 



0 ,, 



1 6 



1 



0 



„ i 6 



Mushrooms, House, per lb. 



O 



10 



11 1 0 



0 



9 



<t 0 10 



O 



9 



— 



0 



8 



„ 1 0 



Unions, picKiers, per sieve 



2 



0 



» 3 0 



2 



0 



„ 3 0 - 



3 



° ji 



5 0 



3 



0 



■ 5 0 



, , per case ^ - - 



7 



6 



„ 8 0 



8 



p 



,.90 



6 



0 ,, 



7 0 



6 



0 





.rarslev. per doz. ounches 













,, 1 6 





0 ,, 



1 6 







1 6 



Peas, Frame, per lb. 





0 



„ 1 3 





6 



, , 0 10 



0 



8 







6 



,, O IG 



,. ., in flats 



6 



0 





4 



° 



,,60 





0 



6 0 



3 



9 



6 0 



Potatoes, per ton 



go 



0 



,, 135 0 



go 





' X ja 0 



70 



O ,,7 



35 0 



70 



° 



0 



., new per cwt. - 



10 



0 



>> 16 0 





Q 





12 



O ,, 



16 0 







> > 1 5 0 



Radishes, per doz. bunches 





6 



„ 10 



T ^ 



5 



! 0 9 





4 .> 



0 9 



0 



4 



, 1 0 



Knu barb, (Jut-ot doors 



























per doz. bundles 



1 



6 



2 0 





0 



, 2 0 



1 



0 ,, 



2 0 







2 0 



Salad, small, per doz. 



























punnets - 



1 



3 



_ 





3 







3 



— 



* 







Sh dlots. per lb. 



0 



2 







Q 



2 







0 



2 



— 









Spinach English, per 



























bushel - - " 





6 



>> 20 



T 



0 



,. 1 6 



1 



0 ,, 



1 6 



1 





, 1 6 



l omatoes, .rLnglisn, new, 



























per lb. - 







„ 16 





Q 



T 



1 3 



0 



9 



1 0 



° 



g 



0 10 



.. i.i nips, per c'ozen - 





6 



,,20 





6 



, 2 0 



1 



6 



2 0 





6 



, 2 0 



., new, per buncn 



0 



8 





0 



6 





0 



9 





o 



6 



, 0 8 



Watercress, per dozen 



























bunches - 



0 



4 



„ 0 6 



0 



4 



, 0 6 



0 



4 » 



0 6 



0 



6 



.. 0 8 



r RU1T -- 



























AT- T7- 1" Vi 1 



Atopies, n^nglisn. large 



























Cookers, per 



























bushel 



4 



0 



„ 7 0 



4 



0 



. 7 0 















English. Wei 



























lington, per 



























bushel - 



8 



0 



, 10 0 



8 



0 



, 10 0 















Cherries, per box 









2 



0 





1 



3 





1 



3 



, 1 6 



Cobnuts, per lb. 



0 



_i 



5% 



, 0 6 



0 



5 



, 0 6 



0 



5 





0 



5 





Cranberries, per case 



10 



0 





10 



0 





10 



0 





10 



0 





Grapes, Muscats, home- 

























grown, per lb. - 



5 



0 



, 6 0 



4 



0 



, 6.0 



3 



0 ,, 



4 0 



3 



0 



. 5 0 



,, New Hamburgh, 



























per lb. 



2 



6 



, 3 6 



2 



6 



,40 



2 



6 „ 



4 0 



2 



0 



. 3 0 



Peaches, per dozen - 



10 



0 



) 3° 0 



10 



0 



,36 0 



10 



0 ,, 36 0 



9 



0 , 



, 24 0 



Pines, each 



2 



6 



, 4 6 





6 



.46 



2 



6 M 



4 6 



2 



6 , 



, 4 6 



Strawberries, Class A, 



























per lb. - 



3 



0 



, 4 0 



3 



0 



»4o 



2 



0 j, 



3 0 



2 



0 



, 2 6 



>, Class B, 



























per lb. - 



1 i 



1 



6 



, 2 6 





6 



, 2 6 | 







1 9 





0 



, 1 6 



