570 



Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit at 

 Covent Garden Market in each week of February, 1902. 



(Compiled from the Gardeners Chronicle.) 



.Uescnption. 



Week ending 



February ist. 



February 8th. 



1 February 1 



5 th. 



1 February 2 



2nd, 



Vegetables— 



<r. 



j 

 a . 



s. 



j 

 a . 







1. s 



j 

 a. 



c 



d. 



s. 



d. 







s 



d. 



Artichokes, Globe, per doz. 



3 



0 to 



3 



6 



3 



0 



to 3 



6 



3 



0 to 3 



6 



3 



0 







Jerusalem, per 



































sieve - 



1 



0 ,, 



1 



0 



1 



0 





6 



1 1 



0 , 





6 



1 



0 



to I 



6 



Asparagus, English, per 



































bundle 



7 



0 







8 



0 







9 



0 , 



10 



o 



7 



0 



>. 8 



0 



Beans, Dwarf, house, per 



































lb. 





6 „ 



3 



0 





6 



,, 3 



0 



2 



6 , 



3 



Q 



2 



9 



>> 3 





Beetroots, new, per bushel 



1 



3 » 



1 



6 



\ 



3 



>> 1 



6 



1 



3 > 





6 



1 



3 



,, 1 





Brussels Sprouts, sieve • 



1 



6 ,, 



2 



0 



\ 1 



9 



M 2 



3 



2 



0 „ 



2 





2 



0 



ii 2 





Cabbage, tally - 



4 



0 1, 







4 



0 







5 



0 















,, per dozen - 



0 



9 >> 



1 



0 



0 



9 



" 1 



0 



0 



9 » 



1 



Q 



; 









Carrots, per dozen bunches 



2 



g 



3 



°. 



3 





>> 3 





3 



0 , 



3 





3 



0 



>, 3 





,, washed, bags- 



2 



6 ,, 



3 



0 



2 



0 



> > 3 



6 



2 



6 „ 



3 



6 



3 



0 



». 3 



6 



„ unwashed, bags - 





0 " 





~ ■ 



2 



0 







2 



0 







2 



0 



)i 2 



6 



Cauliflowers, per dozen - 



I 

 2 



0 >> 



2 



0 





0 







3 



0 







3 



0 







,, per tally 

 Celery, 12 bundles 



5 



0 n 





0 



5 



0 





0 



5 



0 ,, 



10 



0 



5 



0 



„ 10 



0 



10 



0 " 



16 



0 



10 



0 • 



" 16 



0 



IC 



0 ,, 



16 





10 



0 



,, 12 





Cress, per dozen punnets 



1 



3 







1 



3 









3 







1 



3 







Cucumbers, per dozen 



1 0 



0 ii 



J 9 



0 



10 



0 



». 19 



0 



6 



0 >> 



12 



0 



c 

 0 



0 



,, IO 



0 



Endive, new French, per 































dozen .... 





6 I, 



1 



9 



2 



0 



,, 2 



6 





0 ,, 



? 



6 



1 



9 







Garlick, per lb. - 



0 



3 >> 







0 



3 







0 



3 







O 



3. 







Horseradish, foreign, 



































bunch - 



1 



0 I, 



1 



- 



6 



1 



0 



„ 1 



6 



1 



0 ,, 





6 



1 



0 



)> 1 



6 



Leeks, per 12 bunches 



1 



6 







2 



0 







2 





\ 





2 



6 



>. 3 





Lettuces, Cabbage, per 



































dozen .... 



j 



4 







0 



9 





6 



0 



10 ,, 





3 











Onions, cases - 



8 



0 ,, 



8 



6 



8 



0 



\\ 8 



6 



8 



0 ,, 



8 



6 



IO 



6 







,, English, per cwt. 



; 7 



0 ,, 



7 



6 



7 



0 



>: 7 



6 



7 



0 ,, 



7 





7 



6 



», 8 





in bags - 

 ,, picklers, sieve 

 Parsley, per dozen bunches 



5 



6 ,, 



6 



0 



5 



6 



» 6 



0 



S 



6 „ 



6 



0 



7 



0 



7 



6 



2 



0 



3 



0 



2 



0 



i> 3 



0 



2 



0 ,, 



3 



0 



2 



0 



» 3 



0 



T 



6 ,1 



2 



0 " 



1 



6 



,, 2 



0 



1 



6 „ 



2 



0 



2 



0 







, , sieve 



2 



0 







4 



0 







4 









1 



6 







Parsnips, per cwt. bag 



2. 



6 



3 



3 



; 2 



6 



>> 3 



3 



2 



6 ,, 



3 





2 



6 



,> 3 





Potatoes, per ton 



5° 



0 ,, 



90 



0 



50 



0 



» 90 



0 



50 



0 ., 



90 





5° 



0 



90 



0 



,, Dew, per lb. 

 Radishes, per doz. bunches 



O 



3 „ 



0 



4 



0 



32 



i) 0 



4 



0 



35, , 



0 



4 



0 



3 







O 



9 >, 



1 



9 



0 



9 



)> 1 



9 



i 



0 , , 





6 



1 



6 







Salad, small, punnets, doz. 



I 



3 





- 



1 



3 







1 









1 



3 







Savoys, tally 



3- 



0 „ 



8 



0 



. 3 



0 



i> 8 



0 



3 



0 „ 



8 



0 



3 



0 



», 8 



0 



Spinach, English, bushel 



I 



9 „ 



2 



0 



4 



0 







4 









- 3 



6 



». 4 



0 



1 urnips,per dozen bunches 



I 



6 ,, 



2 



0 



2 



0 



,, 2 



6 



2 



6 ,, 



3 



° 



2 



6 



„ 3 



° 



>, bag - 



- I 



6 „ 



2 



6 



1 



6 



„ 2 



0 





6 ,, 





0 



1 



6 



„ 2 



0 



Watercress, per dozen 



































bunches .... 



O 



6 „ 



0 



8 



0 



6 



,, 0 



8 



0 



6 „ 



0 



8 



0 



6 







Fruit — 



































Apples, home grown, 



































bushel 



6 



0 >j 



10 



0 



6 



0 



„ TO 



Q 



6 



0 ,, 



10 



0 



6 



0 



, 10 



0 



,, Blenheims, etc, 



































bushel 



5 



0 » 



8 



0 



5 



0 



„ 8 



0 



5 



0 ,, 



8 



0 











,, King Pippins, 



































bushel 



5 



0 ,, 



7 



0 





0 



» 7 



0 



5 



0 ,, 



7 



0 











j, Large Cookers, 



































bushel 



13 



0 







13 



0 







13 



0 







7 



0 



, 8 



0 



Nova Scotian, 

































barrel 



21 



0 ,, 



26 



0 



21 



0 



, 26 



0 



21 



0 ;i 



26 



0 



21 



0 



. 30 



0 



Chestnuts, per bag - 

 Cobnuts, Kentish, per lb. 



7 

 0 



0 ,, 

 10 ,, 



14 



0 



7 

 0 



0 

 11 





0 

 0 



7 



0 



O „ 

 II ,, 



14 



0 

 0 



12 

 O 



0 

 11 



, 13 

 , 1 



0 

 0 



Cranberries, per case- 



9 



0 ,, 



10 



6 



9 



0 



, TO 



6 



9 



O ,, 



10 



6 : j 



12 



6 







Grapes, Gros Colmar, A., 

 per lb. 

 B., 



































6 „ 



2 



0 



2 



0 



» 2 



6 



2 



6 „ 



3 



0 



3 



0 



, 4 



0 



per lb. - 



0 



10 ,, 



. 1 



-i 





6 









6 „ 





9 



1 



6 



> 2 



0 



,, Aiicante. per lb. - 



1 



3 „ 



2 



0 





3 



. 2 



0 



1 



3 „ 



2 



0 ■ 





6 , 



> 2 



6 



,, Almeiara, per doz 



































lb. - - - 



Pines, each 



5 



0 ,, 



6 



0 



5 



0 



, 6 



0 



5 



0 » 



6 



0 



S 



0 , 



, 8 



0 



Walnuts, per bag 



3 



9 „ 

 0 „ 



3 

 4 



3 

 0 



1 



3 



9 

 0 



j 3 

 > 4 



3 1 

 0 



3 



9 M 



0 „ 



3 

 4 



3 



0 



2 

 3 



0 , 



0 



. 3 



0 



