Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



i39 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit 

 at Covent Garden Market. 



(Compiled from the Gardeners' Chronicle. 







Week ending 



4th May. 



nth May. 



18th May. 



25th May. ■ 



Vegetables — 



5. 



d. 



i. d. 



s. 



d. 



s. d. 





d. 



s. 





s. 



d. 





Artichokes, Globe, per dozen - 



3 



0 



to 4 0 



2 



0 



to 2 6 



2 



0 to - 





3 



6 



to — 



Asparagus, English per bundle 



2 



0 



„ 5 0 



2 



0 



,,46 





0 ,, 



3 



6 



i 



- 0 



„36 



.beans, Dwarf, Channel Islancis, 































O 



9 



,, 0 10 



0 



6 



„ 0 8 



0 



6 >> 



0 



8 



0 



9 



„ 0 IO 



Beans, English, per lb. • 



O 



9 



,, 0 10 



0 



6 



„ 0 8 



0 



6 ,, 



0 



8 



1 



0 





Beetroots, per dozen 



O 



6 



„ 0 9 



0 



6 



>, ° 9 



0 



6 „ 



0 



9 



0 



6 



„ 0 9 



Beetroots, per bushel 



2 



0 



,,26 



2 



0 



,,26 



2 



0 „ 



2 



6 



2 



0 





Broccoli, per dozen 







— 



1 



0 



,,26 



1 



0 



2 



6 



1 



0 



,.26 



Cabbage, per tally - 



' 4 



0 



jj 5 0 



4 



0 



,,50 



3 



6 ,, 



5 



0 



3 



6 



)> 4 0 



Carrots, New French, per bunch 



0 



6 



„ 0 8 



0 



6 





0 



6 



0 



8 



0 



6 



„ 0 8 



Carrots, washed, in bags - 



5 



0 





4 



0 





4 



0 







5 



6 





Carrots, Surrey, per doz. bunches 



2 



6 







6 





2 



6 ,, 







3 



0 





Celery, Red, per dozen bundles 



6 



0 



>> ~ 



6 



0 





9 



0 ,, 



12 



0 









Cress, per dozen punnets- 





6 





1 



6 







6 









6 





Cucumbers, per dozen 



2 



0 



„ 3 0 



2 



0 



„ 3 0 



2 



6 



3 



6 





0 



,,30 



Endive, French, per dozen 



1 



6 



,,20 



1 



6 



,,20 



1 



6 ,, 







1 



6 



»; * 9 



Horseradish, English, per 





























bundle 



2 



0 



2 6 



2 



0 



,, 2 6 



2 



0 )> 



2 



6 



2 



0 



,,26 



Lettuce, Cos, per dozen - 



4 



0 



" — 



3 



6 



» 4'*° 



3 



6 



4 



6 



3 



6 



» 4 6 



Mushrooms, House, per lb. 



0 



6 





0 



8 



j. 0 9 



0 



8 



0 



9 



0 



6 



» 0 9 



Onions, new, bunches 



2 



0 



,,26 



2 



0. 



,,26 



2 



4 » 



3 



0 



2 



6 



,, 3 0 



Parsley, per dozen - 



2 



0 



)> — 



2 



0 





2 



0 







2 



0 



,,26 



Peas, frame, telephone, per lb. 



0 



10 





0 



8 



,, O IO 



0 



8 » 



0 



9 



0 



10 



» 10 



Potatoes, Bruce, Saxon, Snow- 





























drops, etc., per ton 



So 



0 



,, no 0 



80 



0 



,, I05 O 



80 



o 1, ,, 



no 



0 



80 



0 



,, no 0 



Potatoes, Dunbar Main Crop, 





























no 



0 



)> — 



i°5 



0 



„ no 0 



100 



0 „ 



no 



0 



100 



0 



,, no 0 



Potatoes, Jersey kidneys, per 















28 















cwt. 







— 



30 



0 



„ 32 0 









20 



0 



,, 22 0 



Radishes, Round, per dozen 





























1 bunches - 



0 



4 



„ 0 8 



1 



0 



„ 1 6 



0 



10 







0 



4 



„ 0 8 



Rhubarb, natural, per dozen 





























bundles - 





6 









,,26 



2 



0 ,, 



2 



6 





6 



,,26 



Salad, Small, per dozen punnets 



1 



3 







3 







3 







1 



3 





Spinach, English, per bushel 



2 



6 



„ 3 0 





0 



» 2 6 



2 



0 ,, 





6 





0 



., 1 6 



Tomatoes, English, per lb. 





10 





0 



9 



,, 0 10 



0 



., 





8 



0 



6 



„ 0 .8 



Tomatoes, Channel Islands, 































0 



8 



,, 0 10 



0 



7 



„ 0 8 



0 



4 >. 



0 



6 



0 



4 



„ 0 6 



Turnips, new French, per bunch 



0 



8 



„ ° 9 



0 



6 



„ ° 9 



0 



4 >! 



0 



8 



0 



4 



„ 0 8 



Watercress, per dozen bunches 



0 



6 





0 



6 





0 



6 







0 



4 



„ 0 6 



Fruit — 





























Apples, Tasmanian and Vic- 





























torian, various, per case 



11 



0 



,, 16 0 





0 



„ i5 6 



10 



0 „ 



15 



0 



9 



0 



15 0 



Apricots, per box of 24 - 









1 



0 



» 1 3 



1 



0 ., 





3 



1 



6 



.,23 



Cherries, per sieve - 









10 



6 





9 



6 „ 







8 



0 



,, 10 0 



Cherries, per box - 











6 





1 



0 ,, 



-1 



3 





0 



„ 1 6 



Gooseberries, per peck - 















5 



0 ,, 



.6 



0 



5 



0 





Grapes, English Hambros, per 





























lb. ...... 



3 



0 



,,40 



2 



6 



,,3° 



2 



0 ,, 



4 



0 





6 



,,26 



Melons, each - 





6 



,,20 





3 



1 9 



1 



6 „ 



2 



0 





3 



„ 2 6 



Peaches, per dozen - 



9 



0 



>j 3° 0 



9 



0 



,,30 0 



6 



0 ,, 



24 



0 



6 



0 



,, 30 0 



Pears, Australian, per case 



5 



0 



,,60 



' 2 



0 



„' 6 0 



4 



0 ,, 



8 



0 



4 



0 



,,80 



Pines, St. Michael's, each 



2 



0 



» 5 0 





0 



,, 6 0 



3 



0 



5 



0 





6 



„ 6 0 



Strawberries, per lb. 



3 



0 



,> 4 0 



2 



6 



,,30 



3 



6 



4 



0 



2 



6 



»4° 



Strawberries, seconds, per lb. 



2 



0 







0 



„ 1 6 



1 



6 „ 



2 



0 



1 



0 



„ 1 6 



