Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit 

 at Co vent Garden Market. 



(Compiled from the Gardeners' Chronicle.} 







Week ending 



5th August. 



I2th 



August. 



19th August. 



26th August. 



Vegetable 





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Artichokes, Globe, per dozen - 



1 



g 



CO 2 O 



1 



0 



tO 2 



0 



I 







1 



6 to 



> O 



Beans, English Dwarf, per 































1 



g 



,,2 6 



1 



0 



19 2 



0 



1 



g 



2 0 





g ? 



3 0 



Beans, Scarlet Runners, per 































3 



° 



e ft 



5) 5 0 



1 



O 



tO 2 



0 



x 



0 



2 6 



2 



g 



3 0 



Beetroots, new, per dozen 





























bunches .... 



2 



° 



>> 3 0 



2 



0 



)> 3 



0 





° " 



4 0 



** 



0 ), 



4 0 



Cabbage, per tally - 



4 



° 



>) 7 0 



4 



0 



g 



0 



4 



° !1 



3 0 



4 



" 



8 0 



Cabbage, per dozen - 



1 



° 



T f\ 



,, 1 0 



1 





" 2 



0 





O ), 



2 0 



T 



0 „ 



2 0 



Carrots, new English, per 





























dozen bunches 



° 



9 



,,26 



0 



9 



" 2 



g 



1 





2 6 





" 



2 0 



Cauliflowers, per dozen - 



2 







2 





" 3 



0 



1 



g " 



2 6 







0 



Celery, new, per bundle - 





g 





1 



g 







* 



g 







g 





Cress, per dozen punnets- 





g 





1 



5 









g 







6 





Cucumbers, per dozen 





9 



5)3° 



1 



g 



» 2 



g 





g ); 



3 0 





6 



0 0 

 J 



Cucumbers, ridge in pots 



6 







4 



6 







3 







2 







Endive, new French, per doz. 







1 6 





6 









' " 



2 0 





6 





Garlic, new, per lb. 



° 



2 





0 



2 







s ° 



2 











Horseradish, English, per 





























bundle 



3 









5 











3 6 



2 



6 „ 



„ Q 

 °- 



Leeks, new, per doz. bunches 



2 



o 



- 



2 



0 







2 



o 





2 



0 





Lettuce, English, cabbage, per 





























dozen - 



2 



o 



- 



1 



6 



„ 2 



0 





6 „ 



2 0 



1 



6 „ 



2 0 



Lettuce, Cos, per dozen - 



2 



° 



>) 3 0 



1 



g 



>> 3 





* 



g fj 



3 0 





6 





Marrows, Vegetable, per dozen 





9 



1 6 



* 



0 



" 1 



g 







1 6 





9 >» 



1 0 



Marrows, per tally 



3 





j) 4 0 



3 



° 



)> 4 





3 



0 " 

 " 





„ 



0 ,, 



4 0 



Mint, per dozen bunches - 



I . 



g 



>j 3 0 



4 





5) 4 



g 



3 



0 " 



6 0 



2 



° 





Mushrooms, House, per lb. 





9 





0 



g 



" 1 



0 













1 



J 



Onions, cwt. bags - 



3 



g 



)> 4 0 











4 







A 



Q " 





Onions, new, bunches 



4 















3 







2 



Q 





Parsley, new, per doz. bunches 



1 



g 



>> 3 0 



4 



g 



>j 5 



0 



1 



0 > 1 



1 6 





Q 



Q " 



2 0 



Parsley, in sieves 



* 















T _ 













Peas, blue, per bushel 





g 



6 0 



5 



g 



g 



0 







0 



5 



0 ,, 



6 0 



Peas, blue, per bag 



5 



•o 



6 6 



7 



0 



J7 9 



0 



12 



" 



' 0 

 4 









Potatoes, Hebrons, Snowdrops, 















80 













etc., per ton 



6o 



° 



,, 90 0 



70 



0 



,, TOO 



0 



0 >> 



100 



0 



60 



Q 



80 0 



Radishes, Round, breakfast, 





























per dozen bunches 



1 



g 





1 



g 







I 



g 





1 



6 





Salad, Small, per dozen punnets 



1 



3 





1 



3 



















Spinach, New Zealand, per pk. 



° 



9 



,, 1 0 



0 



9 



» 1 



0 



° 



9 











Spinach, per sieve - 



1 



g 





1 



g 



)) 2 



0 





6 





j. 



6 





Tomatoes, NewEnglish, per lb. 



° 



3 



u 0 4 



0 



51 



" ° 



4 



Q 



3 )> 



0 



0 



3 j> 



0 si 



Tomatoes, Channel Islands, 





























per lb. 



° 



2 i 



» 0 3 



0 



2 i 





3 



Q 



i\ ., 



0 3^ 



0 



2 , , 



0 25 



Turnips, new, per dozen - 



4 





)> 5 0 



5 



° 



" g 











15 



0 





Watercress, per dozen bunches 





g 







4 





g 





4 > 



0 6 



0 



4 )> 



0 6 



Fruit — 





























Apples, all home grown :— 





























„ Eating, per bushel 



5 



o 







0 



>, 5 



0 





0 ,, 



5 0 









„ Julien, per bushel 



4 



o 



„ 4 6 





0 



» 4 



0 





0 ,, 



4 0 





0 „ 



4 0 



,, Keswick, per bushel 



3 



6 



» 4 -0 



3 



0 



» 4 



0 



2 



6 „ 



4 0 





0 „ 



3 6 



,, Sufheld, per bushel 



6 



o 



.,6 6 



5 



0 



6 



0 



4 



0 ,, 



5 0 



2 



0 ,, 



3 0 



Currants, Black, per sieve 



5 



o 



.. 6 0 



7 



0 



8 



0 



6 





7 0 









,, Red. per sieve 



3 



o 



>> 5 0 



3 



0 



» 4 



0 



3 



0 ,, 



4 0 









„ White, per gallon - 



2 



o 



„ 2 6 



2 



c 



„ 2 



6 



2 



0 











Grapes, English, Hamburgh, 































i 



6 



,,20 



1 



0 





9 



1 





1 6 





0 ,, 



1 6 



Grapes, Alicante, per lb. 





o 



», 1 4 





0 





6 





° i) 



1 6 



1 



0 „ 





„ Gros Colmar, per lb. - 





6 



1 9 



1 



6 



,, 2 



0 





6 „ 



2 0 



1 



6 „ 



2 0 



„ Gros Muscats per lb. - 



2 



o 



,,26 



2 



0 



4 



0 





0 ,, 



3 6 



2 



0 ,, 



2 6 



Peaches, A, per dozen 



7 



o 



,, 10 0 



6 



0 



,, 10 



0 



6 



° >> 



9 0 



6 



0 ,, 



S 0 



„ B, per dozen 



2 



o 



,,5° 





0 



)! 5 



0 



3 



0 ,, 



5 0 



2 



° >! 



4 0 



Plums, Blue, per sieve - 



5 



6. 





6 



0 



» 7 



0 



6 



0 ,, 



7 0 



6 



O ,, 



7 0 



„ Orleans, per sieve 



5 



o 



„ 6 6 





0 







6 



0 ,, 



8 0 



4 



O 





,. Rivers (English), per 































5 



o 



„ 6 0 



6 



0 



„ 7 



0 



5 



0 „ 



6 0 









Plums, Gages, per sieve - 



8 



o 



,, 11 0 



10 



0 







8 



0 





7 



O ,, 



9 0 



,, Gages, per peck - 



5 



6 





5 



6 







'4 



0 





4 



O 





Raspberries, per cwt. 



39 



o 



)> 3 2 0 



39 



0 







28 



0 „ 



30 0 









per punnet - 



5 



o' 



,,90 



5 



0 



» 6 



0 



10 



0 





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