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Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit 

 at Covent Garden Market. 



(Compiled from the Gardeners Chronicled) 



— 



Week ending 





3rd February. 



10th February. 



17th February. 



24th February. 



Vegetables— 





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d. 



s. 



d. 





d. 



s. 



d. 



s. 











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Artichokes, Globe, per doz. 

 Asparagus, English forced, per 





0 to 



6 



0 





0 



10 



6 





0 









Q 



to 3 



6 





































6 



0 „ 



7 



0 



6 



0 







6 



0 to 8 



0 



6 



0 



„ 8 



0 



Beans, Channel Islands, per lb. 



2 







6 



2 





2 



6 



2 





2 



6 





6 







Beetroots, new, per doz. - 

 Do., per bushel .... 





6 " 





° 





6 



" 



° 



° 



6 " 



1 







6 



" 1 



0 





3 >) 









3 









3 5> 











„ 2 



0 



Broccoli, Cornish, per crate 



6 









6 



° 





Q 



6 



0 " 



0 



0 



6 





,, 10 



0 



Biussels Sprouts, per sieve 





0 " 





6 









-5 







3 





2 



0 



,1 3 



0 



Do., per bushel 





o " 











" ? 



5 





o " 



5 



6 







» 5 



6 



Brussels Sprouts, Tops, per bushel - 



\ 



5 











" 1 



3 





6 



2 













Cabbages, per tally - - - - 



5 





6 





5 



o 







5 





5 







o 







Do., per doz. 





0 " 





6 



* 







3 





3 „ 





6 







„ 1 



6 



Do., Savoys, per tally - 

 Carrots, English, per doz. bunches 

 Do., good, per cwt. bags, washed - 





o " 



10 





4 





" 10 





4 



0 ,, 



12 





4 



^ 



12 



0 1 





Q " 



2 



6 



3 











0 ,, 



3 



6 





Q 





6 



3 



Q " 



3 





3 



5 



>> 4 



Q 



4 





4 



6 



4 





,. 5 



0 



Cauliflowers, per doz. 





6 " 



3 



0 



1 



6 



» 3 



0 







3 



0 



'2 



6 



» 3 



0 



Do., Cornish crates 



8 













g 





5 



0 " 







g 





,, 10 



0 



Celery, red, roll, per doz. - 

 Colewort, per bushel- 



8 



0 ,, 



16 



0 



8 



0 



" 18 



0 



8 





18 



0 



8 



0 



„ 18 



0 



1 



6 „ 



2 



0 



1 



6 



,, 2 



0 



2 



0 " 



2 



6 



2 



6 



„ 4 



0 i 



Cress, per doz. punnets - 



1 



6 







1 



6 







1 



5 







1 



6 







Cucumbers, per doz. - - - - 



4' 





10 



0 



4 





,, 10 



0 



4 



0 ,, 



10 



0 



4 





>» 9 



0 : 



Garlic, new, per lb. - 



0 









0 











3 









3 

















T 3 





16 



° 



16 



0 







16 









Horseradish, English, per bundle - 



* 



6 















* 



6 „ 



2 



Q 





6 





0 



Leeks, per doz. bunches - 





6 





0 



1 



6 



" 2 



0 





6 „ 



4 



Q 









6 



^Mint, new, Channel Islands, per 



































dozen bunches - 







g 



0 



g 



0 







g 



6 







10 







0 



Mushrooms, House, per lb. 





g " 





10 



0 



10 









9 



0 







9 



> > 0 



10 



5 



0 ,, 



6 



0 



5 



0 



» 6 



0 



5 



0 „ 



6 



0 



5 



0 



„ 6 



O 



Do., picklers, per sieve - 

 Do., English, per c t. - 



2 



6 „ 



3 



0 



2 



6 



3 



0 



2 



6 „ 



3 



0 



2 



6 



»> 3 



0 



6 



0 ,, 



6 



6 



6 



0 



i) 6 



6 



6 



0 „ 



6 



6 



6 



0 



» 6 



6 



Parsley, per doz. bunches- 



1 



0 ,, 



2 



0 



2 



0 





6 



2 



0 „ 



2 



6 





0 









1 



0 









0 



,, 1 



6 



1 



6 „ 



2 



0 



1 



0 



„ T 



6 



Parsnips, per doz. - - - . - 



0 



6 ,, 



1 



0 



0 



6 



, , 1 



0 



0 



6 „ 



1 



0 



0 



6 



„ 1 



0 





3 



0 ,, 



3 



6 



3 



0 



. 3 



6 



3 



0 „ 



4 



0 



4 



0 



j ) 4 



6 



Potatoes, Old Varieties, per ton 



60 



0 ,, 



90 



0 



60 



0 



„ 90 



0 



60 



0 ,, 



90 



0 



60 



0 



M 90 



0 



Do., Dunbar Main Crop, per ton - 



100 



0 ,, 



IIC 



0 



IOC 



0 



,, no 



0 



100 



0 ,, 



no 



0 



100 



0 



„ TlO 0 



Do., New Channel Islands, frames, 





































0 



5h, 



0 



8 



0 



10 







0 



7 ». 



0 



9 



0 



6 







Radishes, Long, per dozen 



0 



10 ,, 





0 



0 



10 







0 



6 „ 



0 



8 



0 



6 



jl 0 



3 





1 



6 









0 



„ 1 



6 



1 



0 „ 



1 



6 



1 



0 



„ I 



6 



Rhubarb, Yorks.,per dozen bunches 





3 „ 



1 



6 





3 





6 



1 



0 ,, 





6 



1 



0 



„ I 



0 



Scotch Kale, per bush -1 - 



2 



0 )> 



2 



6 



2 



0 





6 



2 



6 „ 



4 



0 



3 



6 



» 4 



6 



Seakale, per dozen punnets 



12 



0 ,, 



15 



0 



12 



0 



16 



0 



12 



0 >) 



16 



0 



12 



0 



„ 16 



0 



Shallots, per lb. - 



0 



3 







0 



3 







0 



3 







0 



3 







Turnips, per dozen bunches 

 Turnip Tops, bags - . - 



2 



0 ,, 



3 



0 



3 



0 



,» 3 



6 



3 



0 „ 



3 



6 



6 



0 







2 



0 ,, 



2 



6 





6 



3 



6 



3 



0 ,, 



4 



0 



4 



0 



,, 5 



0 



Fruit. 



































Apples, Beefings, per bushel - 



5 



0 ,, 



6 



0 



4 



0 



» 6 



0 ■ 



A 



0 ,, 



5 



0 



4 



6 



, 5 



6 



Do., Blenheims, per bushel - 



5 



0 ,, 



6 



O' 



4 



0 



„ 6 



0 



4 



0 >> 



5 



0 



4 



0 



» 5 



0 



Do., Northern Greenings, per 





































4 



6 



5 



6 



4 



6 



» 5 



0 



3 



6 



4 



0 



4 



0 



>, 6 



0 



Do., Queenings, per bushel - 



4 



0 ,, 



5 



0 



4 



0 



6 



0 



4 



0 11 



6 



0 



4 



0 



6 



0 



Do., Wellingtons, per bushel - 



5 



0 ., 



.7 



0 



5 



0 



>i 7 



0 



5 



0 ,, 



7 



0 



9 



0 



,, 10 



0 



Do., Various, per bushel 



2 



6 „ 



6 





2 



6 



>, 5 



0 



2 



6 „ 



5 



0 



2 



6 



>, 5 



0 



Cobnuts, per lb. - . - 



0 



lh 







0 



7l 







0 



8 „ 



0 



9 



0 



72 







Grapes, English, Alicante, per lb. - 



1 



3 >' 





9 





3 





9 



1 



6 „ 



2 



0 





0 





0 



