Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



139 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale) of Vegetables and Fruit 

 at Covent Garden Market. 



(Compiled from the Gardeners' Chronicle.) 

















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■ ' - 



6th May. 



1 



3th 



May. 



20th 



May 





2 



7 th May 





Vegetables — 



s. 



d. 





d. 



s. 



d. 



j. 



d. 



s. 



d, 



s. 



d. 



J. 



d. 



t. 



d. 



Artichokes, Globe, per dozen • 



2 



0 to 



a 



6 



2 



0 to 



2 



6 



3 



0 



to 3 



0 



3 



0 to 



3 





Asparagus, "Worcester, per 





































1 



6 „ 





9 



1 



6 „ 



z 



9 



z 



6 



11 2 



0 



z 



6 ii 



2 



c 



Beans, French, per lb. • • 



0 



8 ,, 



0 



9 



0 



ro „ 



z 



0 



z 



0 



" 1 



3 



0 



zo ,, 



X 



0 



Cucumbers, home-grown se- 



































lected, per dozen- 



2 



6 „ 



3 



•© 



2 



6 n 



3 



0 







.. 3 



0 



2 



6 ,, 



3 



0 



Cucumbers, seconds, per dozen- 





9 







T 



6 ,, 













0 



z 



6 ,, 





0 



Horseradish, English, per 





































2 



0 







2 



0 















2 



0 







Mushrooms, Indoor, per lb. • 



0 



8 ., 



0 



9 



° 



8 u 



0 



9 



0 



8 



,, 0 



9 



O 



8 1, 



0 



9 



Peas, Ordinary (Channel 

 Islands), per lb. • 



































0 



6 







O 



6 







0 



6 







O 



6 







t> t t 1, ru 1 

 * c2.s, J_ clcpnon c % b v^nAnnel 



































Islands, per lb. 



0 



8 •• 



0 



9 



O 



8 „ 



0 



9" 



0 



9 



11 0 



zo 



O 



9 .. 



0 



10 



Potatoes — 



































Dunbar Maincrop, per ton 



80 



0 ,, 



90 



0 



80 



0 M 



90 



0 



100 



0 







I0O 



0 ,1 



X05 



0 



,, Saxons, per ton- • 



70 



0 „ 



75 



0 



70 



0 ,, 



75 



0 



75 



0 



,, 80 



0 



70 



0 ,, 



75 



0 



Lincoln Gisnts per ton • ■ 



50 



0 „ 



60 



0 



5° 



0 " 



60 



0 



50 



0 



„ 60 





45 



0 11 



S5 





Jcrscyi N"eW| pei cwt» • * 



*4 



0 M 



3° 



0 



1 7 



0 " 



20 



0 





.0 



,, 16 







0 .1 



13 





Tom&toes selected smooth * 



0 



10 ,, 



X 



0 





10 „ 



z 



0 



0 



9 



., 1 







7 1 1 



0 



8 



Channel Is'sincls per 



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0 



8 „ 



0 



9 



0 



8 



0 



9 



0 



6~ 



n 0 



7 



0 



5 u 



0 



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Fruit— 



































Apples, N.S. Wales, selected 



































samples ..... 



9 



0 n 



10 



0 



9 



0 u 



zo 



0 



zo 



0 



.. M 



0 



zo 



0 n 



s 4 



0 



Apples, N.S. Wales, ordinary 





































7 



0 i, 



8 



0 



7 



0 ,1 



8 



0 



7 



0 



■ • 8 



0 



7 



0 ,, 



8 



0 



Apples, Tasmanian, selected 



































samples, per case - 



8 



0 ,, 



9 



0 



8 



0 „ 



9 



0 



8 



0 



.. 9 



0 



8 



0 n 



9 



0 



Apples, Tasmanian, ordinary 

 samples, per case - 



































5 



0 ,, 



6 



0 



5 



0 



6 



0 



5 



0 



1 , 6 



0 



5 



0 n 



6 



0 



Figs, per dozen- 



4 



0 ,, 



6 



0 



2 



0 „ 



4 



0 



2 



0 



.. 4 



0 



2 



0 ii 



4 



0 



Grapes, Hamburghs, per lb. - 



2 



6 



3 



0 



2 



6 



3 



0 



2 



6 



.» 3 



0 



2 



6 „ 



3 



0 



Belgian per lb. • 



2 



0 ,, 



2 



6 





3 !> 



z 



6 



z 



3 



• > x 



6 



X 



3 .. 



z 



6 



Melons, Channel Islands, each 





0 ,» 



2 



0 



1 



0 „ 



2 



0 



z 



0 





6 



z 



0 ,, 



r 



6 



Peache;, selected, per dozen • 



10 



0 



12 



0 1 



10 



0 „ 



T2 



0 



10 



0 



,, 12 



0 



Z2 



0 n 



17 



0 



,, medium, per dozen 



6 



0 ,, 



8 



° 



4 



0 „ 



6 



0 



4 



0 



1, 6 



0 



6 



0 „ 



8 



0 



,, seconds, per dozen 



3 



° >> 



4 



0 I 



2 



6 „ 



3 



0 



2 



6 



.. 3 



0 



2 



6 „ 



3 



0 



Pineapples, St. Michael, each- 



4 



0 „ 



7 



6 



4 



0 ,, 



7 



6 



4 



0 



7 



6 



4 



0 „ 



7 



6 



Strawberries, morninggathered 





































3 



6 „ 



4 



0 1 



3 



6 



4 



6 



3 



6 



.1 5 







6 ,, 



4 



6 



Strawberries, in boxes, per lb.- 





0 M 



z 



6 



1 



0 ,, 



z 



6 



z 



0 



» 1 



\ 





0 ,. 



X 



6 



,, seconds, per lb. - 



1 



6 



2 



0 



1 



6 „ 



2 



0 



z 



6 



ii 2 



0 1 



z 



6 1 1 



2 



0 



