Prices of Vegetables and Fruit. 



555 



Weekly Prices (Wholesale, of Vegetables and Fruit 

 at Covent Garden Market. 



Compiled from the Gardeners Chronicle?) 





Week ending 



3rd. Feb. 



10th Feb 







7 th Feb. 





1 



4 th Feb. 





Vegetables — 



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Artichokes, Globe, per dozen • 



1 z 



0 



to I 



9 



2 



6 







2 



0 









6 



to 3 



z 



Asparagus, English, per 



































buedle, 100 heads 











6 



0 



to 8 



0 



0 



0 



to 7 



O 





0 



„ 8 



0 



Asparagus, Paris, Green - 

 Beans, English, per lb. - 



3 



6 







4 



6 







3 



9 



, 4 



3 



\ I 

 4 



9 



„ 5 



0 



























I 1 



3 



,, 1 



6 



Beans, Kidney, Channel Is- 



































lands, per lb. ... 



1 



0 





3» 



1 



6 



1 



9 



1 



3 



, 1 



6 



1 



4 



» 1 



6 



Beetroots, per bushel • 



1 



6 







1 



6 









6 







1 



6 







Broccoli, per dozen ... 

 Broccoli, Italian, package of 18 



1 



0 



>i 1 



6 



1 



0 



1 





1 



0 



, 1 



5 



i 1 



0 



«i 1 



g 



3 



3 







4 



0 









0 



. 3 



3 



3 



0 



»> 3 



6 



Carrots, English bags per cwt. 



2 



0 



sj 3 



0 



2 



0 



» 3 



0 



2 



0 



, 2 



g 



2 



0 



11 2 



6 



Celery, per dozen bundles 



10 



0 





0 



10 



0 



n 15 



0 



xo 



0 



, 15 



0 



10 



0 



i> i; 



0 



Cucumbers, selected, per dozen 



10 



0 



M 12 



0 



10 



0 



12 





8 



0 



, 10 



0 



7 



0 



.. 8 



0 



Endive, French, per dozen 

 Horseradish, per bundle - 



z 



3 







1 



9 







1 



2 



, 1 



4 



0 



10 



i) 1 



5 



0 



9 



O 



10 



0 



9 



O 



10 



0 



9 



, 0 



10 



0 



9 



0 



1 0 



Kale, Scotch, per bag 



1 



0 







0 



9 







0 



9 



, 1 



6 



0 



9 



>> 1 



6 



Lettuce, per dozen - 











0 



8 







1 



0 



, 1 



3 



0 



9 



11 1 





Mushrooms, per lb. - 



0 



6 



., O 



7 



0 



8 







0 



8 







0 



8 



,, 0 



y 



Onions, per bag ... 



5 



0 



11 6 



6 



9 



0 



» 9 



6 



6 



0 



, 6 



6 



6 



0 



,, 6 



6 



Onions, Dutch, per bag • 



5 



0 







5 



0 



„ 6 



6 



5 



3 



, 6 



6 





0 







Parsnips, per bag (cwt.) • 











2 



0 







2 



0 



, 2 



6 



2 



0 



11 3 





Peas, French, per lb. 



0 



4 







0 



4 







0 



4 







0 



6 







Potatoes, French Kidneys, 



































24 lb. box .... 



/ 









5 









6 









6 



0 







Potatoes, New Kidneys, Chan- 



































nel Islands, per lb. 





6 



M 0 



8 



0 



6 



• > 0 



8 



0 



5 



, 0 



8 



0 



6 



11 0 



7 



Potatoes, Canary, per cwt. 

 Potatoes, Maincrop and Saxons, 



18 



0 



,, 21 



0 



18 



0 



,, 21 



0 



14 



0 



, 16 



0 



10 



0 



11 15 



a 



































per ton 



100 



0 



>> 120 



0 



100 



0 



,, 120 



0 



100 



0 



. "5 



0 



100 



0 



11 120 



0 



Potatoes, Magnums and Bruce, 



































per ton 



95 



0 



no 



0 



100 



0 



IIC 



0 



90 



0 



, IIC 



0 



90 



0 



11 110 



z 



Potatoes, Dunbar Maincrop, 































per ton 



125 



0 



„ 130 



0 



125 



0 



11 130 



0 











120 



0 



,, 125 



0 



Potatoes, Blackland, per ton - 



90 



0 



,, 100 



0 



90 



0 



„ 100 



0 



90 



0 



■ 95 



0 



90 



0 



11 95 



0 



Radishes, Long, per dozen 



























bunches .... 



0 



6 



II 0 



9 



0 



6 



>) 0 



9 



0 



6 , 



, 0 



9 



0 



6 



11 0 



9 



Rhubarb, dozen bundles - 



0 



10 



•• I 





1 



3 



II I 



6 



1 



3 3 



j 1 



9 





0 



n 1 



3 



Salad, small, dozen bunches • 



1 



6 







1 



6 









3 







; 

 1 









Seakale, per dozen - 

 Spinach, per bis. 



9 



0 



,, II 



0 



10 



0 



„ 13 



0 



10 



0 , 



. 13 



0 



10 



0 



11 12 



0 











2 



0 







1 



4 1 



. 3 



0 



T 

 x 



6 



n 2 



0 



Sprouts, Brussels, per sieve 

 Tomatoes, English, per lb. 



0 



9 





0 



0 



9 



II 1 



0 



0 



9 1 



, 1 



0 



I 



0 





3 



1 



6 







1 





ir 1 



6 



1 



3 > 



, 1 



6 



1 



3 



,, 1 



6 



Tomatoes, case about 40 lbs. » 



*4 



0 







10 



0 



>> 12 



0 



10 



0 , 



, 12 



0 



IO 



0 



1 12 



□ 



Turnips, per bag ... 



X 



6 



,, 2 



6 



1 



6 



») 2 



6 



X 



6 , 



1 2 



6 



2 



0 



, 2 



6 



Turnip Tops, per bas: 



X 



6 







1 



6 







1 



6 







I 



6 







\V atercress, per dozen 



0 



6 



5 0 



9 



0 



6 



„ O 



9 



0 



« , 



j 0 



8 



O 



6 



1 0 



3 



Fruit — 



































Apples (Californian), box 



































of 40 lbs. .... 



11 



0 







11 



0 







11 



0 















Apples (Newtown Pippins), 



































half-boxes .... 



9 



0 



, 9 



i 



9 



0 



, 9 



6 



9 



0 , 



, 9 



6 











Apples (Canadian), barrels - 



24 



0 



, 28 



0 



18 



0 



> 24 



° 



18 



0 t 



, 30 



0 



27 



6 







Apples (Golden Russets), per 































bag ..... 



24 



0 



1 25 



0 



24 



0 



, 25 



0 



24 



0 , 



25 



0 



l6 



0 



(barrels) 



Apples (Nova Scotia), barrels 



17 



0 „ 23 



0 



16 



0 



, 21 



0 



16 



0 , 



18 



° 



17 



0 



> 20 



0 



Apples, home - grown, per 



































8 



0 , 



, 12 



° 



8 



0 , 







5 



0 , 



8 



0 



5 



0 



8 





Grapes, Black Alicante, per lb. 

 Grapes, Gros Colmar, per lb. - 



2 



0 



, 3 



0 



2 



0 



\ 3 



° 



2 



6 , 



3 



0 



2 



9 



i 3 



6 



3 



0 , 



j 3 





2 



6 , 



j 3 



6 



2 



3 1 



2 













Grapes, Gros Colmar, second 









1 



























quality, per lb. - 



2 



6 , 



j 3 



0 



2 



3 



, 2 



6 



2 



3 1 



2 



• 











Grapes, Belgium, per lb. 

 Grapes, Almerias, per 12 lbs. - 



1 



0 , 



, 1 



3 1 





0 , 



, 1 



3 



1 



4 > 





0 











6 



0 , 



, 8 



0 



6 



0 , 



, 8 



0 



6 



0 , 



8 



0 



7 



0 



, 10 



c 



Peaches, Cape, per case, con- 

































taining 15 to 28 - 

















_ 











4 



0 



, 12 



D 



Pears, Californian, per case • 



28 



0 





i 



28 



0 







28 



0 















Pineapples, each 



















2 



0 , 



j 5 



0 



1 



6 



1 4 



6 



Pineapples, per case, containing 



































6 to 8 each - - . 



3 



6 , 





0 





0 , 



5 



0 



3 



0 , 



5 5 



0 











