The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-20 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN.-THIS DAY.

The market is well supplied with both Vegetables and
Fruit, and trade is tolerably brisk. Peaches and Nectarines
arc plentiful. English Grapes are abundant. Importations
from the Continent of Potatoes, Carrots, and Artichokes,
are still kept up, and there are French Churl( s and Apricots
in the market. The latter fetch from is. 61. to 3s. 61. per
dozen. English Cherries are not quite so plentiful. Green-
gage and Orleans Plums, from the South of France, fetch 4e.
per basket. There is also a large quantity of foreign
Pines in the market. Carrots and Turnips fetch from 4a.
to 6d. per bunch. Peas are very good, at from 6d. to le.
per quart shelled, and from 25. 6d. to se. per bushel sieve.
Potatoes are becoming very much diseased. Mushrooms
are scarce. Cut flowers consist of Pelargoniums, Fuchsias,
Rues, Cyclamens, MignonetUlT.te, Pinks, and Carnations.
FR
Pine Apples, per lb., Ss to 6s Figs, pee dos, Ss to Cs
Grapes, hothouse, p. lb.. le to Is 6d Cherries, per lb, 6d to Ss
Peaches, per doz., 121 to 20s Strawberries, p basket, Is teas
Nectarines, per doz., 12. to 206 Gooseberries, p. boob, 2s to Is '1
Apricots, yr doe., 25 to Ss Currants, p. ht. sieve, Is tn 2s
Plums, Orleans, p. pun., Is to 2s Lemons pee dozen, Is to 2s
- GM, Wig!, do., is ed to Oranges, per doz., Is to l's.
2.6 6d - Seville, p. 100, 145
Melons, each, 2s to Is A'rnonds, per peek, Se
Apples, per bush, Seto Ss - sweet, per 11%, 2. as 3s
- dessert, per dos., Is to Is Nuts, Barcelona, per %rub-, 20s.
Pears, per doz., is 64 to 4a
VEGETABLES.
°lobate% per doz., Gd to 9d Garlic, per lb., 6d to 3d
Cauliflower', each, 2d to 4d I Letnaea, Cab., per dee:, 6d to nt
Greens, per doz., 2e 6d to a - Cos, per scan, Is to 2.s
French Beans, hf. a., 18 6d te 2s6d Itsdiebes, per doz., le to 2e Oi.
Asparagus. p. bundle, -a to -0 Small Made, p. mei., 2.1 to id
Rhubarb, per bun., 3d to Ga Morse Radial, per asll., is LOS(
' Potatoes, per ton, Me to 100$ Mushrooms, per yet. le Od tl3 id
- per cwt., as to Is Sorrel, per half 'earl's, Gd to is
- per bush., 2s 6.1 ter Ss Artichokes, per, nor., Ss te 44 Ost
Turnip% per doz., Se Od to aOd Fennel, per bursoh, 2rl to Set
Caeuesbers, each, 2.1 to Sd Savory, per Dumb, 2d to 3d
C:lery, per bundle, 9,1 to Is 6.1 'Physic, per bench, 2,1 to et
Carroty, p. dos-, 6s to Ss
Spinach, per sieve, is to 2a I Passley, per ilig bunches. so 05.
Mint. green, per boleti, rd to id
B..et, per doz., le to Is 6d Basil, green, per bunch, lii i
I reke, per bunch, Sd to ed Marjoram. do. do., cd
Shallots, per 11% 611 10 Sd I
:and trade
Waterercatcf,p.l2baa...Bd to 10
SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.-THIS DAY.
• g quotations : Puma ado=bi HAT,
90s. to toot. ; inferior. Ws. to 85s. ; new, SOs.
Rosen 50s. to 60s. ; Clover, old, 1051. to 120 s. ; second
hehlavty. et *tea. following quotations the
supply
Tarps,
cut, 90:s. to 105 s. ; sew, 70s. to 955. ; Strew, 30e. to 365.
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COALS.—LONDON, AUG. 19.—Ships at market, 41;
sold, 40.—Burnhope, 16s. 6d.; Stobart's Hartley, 195.;
Tantield Moor, 17s. 3d.; Tanfield Moor Butes, 175.;
Bell's 'Primrose, 17s. ; Eden Main, 19s. 3d. ' • Hetton's
Lyons Main, 19s 3d.; Wall's End Belmont, 19s. 3d. ;
Walls End Braddyll, 19s. 61 ; Walls End Hatton, 201.;
Walls End Haswell, 205.; Walls End Lambton, 19s. 641.;
Walls End ltussel's Hatton, 19s. 6d. ; Wall's End Hartle-
pool, 19i. 9d.; Walls End Heugh Hall, 19s. 3d.; Walls End
lielloe, 191.6 d.; Walls End South Hartlepool, 19s. 641.;
\\'alls End Tees, 205.. ; Walls End Pease% West, 176. 3d.;
L9agridges, 211, Od ; Starbuck's °rapt*, 2.51.