Complex sentence: The firm of William Whitley, a popular fruit dealer in London had been paid for such delivery by an anonymous benefactor; pineapple, a rare and costly fruit then in London which was prized a quarter per fruit, was delivered to him every day.
Split into simpler sentences: The firm of William Whitley, a popular fruit dealer in London had been paid for such delivery by an anonymous benefactor. Pineapple, a rare fruit in London which was valued at a quarter per fruit, was delivered to him every day.