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MARKETING
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GAME (continued).
| Game. | In Season. | Best & Cheapest | Average Price. |
| Blackcock | Aug. to Nov. | Sept. and Oct. | 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. b'e. |
| Ducks (wild) | Oct. to Sept. | Nov. and Dec. | 2s. to 3s. brace. |
| Grouse | August to Nov. | September | 3s. 6d. to 5s. brace. |
| Hares | Sept. to March | October | 3s. 6d. to 5s. each. |
| Partridges | Sept. to Feb. | Oct. and Nov. | 3s. to 5s. brace. |
| Pheasants | Oct. to Feb. | Winter | 6s. to 10s. brace. |
| Plovers | Oct. to Feb. | Winter | 1s. to 1s. 6d. each. |
| Ptarmigan | Sept. to April | September | 1s. to 1s. 6d. each. |
| Quail | Sept to Feb. | Sept. and Oct. | 1s. to 1s. 6d. each |
| Snipes | Oct to Feb. | Oct. and Nov. | 2s. 6d. to 3s. brace. |
| Teal | Oct. to Feb. | Winter | 1s. to 1s. 6d. each. |
| Venison | Sept. to Jan. | Sept. and Oct. | 1s. to 2s. per lb. |
| Widgeon | Oct. to Feb. | Oct. and Nov. | 1s. to 1s. 6d. each. |
| Woodcock | Oct. to Feb. | Oct and Nov. | 3s. 6d. to 5s. brace. |
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT.
Vegetables and fruits vary greatly in price according to the abundance or scarcity of the supplies. Our table gives the average prices which would have to be paid at the various seasons of an average year.
VEGETABLES.
| Name. | In Season. | Best & Cheapest | Average Price. |
| Artichokes | Jan. to April | February | 3d. to 6d. each. |
| ,, Jerusalem | Oct. to March | December | 1d. to 2d. per lb. |
| Asparagus | Feb. to July | April and May . | 2s. 6d. to 5s. per 100 |
| Beans (French) | May to November | Summer | 3d. to 1s. per lb. |
| ,, (Broad) | July and Aug. | August | 6d. to 9d. per peck. |
| ,, (Runners) | July to Oct. | Aug. and Sept. | 2d. to 4d. per lb. |
| Beetroot | All the year | Autumn | 1d. to 3d. each. |
| Broccoli | ,, | Autumn | 2d. to 6d. each. |
| Sprouts | Nov. to May | April | 1d. to 4d. per lb. |
| Brussels | Sept. to March | Oct. and Nov. | 2d. to 4d. per lb. |
| Cabbages | All the year | Spring and Smr. | 1d. to 2d. each. |
| Carrots | All the year | Early Smr & Atm | 4d. to 6d. bunch. |
| Cauliflowers | All the year | Summer | 2d. to 6d. each. |
| Celery | Sept. to March | December | 1d. to 4d. per hd. |
| Horseradish | All the year | Winter | 1d. to 2d. per stick |
| Leeks | ,, | Oct. and Nov. | 3d. to 6d. bundle. |
| Lettuce | ,, | Summer | 1d. to 4d. each. |
| Onions | ,, | Summer and Atm. | 1d. to 2d. per lb. |
| Parsnips . | Oct. to April . | Feb. and March . | 1d. to 2d. per lb. |
| Peas | June to Sept. | July and Aug. | 4d. to 2s. per pck. |
| Potatoes | All the year | Autumn | ½d. to 1d. per lb. |
| ,, New | March to Aug. | June and July | 1d. to 8d. per lb. |
| Radishes | April to Nov. | June to Aug. | 1d. to 2d. per bch. |
| Seakale | Nov. to May | Feb. and March | 1d. to 2s. 6d. bskt. |
| Savoys | Nov. to March | Dec. and Jan. | 1d. to 4d. each. |
| Spinach | All the year | Summer | 2d. to 4d. per lb. |
| Tomatoes | ,, | Sept. and Oct. | 2d. to 8d. per lb. |
| Vegetable Marrows | July to Oct. | September . | 1d. to 6d. each. |
| Watercress | All the year | Spring and Smr. | 1d. per bunch. |
