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Rh GAME (continued). {| 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.
 * 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.
 * }
 * 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.
 * }
 * 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.
 * }
 * Woodcock|||Oct. to Feb.|||Oct and Nov.||3s. 6d. to 5s. brace.
 * }
 * }

VEGETABLES.