May 16—We spent an interesting hour this morning in the Seymour Road market and its immediate surroundings. We started our enquiries into prices at the outside market located at the Seymour/Nanyang corner where we found large cabbages from Formosa offered at 25c per pound: large Canton variety radishes at 5c. and local and Japanese potatoes at 20c. a Ib. Large beetroot, which we were told had travelled from Swatow via Hongkong was 34c. a lb. and local asparagus was the same price. Shelled green peas from Chungming Island were offered at 25c. a pound and we were told that the price yesterday was 34c: small cucumbers from Hangchow were 80c. a lb.: kohlrabi 5c. for 2: small parsnips 2 for lo.: and local cabbage 10c. a lb. Dry carrots from Shantung were 25c. per pound while some poor strawberries were offered et 30c. "Canada ric water bamboo was 20c. a Ib: water cress from the Hungjao village loc. and bamboo shoots 25c. Long white turnips were 3 for 4c: broad beans 18 Ib. for a dollar and green peas 8 lb. for a dollar. Spring sown parsnips were 5c. for 4: small radish 10c. for 7: beetroot 2c. for 4
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