The markets are thronged with people making their purchases in the early mornings, and the congested condition, with the great variety of vegetables, makes it almost as impressive a sight as Billingsgate fish market in London.  In the following table we give a list of vegetables observed there and the prices at which they were selling.

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List of vegetables displayed for sale in Boone road market,
Shanghai, April 6th, 1900, with prices expressed
in U. S. Currency.—­
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Cents
Lotus roots, per lb.                 1.60
Bamboo sprouts, per lb.              6.40
English cabbage, per lb.             1.33
Olive greens, per lb.                 .67
White greens, per lb.                 .33
Tee Tsai, per lb.                     .53
Chinese celery, per lb.               .67
Chinese clover, per lb.               .58
Chinese clover, very young, lb.     21.33
Oblong white cabbage, per lb.        2.00
Red beans, per lb.                   1.33
Yellow beans, per lb.                1.87
Peanuts, per lb.                     2.49
Ground nuts, per lb.                 2.96
Cucumbers, per lb.                   2.58
Green pumpkin, per lb.               1.62
Maize, shelled, per lb.              1.00
Windsor beans, dry, per lb.          1.72
French lettuce, per head              .44
Hau Tsai, per head                    .87
Cabbage lettuce, per head             .22
Kale, per lb.                        1.60
Rape, per lb.                         .23
Portuguese water cress, basket       2.15
Shang tsor, basket                   8.60
Carrots, per lb.                      .97
String beans; per lb.                1.60
Irish potatoes, per lb.              1.60
Red onions, per lb.                  4.96
Long white turnips, per lb.           .44
Flat string beans, per lb.           4.80
Small white turnips, bunch            .44
Onion stems, per lb.                 1.29
Lima beans, green, shelled, lb.      6.45
Egg plants, per lb.                  4.30
Tomatoes, per lb.                    5.16
Small flat turnips, per lb.           .86
Small red beets, per lb.             1.29
Artichokes, per lb.                  1.29
White beans, dry, per lb.            4.80
Radishes, per lb.                    1.29
Garlic, per lb.                      2.15
Kohl rabi, per lb.                   2.15
Mint, per lb.                        4.30
Leeks, per lb.                       2.18
Large celery, bleached, bunch        2.10
Sprouted peas, per lb.                .80
Sprouted beans, per lb.               .93
Parsnips, per lb.                    1.29
Ginger roots, per lb.                1.60
Water chestnuts, per lb.             1.33
Large sweet potatoes, per lb.        1.33
Small sweet potatoes, per lb.        1.00
Onion sprouts, per lb.               2.13