Maida eases in thin trade

In an otherwise steady wholesale market, maida prices declined by Rs 5 per 50 kg on sluggish demand.

Prices, generally moved in a tight range on alternate bouts of trading and settled around previous levels.

Traders said sluggish demand against adequate stocks position led to a fall in maida prices. Maida lacked necessary buying support and shed Rs 5 to Rs 765-795 per 50 kg.

Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:

Wheat MP (deshi) 1,700-1,800, wheat dara (for mills) 1,230-1,235 chakki atta (delivery) 1,235-1,240, atta Rajdhani (10 kg) 175, Shakti bhog (10 kg) 175, Roller flour mill 650-670 (50 kg), Maida 765-795 (50 kilos) and Sooji 890-910 (50 kg)

Basmati rice (Lal Quila) 9,300, Shri Lal Mahal 9,300, Super basmati rice 9,000, Basmati common 5,500-5,600, rice Pusa-(1121) 4,300-4,800, Permal raw 1,875-1,925, Permal wand 1,950-2,100, Sela 2,175-2,225 and Rice IR-8- 1,700-1,725, Bajra 950-960

Jowar yellow 1,400-1,500, white 2,450-2,500, Maize 1,040-1,050, Barley (UP) 1,100-1,120 and Rajasthan 1,080-1,090