Prices remain steady on some support

Steady conditions persisted in the wholesale kirana market today following scattered buying support.
Marketmen said arrivals and offtake almost remained at a low ebb and volume of business also dropped.
Following were today's quotations per quintal:
Ajwain 13,500-18,500, black pepper (per kg) 550-680, betel-nut (kg) 180-200, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 1,000-1,100 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 1,150-1,275.
Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 650-750, cardamom (colour robin) 600-700, cardamom bold 650-700, cardamom extra (bold) 800-900 and cloves (kg) 855-925.