Spices rule steady on sluggish demand

The following are today's closing rates in Rs with previous rates in brackets:

Black pepper (per kg) 425/450 (425/450), ginger bleached (per kg) 115 (115), ginger unbleached (per kg) 125 (125), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 4,300 (4,300), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 4,200 (4,200), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 6,800 (6,800) Copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 5,400 (5,400).