Spices remain steady on thin trade

Prices ruled steady at the spices market here today in the absence of necessary buying support. Fresh supplies against adequate stocks position also influenced the trading sentiment, traders said.

Following are today's closing rates in rupees with previous rates in brackets:

Black Pepper (per kilo) 171/191 (171/191), ginger bleached (per kilo) 190 (190), ginger unbleached (per kilo) 210 (210)

copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 3600 (3600), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 3425 (3425), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 5300 (5300) and copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 4300 (4300).