Spices rule steady in lack lustre trade

Spices ruled steady in an otherwise lacklustre spices market here today on the back of any worth while buying activity.

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

Black Pepper (per kilo) 231/245 (231/245), ginger bleached (per kilo) 240 (240), ginger unbleached (per kilo) 260 (260), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 3,850 (3,850)

copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 3,750 (3,750), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 5,800 (5,800) and copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 4,800 (4,800)