Spices rule steady in lacklustre trade

An overall steady trend was noticed at the spices market here today due to lack of worthwhile buying activity amid adequate stock availability.  

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

Black pepper (per kg) 303/323 (303/323), ginger bleached (per kg) 175 (175), ginger unbleached (per kg) 205 (205), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 6,950 (6,950)

copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 6,850 (6,850), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 8,800 (8,800) and copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 7,800 (7,800)