Spices held steady in listless trade

Spices maintained stable trend in an otherwise listless spices market here today in absence of any major demand from stockists and retailers amid ample stock positions.

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

Black pepper (per kg) 740/810 (740/810), ginger bleached (per kg) 160 (160), ginger unbleached (per kg) 180 (180), copra office Alappuzha (per quintal) 5,300 (5,300), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 5,200 (5,200), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 9,000 (9,000), copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 6,900 (6,900).