Spices rule steady in lackluster trade

Spices ruled stable in an otherwise lackluster spices market here today in the absence of any large scale buying activity.

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

Black pepper (per kg) 625/725 (625/725), ginger bleached (per kg) 230 (230), ginger unbleached (per kg) 250 (250), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 9,800 (9,800), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 9,700 (9,700), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 16,500 (16,500), copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 11,800 (11,800).