Spices rule steady in thin trade

While there was no trading in copra office Alapuzha and copra office Kozhikode due to closure of markets.

The following are today's closing rates in Rs with previous rates in brackets:

Black pepper (per kg) 430/455 (430/455), ginger bleached (per kg) 120 (120), ginger unbleached (per kg) 130 (130), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) closed (4,075), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) closed (3,975), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 6,500 (6,500) and copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 4750 (4,750).