Spices rules steady in a mute trade

Spices ruled steady in an otherwise mute spices market here in the absence of any worthwhile largescale buying activity.

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

Black pepper (per kg) 530/575 (530/575), ginger bleached (per kg) 205 (205), ginger unbleached (per kg) 215 (215), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 8,200 (8,200), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 8,100 (8,100), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 9,600 (9,600), Copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 8,900 (8,900).