Urad and its dal prices declined by Rs 50 per quintal in an otherwise steady wholesale pulses market today on sluggish demand against sufficient stocks position.
However, other pulses moved in a narrow range in limited deals and settled around previous levels.
Traders said fall in demand from retailers against adequate stocks position mainly kept pressure on urad and its dal prices.
In the national capital, urad and its dal chilka local fell by Rs 50 each to Rs 5,700-6,500 and Rs 7,200-7,400, while urad dal best quality and dhoya traded lower by the same margin to Rs 7,400-8,000 and Rs 7,800-8,200 per quintal respectively.
Following are today's pulses rates (in Rs per quintal):
Urad 5,700-6,500, Urad Chilka (local) 7,200-7,400, best 7,400-8,000, Dhoya 7,800-8,200, Moong 5,800-6,800, Dal Moong Chilka local 6,700-7,200, Moong Dhoya local 6,700-7,000 and best quality 7,500-7,600.
Masoor small 5,500-5,800, bold 5,500-5,850, Dal Masoor local 6,500-6,600, best quality 6,600-6,700, Malka local 6,200-6,500, best 6,400-6,500, Moth 4,700-5,000, Arhar 4,800-5,100, Dal Arhar Dara 6,200-6,500.
Gram 2,875-3,775, Gram Dal (local) 3,700-3,900, best quality 3,800-3,900, Besan (35 kg) Shakti bhog 1,450, Rajdhani 1,450, Rajmah Chitra 4,150-7,750, Kabli Gram small 3,500-6,300, dabra 2,700-2,800, imported 4,700-5,100, Lobia 4,900-5,000, Peas white 3,050-3,100 and green 3,000-3,100.
