In thin trading, gram and its dal prices fell by Rs 50 per quintal on the wholesale pulses market today, owing to slackness in demand at prevailing high levels against adequate stocks position.
Elsewhere, prices moved in a narrow range on alternate bouts of trading and settled around previous levels. Traders said subdued demand against adequate stocks mainly led to decline in wholesale gram and its dal prices.
In the national capital, gram and its dal local and best quality were down by Rs 50 each to Rs 2,225-2,250, Rs 2,500-2,515 and Rs 2,600-2,700 per quintal, respectively.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:
Urad 4,050-4,450, Urad chilka (local) 4,950-5,350, best 5,450-5,950, Dhoya 5,500-5,600, Moong 4,500-5,500, Dal moong chilka local 5,400-5,800, Moong Dhoya local 5,700-5,900 and best quality 6,300-6,500
Masoor small 3,200-3,400, bold 3,350-3,600, Dal Masoor local 3,750-3,850, best quality 4,050-4,350, Malka local 3,500-3,550, best 3,650-3,750, Moth 2,200-2,500, Arhar 3,450-3,950, dal arhar dara 5,000-5,400
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Gram 2,225-2,250, gram dal (local) 2,500-2,515, best quality 2,600-2,700, besan (35 kg) Shakti bhog 1,190, Rajdhani 1,190, Rajmah chitra Pune 3,400-3,800, China 3,500-4,000, red 3,550-3,650
kabli gram small 4,100-5,500, dabra 2,700-2,800, imported 4,700-5,100, lobia 4,700-5,200, peas white 2,100-2,200 and green 2,250-2,450