In an otherwise steady the wholesale pulses market today, masoor and its declined on sluggish demand against adequate stocks.
Elsewhere, other commodities traded in a tight range on alternate bouts of trading and settled around previous levels.
Marketmen said increased arrivals from producing regions against subdued demand at prevailing levels mainly led to a decline in masoor and its dal prices.
Masoor small and bold prices lost Rs 50 each to Rs 3,200-3,400 and Rs 3,400-3,650, while its dal local and best quality declined by Rs 100 each to Rs 3,800-3,900 and Rs 4,100-4,400 per quintal.
Following are today's quotations in Rs per quintal:
Urad 4,200-4,750, Urad chilka (local) 5,000-5,400, best 5,600-5,900, Dhoya 5,700-5,800, Moong 4,250-4,650, Dal moong chilka local 5,050-5,450, Moong Dhoya local 5,600-5,800 and best quality 6,200-6,400
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Masoor small 3,200-3,400, bold 3,400-3,650, Dal Masoor local 3,800-3,900, best quality 4,100-4,400, Malka local 3,900-3,950, best 4,050-4,150, Moth 4,600-4,900, Arhar 3,800- 3,900, dal arhar dara 4,800-5,200
Gram 2,300-2,325, gram dal (local) 2,550-2,575, best quality 2,675-2,775, besan (35 kg) Shakti bhog 1,050, Rajdhani 1,050, Rajmah chitra Pune 3,700-4,300, China 3,800-4,300, red 3,600-3,700
kabli gram small 4,550-5,750, dabra 2,700-2,800, imported 4,500-4,900, lobia 3,700-3,800, peas white 1,950-2,050 and green 2,150-2,350