Spices maintain steady trend in listless trade

An overall steady trend was maintained at the Spices market here today due to lack of demand from stockists in view of adequate stocks positions.
Following are today's closing rates (in Rs with previous rates in brackets):
Black pepper (per kg) 735/805 (735/805), ginger bleached (per kg) 150 (150), ginger unbleached (per kg) 170 (170), copra office Alappuzha (per quintal) 5,500 (5,500), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 5,400 (5,400), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 8,800 (8,800), copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 6,600 (6,600).