Spices remain stable in mute trade

Spices maintained stable trend in an otherwise mute spices market here today in absence of any large-scale demand from stockists amid ample stock positions.
Following are today's closing rates (in Rs) with previous rates in brackets:
Black pepper (per kg) 740/810 (740/810), ginger bleached (per kg) 160 (160), ginger unbleached (per kg) 180 (180), copra office Alappuzha (per quintal) 5,300 (5,300), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 5,200 (5,200), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 9,200 (9,200), copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 6,900 (6,900).