Spices ruled steady lacklustre trade

The spices market witnessed a stable trend in the absence of any major buying activity from traders and stockists.
Following are today's closing rates in Rs with previous rates in brackets:
Black pepper (per kg) 740/790 (740/790), ginger bleached (per kg) 335 (335), ginger unbleached (per kg) 350 (350), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 9,500 (9,500), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 9,300 (9,300), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 15,500 (15,500), Copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 12,500 (12,500).