Spices rules steady in mute trade

Spices ruled steady in an otherwise mute trade at the spices market here today due to absence of any worthwhile large-scale buying activity.
Following are today's closing rates in Rs with previous rates in brackets:
Black pepper (per kg) 531/581 (531/581), ginger bleached (per kg) 205 (205), ginger unbleached (per kg) 215 (215), copra office Alapuzha (per quintal) 8,100 (8,100), copra office Kozhikode (per quintal) 8,000 (8,000), copra Rajapur Mumbai (per quintal) 9,800 (9,800), Copra edible Mumbai (per quintal) 9,000 (9,000).