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Dull trade at

Akbari Mandi

RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: Trade at the Akbari Mandi was dull due to low turnout. There was not much activity seen in the market except in the case of sugar which improved by Rs 5 per bag and oil which lost Rs 5 per 40 kg.

Traders expect this sluggish trend to continue because of an overall bad patch in trading, said Muhammad Asghar Butt, President, Akbari Mandi Sugar Dealers Association.

The following were Wednesday's commodity rates:

Sugar (white) per 1620 to 1625

Gur 950 to 1200

Shakar 1000 to 1200

Rice per 40 kg

Basmati (new) 480 to 490

Basmati (old) 495 to 500

Kernal Super Basmati (new) 560 to 600

Kernal Super Basmati (old) 610 to 640

Irri-9 405

Basmati Broken 360 to 400

Irri Broken 280 to 295

Wheat 462 to 475 (per 100 kg)

Barley 465 to 475

Jawar 700 to 750

Bajra 612 to 625

Maiz (red) 600 to 675

Maiz (white) 650 to 700

Moong (thin) 1500 to 1560

Moong (thick) 1600 to 1625

Mash (thick) 2800 to 3000

Mash (think) 2200 to 2250

Masoor (think) 1600 to 1625

Masoor (thick) 2000 to 2600

Gram (white) 2875 to 3300

Gram (black) 1625 to 1925

Dal gram 1850 to 1950

Dal Masoor 1750 to 2100

Dal Moong unwashed thin 1750 to 1775

Dal Moong unwashed thick 2000 to 2075

Dal Moong washed 2050 to 2125

Dal Mash thin unwashed 2525 to 2750

Dal mash thick unwashed 3400 to 3500

Dal Mash washed 3250 to 3550

Karyana

Coconut 5400 to 55000

Almond superior 5000 to 9000

almond inferior 3250 to 3350

Sogi 2600 to 8000

Dry Date 1000 to 2500

Rapeseed 1500 to 1625

Linseed 1450 to 1500

Desi Ghee 11600 to 12400

Rapeseed oil 3400 to 3500

Cotton seed oil 3100 to 3200

Linseed oil 4000 to 4200

Coconut oil 5800 to 6000

Cotton seed cake 550 to 600

Rapeseed cake 425 to 450

Chillie whole Sindh 6000 to 7500

Chillie whole Punjab 4000 to 6500

Chillie imported (wole) 4000 to 5000

Black Pepper 12000 to 13000

Turmeric pack 900 to 975

Turmeric grinded 1150

Coriander 900 to 1000

Coriander grinded 1100 to 1150

Cumminseed (black) 3500 to 5400

Cumminseed (white) 1500 to 1600

Darchini 4400 to 4600

Cardamom large 6500 to 6600

Cardamom small 280 to 325

Tobeco 1600 to 3000