April 3, 2003	Thursday	Muharram 30, 1424

KARACHI, April 2: The following are Wednesday commodity market rates in rupees.

Oilseeds

RAPESEED (Per 40 kg): Nawabshah 680 to 690; Punjab 1400 to 1550: Dadulane 610 to 620; Mirpurlane 640 to 650; Rapeseed Cakes 174 to 180; Til Sindh 875 to 920; Castorseed (Sindh) 700 to 820; Castorseed (Punjab) 550 600.

CASTORSEED (Per 40 kg): Punjab 750; Sindh 525 to 575;

EDIBLE OILS (Per 40 kg): Ghee Vanaspati (Per 16 kg) 700 to 800. Coconut Oil (40 kg) 3000 to 3500; Rape seed and Mustard oil (40 kg) 1,960 to 2,020.

OILSEED Cakes (50 kg) with bag (Cotton seed with bag 50 kg) 457 to 458; Rape and Mustard (40 kg) 220 to 222.

SUGAR (Per 40 kg): Sugar refine 720 to 740; Gur 650 to 750; Kandhari 750 to 850.

CEREALS (Per 100 kg): Maize 870 to 875; Jowar 780 to 800.

BARLEY (Per 100 kg): (Sindh) 750. Wheat Mexipak 880 to 920; Atta (80 kg) 770 to 790; Suji (80 kg) 940 to 980; Maida (Per 80 kg): 900 to 960; Bajra (100 kg) 860 to 950;

RICE (Per 100 kg): IRRI-9 Punjab 1400 to 1,600; IRRI-9 Sindh 1,200 to 1,300; IRRI-6 Sindh 900 to 960; IRRI-6 (FAQ) Polished NA; Basmati super 2,400 to 3,600; Basmati broken 1,500 to 1,800; Basmati whole 1,500 to 2,200; Basmati 385 1,600 to 1,750; Basmati 386 1,800 to 2,400; Basmati karnal 2,500 to 3,800.

Pulses

PULSES (Per 100 kg): Mash (Punjab) 2000; Mash Sindh 900 to 1,000; Mash Imported 1,500 to 1,538; Masur (Sindh) No-1 2,900; Masur punjab 2,150; Masur imported 2,500 to 2,600; Mung (Punjab) 1,688; Mung Sindh 1,340 to 1,370; Mung imported 1,300 to 1,325; Gram whole yallow 1,300 to 1,330; Gram whole imported 2,200 to 2,300; Gram white kabli 2,300 to 2,500; Gram black 2,400 to 2,600; Arhar 1,500.

WASHED (Per 40 kg): Mash 1,050 to 1,150; Mung 840 to 880; Masoor 1,050 to 1,100; Arhar 950 to 1,050.

Spices

SPICES WHOLE (Per 40 kg): Chilies whole old 1,400 to 1,800; Chilies dry whole desi 2,600 to 3,200; Kunri Dundi Cut old 1,400 to 1,600 Cumminseed (Zeera White) 2,400 to 2,800; Cumminseed (Zeera Black) 1,800 to 2,400; Ajwan 1,350 to 1,500; Turmeric (Gantha) 1,200 to 1,230; (Lambi) 1,150 to 1,200; Coriander seed (No 1) 1,050 to 1,100; (No 2) 950 to 1,100; Fenugreek (Mathi) 850 to 950; Tamarind 1,050 to 1,250; Garlic 1,000 to 1,100. Plum dry 2,500 to 3,000.

Dry fruits

DRY FRUITS (Per 40 kg): Almond (Katha) 1,800 to 2,800; Almond (Girdi) 4,800 to 6,800; Almond (Kagzi No 1) 4,500 to 6,500; Almond (Kagzi No 2) 3,000 to 4,000; Walnut in shell (No 1) 3,200 to 4,000; Walnut in shell (No 2) 2,500 to 3.500; Walnut (Kernel) 4,800 to 7,000; Raisin Sindukhani (No 1) 2,400 to 2,800; Raisin Sindukhani (No 2) 2,000 to 2,400; Raisin Sindukhani (No 3) 1,000 to 1,500; Apricot (No 1), 3,800 to 5,000; Apricot (No 2), 2,500 to 3,700; Chilgozha (Roasted) 7,000 to 85,000. Pistachio Peshawari 8,500 to 9,500; Pistachio Kandhari 8,500 to 10,500; Coconut (Edible) 1,500 to 1,700; Coconut FMS 1,200 to 1,600; Dates (Khajoor) 850 to 1050; Dry Dates (Chhuarra) 1,200 to 2,000.—APP