Inclement weather had its effects on supply and trading on the commodity wholesale markets during the week ended on June 30, 2007, Supplies were irregular o stuffs coming from up country. Thus prices fluctuated both ways sometimes rising higher, some times moving other way.
Gram dal Punjab rose sharply by Rs 100 to Rs 32,000, while better type was quoted at Rs 3310. Gram Punjab rose by Rs 50 to Rs 2575 and better type was quoted at Rs 2700. Beetle chana No1 turned higher by Rs 50, to Rs 2580, while better type was seen at Rs 2900. Beetle 50x50 turned higher by Rs 75 to Rs 2725 and better type was up to Rs 2825.
Dal beetle turned higher by Rs 50 to Rs 3300, and better type was placed at Rs 3400., Wheat old with Bardana both type rose by Rs 10 to Rs 1220 and better was seen at Rs 1235. Rapeseed MirpurlNE low type shed Rs 25 to Rs 1025, better type lost Rs 20 to Rs 1050. Gur inferior type shed Rs 100 to Rs 2000 and better type was quoted at Rs 2800.
In Jodia Bazar tea from Kenya (per Kg) prices moved down by Rs 6 to Rs 152, plus C grade retreated by Re 1 to Rs 142. BP-1 A grade gained by Rs 7 to Rs 177, plus C grade lost Rs 4 to Rs 168 and C grade was higher by Rs 4 to Rs 160. Dust A grade retreated by Rs 5 to Rs 180. B grade was down Rs 10 to Rs 170 and plus C grade lost Rs 20 to Rs 162.
On Monday jute goods on Jodia Bazar rose (per Kg) 20x3 brown quoted at Rs 46. Hessian cloth per 91.44 meter:45x10 Amin rose Rs 100 to Rs 1850, 45x11 rose by Rs 20 to Rs 1900, 50x9 Thul rose by Rs 50 to Rs 1750, 45x9 rose by Rs 125 to Rs 1650, 50x8 thul rose by Rs 100 to Rs 1550, 45x8 United turned better by Rs 50 to Rs 1350.
Elsewhere cotton cakes shed Rs 50 to Rs 400, and better type shed Rs 20 to Rs 600, wheat old and new with Bardana shed Rs 10 to 1220, and the better was quoted at Rs 1235. Rates from grain market were not available Thursday as trading was badly hit by continued rains Jodia Bazar reported fluctuations in raw rubber sector, generally on the higher side.
OBVIOUSLY RAINS ADVERSELY EFFECTED IT: RSSV rubber from Ceylon (per LB) closed with gain by Rs 3 to Rs 75, Pale crape TPC 3 was up Rs 2 to Rs 76, Latex semnan tax quoted at Rs 560 and Thai (GT) was also quoted at the same rate.
On Thursday grain prices continued to cause concern due to rising prices. Gram garda Puunjab was higher by Rs 125. Yellow peas Canada rose by Rs 100 to Rs 2600 and better type was quoted at Rs 2725. Yellow peas dal was higher and was quoted at Rs 2750 while better type was quoted at Rs 2875. Beetle chana I rose by Rs 100 to Rs 2950 and the other type was quoted at Rs 3100.
Beetle 50x50 rose by the same amounted to Rs 2825 and other type was quoted at Rs 2925. Dal beetle good type rose by Rs 50 to Rs 3450 while the other type did not move and was quoted put at Rs 3300. Moong Sindh gained Rs 15 to Rs 3250 and wheat new with bardana was down inferior type at Rs 1215 and better one at Rs 1230.
On Jodia Bazar Chemicals (per Kg0 oxalic from China rose by Rs 4 to Rs 83, and from Korea rose by Rs 3 to Rs 80. Hydrogen Peroxide (35 Pc) Taiwan closed with Rs 4 gain to Rs 35.
On Friday grain market showed no change. But in Jodia Bazar some kirana items' prices changed. Such as black pepper from Singapore rose substantially by Rs 200 to Rs 1000, cloves gained same amount to Rs 10,200, dry ginger from Ethiopia rose by Rs 200 to Rs 2200, Isbahol bhoosi retreated by Rs 500 to Rs 13,300 and Sago quoted at Rs 1340.
On Saturday, at the last session of the out going fiscal year he only significant was seen on ceareal sector where masoor from Australia rose by Rs 400 to Es 3800 and masoor dal rose by Rs 300 to Rs 4400.