Commodities' prices stay firm in conformity with global pattern through week

Commodities on the wholesale markets maintained slightly firmer trend a trend that global trading too followed during the week ended on March 26, 2011. On the week opening day masoor, makai lost, while guwar was marked higher and cotton cakes and masoor and masoor dal closed lower.
Makai was quoted at Rs2850 and Rs 3000, masoor Canada low type shed Rs 500 to Rs 6000, better type lost Rs 100 to Rs 6500, and masoor dal low type conceded Rs 500 to Rs 7500, while better type lost Rs 400 to Rs 7800, guwar Sindh rose by Rs 200 to Rs 4700 and Rs 4800, guwar Punjab rose by Rs 200 to Rs 4600 and Rs4700. Cottoncakes low type was quoted at Rs 1360 better type was quoted at Rs 1400.
On Jodia Bazaar chemicals per (kg) petroleum jelly DD/BSA rose by Rs 10 to Rs 155 and PVA Japan rose by Rs 2 to Rs 242, hydrosulphate China 88pc down by Rs 1.20 to Rs 73 and Germany quoted at Rs 72, acetic acid Taiwan up Rs 8.50 to Rs 88, and Korea up Rs 8 to Rs 82, hydrogen peroxid descon 50pc up by Rs 2 to Re 1, sitara rose by Rs 2 to Rs 61, Taiwan 35pc quota at Rs 60 and Korea 5pc conceded 60 paisa to Rs 61.
On Tuesday wheat old with bardana new and wheat bardana new shed Rs 25 to Rs 255 to Rs 4650, cottonseed cakes with bag low type was higher by Rs 10 to Rs 1370, while the better type was put at Rs 1400, rapeseed Nawabshah low type rose by Rs 50 to Rs 2050, while better type rose by Rs 35 to Rs 2060.
On Wednesday markets were closed, as they celebrated Pakistan Day, and hence no rates were available.
On Thursday wheat old with bardana new and wheat new bardana new both types rose by Rs 10 to Rs 2560 and Rs 4575, gur low type up Rs 200 to Rs 5500, while better type was quoted at Rs 6500 gram dal Australia shed Rs 100 to Rs 5800 and Rs 6000, gram 50x50 lost Rs 500 to Rs 5000 and Rs 5200, bajra shed Rs 50 to Rs 2500 and Rs 2900. Irri 6 Sindh low type rose by Rs 5 to Rs 3340, while other type was quoted at Rs 3400, cottonseed cakes with bag low type lost Rs 10 to Rs 1350, while the other was quoted at Rs 1400.
On Jodia Bazaar Ceylon raw rubber (per lb) Merryrub equivalent to Rs 3 was quoted at Rs 231, Merryrub (equivalent to crape) was quoted at Rs 230 and pale crape TPC 3 ended by Rs 50 to Rs 230. Latex Merry Tex (28-kg) closed higher by Rs 25 to Rs 1450, semnan tex rose by Rs 25 to Rs 1450 and Ihai (GT) rose by Rs 25 to Rs 1450.
On Friday no price change was seen on the wholesales grain and seed market, as main participants were busy in preparations for Jumma prayers.
On Jodia Bazaar plastic moulding compounds ended. The changes were: MOULDING COMPOUNDS (Per lb): HDPE (FILM): Saudi 952 closed higher by Rs 3 to Rs 75 and TR144 moved upward by Rs 3.50 to Rs 75.50. HDPE (INJECTION): Sabic 200056 ended higher by 50 paisa to Rs 80. HDPE (BLOW): Marlex Singapore finished up by Rs 1.75 to Rs 77.75, and Iran closed higher by Rs 3.50 to Rs 74.50. LLDPE: W118 moved upward by Rs 1.95 to Rs 75.95 and 7087 finished higher by Rs 1.25 to Rs 75.25. POLYPROPYLENE (FILM): India went up by Rs 7.75 to Rs 95.75. POLYPROPYLENE (TAPE GRADE): India closed higher by Rs 4 to Rs 90 and Saudia moved upward by Rs 4 to Rs 90. POLYPROPYLENE (INJECTION GRADE): Saudia finished up by Rs 4 to Rs 90 and India went upward by Rs 4.75 to Rs 90.75. ABS (Per bag) Polylac 707 closed higher by Rs 100 to Rs 7,300.
On Saturday some fluctuations were witnessed on the wholesales grain market, as buyers were reluctant in making new deals despite the lower rates, dealers said. Only one change was seen, wheat Bardan old and new shed Rs 35 to Rs 252-2540, other items managed to hold the overnight levels in process of trading. On the seed side, cottonseeds oilcake with bag Sindh low type rose by Rs 25 to Rs 1375, while the best type was inert at Rs 1400 and rapeseeds Nawabshah best variety was lower by Rs 60 to Rs 2000 and the low type was unchanged at Rs 1950.