Rajmah, kabli gram prices up on strong demand

However, other pulses moved in a narrow range on alternate bouts of trading and settled around previous levels.

Marketmen said besides rise in demand from retailers, less arrivals from producing region mainly pushed up rajmah chitra and kabli gram prices.

In the national capital, rajmah chitra and kabli gram small variety moved up by Rs 100 each to Rs 7,100-8,100 and Rs 4,100-6,600 per quintal, respectively.

The following are today's pulses rates per quintal: Urad 3,400-3,850, Urad Chilka (local) 4,375-4,725, best 4,850-5,350, Dhoya 5,250-5,350, Moong 5,100-5,700, Dal Moong Chilka local 5,650-6,050, Moong Dhoya local 6,100-6,200 and best quality 6,800-6,900.

Masoor small 3,600-3,800, bold 3,750-3,950, Dal Masoor local 4,300-4,400, best quality 4,400-4,500, Malka local 4,000-4,100, best 4,200-4,300, Moth 3,600-4,200, Arhar 3,800-4,000, Dal Arhar Dara 5,400-5,600.

Gram 4,000-4,500, Gram Dal (local) 4,600-4,700, best quality 4,900-5,000, Besan (35 kg) Shakti bhog 1,870, Rajdhani 1,870, Rajmah Chitra 7,100-8,100, Kabli Gram small 4,100-6,600, dabra 2,700-2,800, imported 4,700-5,100; Lobia 3,300-4,400, Peas white 2,650-2,675 and green 2,750-2,850.