The movement remained sluggish on the commodity wholesale markets where wheat, sugar and makai were subjected to fluctuations more than once during the week ended on February 14, 2004.
Overall trend depicted mixed sentiment. The sugar prices showed downward trend, inferior lost Rs 25 to Rs 1615 while better shed Rs 30 to Rs 1630, makai lost anguish to be last quoted inferior at Rs 735 and better at Rs 740, gur was quoted down at Rs 1100 and better at Rs 1550 and Khandsari Rs 100 to Rs 1700 and better quoted at Rs 1900.
Wheat fluctuated twice and was last quoted at Rs 1140 and better quoted at Rs 1150, yellow peas up by Rs 20 to Rs 1450, and better quoted at Rs 1480, dal yellow peas up Rs 45 to Rs 1550 and better at Rs 1580.
Beetle chana I up Rs 20 to Rs 1480, and better quoted at Rs 1510, beetle chana up Rs 10 to Rs 1480, and better quoted at Rs 1510, beetle dal rose by Rs 75 to Rs 1750 and better quoted at Rs 1780, gram new (Monday) up Rs 10 to Rs 1460, better gained same amount to Rs 1490.
Bajra (Monday) inferior down Rs 25 to Rs 825 and better shed Rs 10 to Rs 900, broken rice Irri down Rs 5 to Rs 940, and better down same amount to Rs 945, castorseeds Lasbela down Rs 25 to Rs 600 and Sindh's quoted at Rs 600, rapeseeds Nawabshah quoted at Rs 940 and Rs 950.
Cotton cakes quoted down Rs 5 to Rs 440 and better down Re 1 to Rs 445, rapeseed Dadu down Rs 15 to Rs 635, better down same amount to Rs 645 rapeseed Mirpur gained Rs 40 to Rs 750 and better gained same amount to Rs 760, rapeseed cakes down Rs same amount to Rs 240.
Til Sindh inferior up Rs 50 to Rs 1650 and better quoted higher at Rs 1900, cotton cakes up Rs 5 to Rs 450, Guwar was higher all stations last quoted at Rs 1320 and better up Rs 50 to Rs 1550, basmati 385 quoted at Rs 2400.
PLASTIC MOULDINGS POLYSTYRENE: BASF and Pakistani both were quoted higher at Rs 2214, high impact Pak products were quoted higher at Rs 2276 and ABS polylac 707 down Rs 40 to Rs 1950 and Khumo down Rs 30 to Rs 1930.
HDPE film Saudia 952 lost Re 1 to Rs 33.25, Mobil lost same amount to Rs 33.25, and TR144 shed Re 1 to Rs 33.25.
HDPE injection Sabic 200056, down Re 1 to Rs 32.50, Mobil 016 down same amount to Rs 32.50, Thai down Re 1 to Rs 32.25, HDPE blow Kuwait down 75 paisa to Rs 33.25.
HDPE blow Kuwait down 75 paisa to Rs 33.75, Marlex down same amount to Rs 33.75, Iran down 75 paisa to Rs 33.75, LDPE 374 down Rs 50 to Rs 37, MG 20 down same amount to Rs 37, MG 40 down Re 1 to Rs 37, MG 70 down same amount to Rs 37, PP film Thai down 12 paisa to Rs 34.
Kuwait down same amount to Rs 34, India down 12 paisa to Rs 34, PP tape grade India down 25 paisa to Rs 33.50, Kuwait down same amount to Rs 33.50, Saudia down 25 paisa to Rs 33.50, PP injection grade Saudia down 18 paisa to Rs 34, India down 18 paisa to Rs 34, and Kuwait down same amount to Rs 34.
Polystyrene tape grade India down 25 paisa to Rs 33.50, Kuwait down same amount to Rs 33.50, Copoly Block down 75 paisa to Rs 33.50, high impact BASF up Rs 50 to Rs 2250 and ABS Khumo up Rs 10 to Rs 1940.
Teas from Kenya PF-A grade down Rs 4 to Rs 194, B grade quoted at Rs 169, plus C grade up at Rs 162, Dust A grade up Rs 5 to Rs 168, B grade up Rs 4 to Rs 165, plus C grade down Re 1 to Rs 135.
Bangladesh Garden Pack original up Rs 2 to Rs 105, Gulab up Rs 3 to Rs 105, Garden Pack original up Rs 2 to Rs 105 and Gulab up Rs 3 to Rs 104, Dyes Sulphur dyes 501 from China down Re 1 to Rs 35.
Brown GDR down Rs 3 to Rs 55, Blue BRN down Rs 4 to Rs 84, Yellow GR down Rs 2 to Rs 62, Sulphur Bordeux 3B down Rs 10 to Rs 80, Sulphur Black 522 quoted at Rs 35 and Sulphur Yellow Brown down Rs 4 to Rs 54.
FRIDAY'S: Jute goods twine 20x3 Bawany brown up 50 paisa to Rs 30.50, 16x3 CRT/Indus up same amount to Rs 30.50 and 40x2 Bawany brown down 50 paisa to Rs 28.50. Indonesian tea Good A quoted at Rs 165.
Milk powder Haleeb SMP up Rs 100 to Rs 3700, Nurpur up Rs 300 to Rs 4000, Poland down Rs 250 to Rs 2100, Halla SMP down Rs 50 to Rs 3400.
Full cream instant Bale Haleeb down same amount to Rs 3900, Bright Star down Rs 100 to Rs 3600, Bailie Gold down Rs 50 to Rs 3900, Bright Star down Rs 100 to Rs 3600, Bailie Gold down Rs 50 to Rs 3900.
Vegetable Green Valley down Rs 200 to Rs 3300. Basmati super basmati new inferior quoted at Rs 2400, better quoted at Rs 2600, barley Sindh and Mardan up Rs 15 to Rs 775, cotton cakes better type quoted down Rs 5 to Rs 445, rapeseed Nawabshah underwent correction to be quoted at Rs 740 and Rs 750.
SATURDAY'S: Rapeseed Mirpur better quoted at Rs 760, cotton cakes quoted at Rs 440, Tuver Sindh, Punjab down quoted at Rs 1563 each.