The commodity wholesale markets had lacklustre going during the week ended on July 3, 2004. The fluctuations were modest which showed supply/demand in match.
However, plastic mouldings, wheat, guwar, juwar, gram and dal, yellow peas and dal peas moved both ways.
Unlike its real character, plastic mouldings did not fluctuate frequently. However, changes underhead HDPE film Saudia 952 up 37 paisa to Rs 32.60, mobil up same amount to Rs 32.60, TR144 up 37 paisa to Rs 32.62, HDPE blow Kuwait up 75 paisa to Rs 32.75, PP film Thai up 50 paisa to Rs 33, Kuwait up 50 paisa to Rs 33, India up 50 paisa to Rs 33, polypropylene tape grade up 25 paisa to Rs 32.25, Kuwait up same amount to Rs 32.25, Saudia up 25 paisa to Rs 32.25, PP injection Saudia up 50 paisa to Rs 32.50.
India up 50 paisa to Rs 32.50, Kuwait up 50 paisa to Rs 32.50, PP BASF quoted at Rs 2300, Pakistani down 65 paisa to Rs 2013, Copoly Block up 50 paisa to Rs 34.50, Randon up 50 paisa to Rs 36.50, High impact Pak quoted at Rs 2100, BASF up Rs 50 to Rs 2200, ABS polylac 707 quoted at Rs 2250 (2260) and Khumo up Rs 80 to Rs 2230.
Tea prices were somewhat softer. The Kenyan PF-1 A grade down Rs 4 to Rs 163, B grade down Re 1 to Rs 144, BP-1 A grade dropped Rs 9 to Rs 178, B grade down Rs 4 to Rs 176, plus C grade down Rs 10 to Rs 160, C grade down Rs 7 to Rs 143, D-1 A grade down Rs 5 to Rs 195, Indonesia PF-1 Good A down Rs 7 to Rs 150, Good A down Rs 7 to Rs 148, BP-1 (CTC) Good B up Rs 5 to Rs 135, and PD (CTC) down Rs 5 to Rs 135, Rwandan tea PF-1 (CTC) down Rs 17 to Rs 160, BP-1 (CTC) down Rs 10 to Rs 172 and PD (CTC) down Rs 12 to Rs 185.
KIRANA ITEMS: White pepper down Rs 200 to Rs 8000, black pepper up Rs 100 to Rs 4000, nutmeg down Rs 200 to Rs 8000, big cardamom down Rs 100 to Rs 910, cloves down Rs 600 to Rs 10,000 dry ginger down Rs 100 to Rs 6600, aniseed up Rs 100 to Rs 4800, and cuminseed up Rs 1800 to Rs 5300.
MILK POWDER: Skimmed Germany down Rs 50 to Rs 3900, Euro gold up Rs 50 to Rs 3900, Balie Gold up Rs 50 down Rs 100 to Rs 4500.
Wheat shed Rs 10 to Rs 1170 and better quoted at Rs 1175. Juwar up Rs 10 to Rs 870 and better up same amount to Rs 875, cotton cakes inferior twice jumped to cumulative gain of Rs 15 to Rs 240 and better up Rs 10 to Rs 245.
Gram inferior up Rs 20 to Rs 1720 and better quoted at Rs 1740, guwar inferior shed Rs 10 to Rs 1265 and better up same amount to Rs 1280, castorseed Lasbela and Sindh inferior down Rs 25 to Rs 550 and better down Rs 20 to Rs 580, beetle chana 50x50 inferior up Rs 35 to Rs 1850, beetle dal quoted at Rs 2250 and better at 3350, gram new inferior up Rs 30 to Rs 1750 and better quoted at Rs 1790, dal quoted at RS 2050 and Rs 2100, bajra quoted at Rs 1240, gur down Rs 50 to Rs 1900 inferior put at Rs 1200.
Khandsari better down Rs 50 to Rs 1700 and inferior quoted at Rs 1650, yellow peas up Rs 20 to Rs 1535 and better up Rs 25 to Rs 1570, dal yellow peas up Rs 25 to Rs 1660 and better up Rs 20 to Rs 1690, beetle chana I inferior up Rs 35 to Rs 1960 and both up Rs 25 to Rs 1200, castorseed Lasbela and Sindh new inferior up Rs 25 to Rs 575, and better up Rs 20 to Rs 600, til Sindh better quoted at Rs 2000 and inferior was quoted at Rs 1750.
Wheat quoted down at Rs 1190 and better at Rs 1195, beetle chana I inferior quoted at Rs 1960 and better quoted at Rs 2000, rapeseed cakes quoted at Rs 282 and better at Rs 283, and cotton cakes quoted at Rs 545 and better at Rs 550(?).
CHEMICALS: Petroleum jelly white Iran up Re 1 to Rs 52, petroleum jelly China down Rs 2 to Rs 55, sulphonic acid soft up Rs 7 to Rs 69, PVA Japan up Rs 2 to Rs 164, Rangolite C China quoted higher at Rs 35.
Same item from Germany down Re 1 to Rs 118, Indian stuff down Re 1 to Rs 61, hydrosulphite China 88 percent up Rs 3.40 to Rs 48.40, same item from Germany down Re 1 to Rs 64 and Indian down same amount to Rs 65, acetic acid Taiwan down Re 1 to Rs 74, and Korea up 50 paisa to Rs 69, hydrogen peroxide 35 percent Korea 5 percent up Rs 2 to Rs 27.50.
SATURDAY'S: Cotton cakes quoted at Rs 555, beetle chana 50x50 inferior up Rs 25 to Rs 1875 and better quoted at Rs 1990, sugar inferior quoted at Rs 1780 and better down Rs 10 to Rs 1820, and Khandsari quoted at Rs 1650 and Rs 1700.
SKIMMED MILK: Germany's SMO quoted higher at Rs 4150, Irish Skimmed up Rs 200 to Rs 3800, Dairy Crest up Rs 100 to Rs 4200, Kirana black pepper up Rs 56 to Rs 4056, black pepper up Rs 250 to Rs 4150, small cardamom down Rs 500 to Rs 14000, Guatemala quoted sharply down at Rs 12000, big cardamom down Rs 100 to Rs 9000, dry ginger down Rs 200 to Rs 6400, amiseed down Rs 200 to Rs 4600, cuminseed up Rs 100 to Rs 5400, Tamarind down Rs 80 to Rs 760.