Arhar, its dal weaken in thin trade

New Delhi, May 17. Barring a weakness in arhar and its dal prices on sluggish demand,other pulses held steady on the wholesale pulses market today in limited deals. Traders said sluggish demand from retailers mainly helped arhar and its dal prices to trade lower. In the national capital, arhar and its dal prices were down by Rs 50 each to Rs 4,200-4,600 and Rs 5,900-6,100 per quintal, respectively. The following were today's pulses rates per quintal: Urad 3,825-4,025, Urad Chilka (local) 4,700-5,050, best 5,150-5,650, Dhoya 5,600-5,800, Moong 5,300-5,700, Dal Moong Chilka local 5,800-6,200, Moong Dhoya local 6,050-6,150 and best quality 6,750-6,850. Masoor small 4,200-4,400, bold 4,350-4,600, Dal Masoor local 4,900-5,000, best quality 5,000-5,100, Malka local 4,700-4,800, best 4,900-5,000, Moth 3,500-4,100, Arhar 4,200-4,600, Dal Arhar Dara 5,900-6,100. Gram 3,350-4,000, Gram Dal (local) 4,050-4,150, best quality 4,350-4,450, Besan (35 kg) Shakti bhog 1,650, Rajdhani 1,650, Rajmah Chitra 8,200-9,400, Kabli Gram small 3,600-5,600, dabra 2,700-2,800, imported 4,700-5,100; Lobia 3,900-4,800, Peas white 2,600-2,625 and green 2,700-2,800.