Red chilli prices rose by Rs 100 to settle at Rs 6,800-11,900 per quintal. Jeera common and jeera best quality also traded higher by Rs 100 each to conclude at Rs 14,400-14,600 and Rs 17,400-18,000 per quintal, respectively.

Traders said buying support from retailers and exporters against fall in supplies from producing belts mainly pushed up chilli and jeera prices on the wholesale kirana market here.

The following are today's quotations:

Ajwain 10,000-15,000, black pepper (per kg) 425-560, betel-nut (kg) 180-200, cardamom brown-Jhundiwali (kg) 800-900 and cardamom brown-Kanchicut (kg) 950-1,050. Cardamom small (kg): Chitridar 760-900, cardamom (colour robin) 750-890, cardamom bold 750-850, cardamom extra (bold) 950-1,080 and cloves (kg) 620-700. Chirounji (new) (kg) Rs 620-700 Dry mango Rs 9,000-18,000 Dhania Rs 7,200-9,200 Dry ginger Rs 13,800-17,500 Kalaunji Rs 7,400-8,400 Mace-Red (kg) Rs 1,200-1,450 Mace-Yellow (kg) Rs 1,300-1,450 Methiseed Rs 3,400-4,500 Makhana (kg) Rs 450-550 Nutmeg Rs 750-780 Poppyseed (KG Turkey) Rs 355-385 Poppyseed (KG MP-RAJ) Rs 355-435 Poppyseed (KG Kashmiri) Rs 375 Red chillies Rs 6,800-11,900 Saffron (kg) Irani Rs 90,000-1,00,000 Saffron (kg) Kashmiri Rs 1,15,000-1,35,000 Soanf-bold Rs 8,000-14,000 Turmeric Rs 6,300-9,600 Tamarind Rs 2,200-2,500 Tamarind without seed Rs 3,800-6,000 Tea (kg) Rs 100-250 Watermelon kernel (Kg) Rs 195 Jeera common Rs 14,400-14,600 Jeera best Rs 17,400-18,000.