New Delhi, 25 October (NNS): The prices of big cardamom Jhundiwali remained firm at Rs.1000 per kilogram due to the sluggish of take even after the uptrend during the previous days. Recently, the prices have gained by Rs.10/20per kilogram. Its average auction price remained at Rs.850/1225 in the last auction which held on 19th October. The market sentiments may affect because it is expected that the crop will likely to remain weak. There is no possibility of downturn in the prices during the near future.