New Delhi, 13 October (NNS): Recently, the prices of red chilli 334 no. gained by Rs 500 per quintal due to the nominal buying after the uptrend in the prices. Here, its prices held stable at Rs 26000/28000 per quintal. The outstanding stock reported to be weak in the markets of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh during the previous season. The old stock has already been over in the cold storages and the shortage of stock as compared to the previous season, due to this, the demand reported to be constant from the spices companies and the stockists as its stock seems limited. The buying seems weak from the spices traders and the general consumers in the local markets and the wholesale markets, due to this, the prices have remained under pressure.