New Delhi, 25 August (NNS): The prices of cumin ascended by Rs 700 to Rs 21200 per quintal because of the limited support of buying from the stockists at the higher level. Before this, the prices have gone up by Rs 200 per quintal. There were around 5000/6000 bags of cumin reported to arrive and the prices held stable at the same level of the previous day. The active contract prices ascended by Rs 110 or 0.56 percent to Rs 19815 per quintal because of the higher speculative buying. The spot cumin prices will likely to remain strong during the near future.