New Delhi, 22 September (NNS): Here, the prices of black pepper markara remained stable at Rs 730 per kg owing to the sluggish buying from the stockists even after the feeble prices. Recently, the prices have gone down by Rs 20 per kg. In Kochi, both the arrivals and the prices held stable at the same level of the previous day and the prices remained stable at the same level of the previous day. The market sentiments may affect due to heavy flood in North India. The spot black pepper prices will not likely to remain sluggish during the near future.