LAHORE The buyers at Ramazan Bazaar continued to suffer due to stallholders connivance with the Bazaars administration, as no substantial difference of veggies and fruit rates was seen here as compared to the open market. A visit to the selected Sunday Bazaars revealed that the prices of all fruits and vegetables in these special makeshift markets were equal to the open market but the quality was not there, as several stalls were decorated with rotten goods. However, the shoppers were allowed by the vendors to pick and sort the items. The city district government did not ensure the availability of most of the items, as apricot, ladyfinger, spinach, banana, cabbage and cucumber were not seen in the whole bazaar. Hence most of the stalls were empty since the start of business in the morning and the management was not taking any action to ensure the availability of all food items. The district government finally succeeded in fixing chicken meat price at Rs 200 per kilogram across the City. However, in Shadman Sunday Bazaar chicken meat was sold at Rs 210 per kg but it was not available after 12 noon. The shoppers said that they could not find chicken at most of the Sunday Bazaars and they had to buy it from other markets at higher rates. The buyers observed that the middlemen were minting money by raising prices. They said that the middlemen knew that people had no choice but to buy. They said the city district government had failed to implement the prices of all major food items. They regretted that the poultry-mafia was charging high prices and no one was there to stop them. The vendors said they were getting the supplies at higher rates and still selling them at marginal profits. We just charge a profit of Rs 2 to Rs 3 per kg and it is our livelihood, said Abdul Rahim a vendor at Wahdat Road Bazaar. Though the government managed to fix the chicken meat price, the sellers were now extorting the customers in cleaning of that meat. If a customer purchases 5 kilogram chicken meat, its weight will be reduced to almost 4.5 kg after cleaning. There is no check on this practice. The price of new potato was increased by Rs 5 to Rs 6 per kg and fixed at Rs 30 to 36 per kg; potato (store) fixed at Rs 13 to 15 per kg and potato (sugar free) at Rs 20 to 24 per kg. Ladyfinger was increased by Rs 2 to 5 per kg and fixed at Rs 20 to 30 per kg but also not available there. Cabbage was fixed at Rs 30 to 40 per kg and Cauliflower was increased by Rs 5 per kg to fix at Rs 30 to 40 per kg. Green chili price was fixed at Rs 25 to 35 per kg and was being sold at Rs 40 per kg. Lemon (desi) price was gained by Rs 80 to Rs 85 per kg and reached at Rs 140 to Rs 185 per kg from Rs 60 to Rs 85 per kg. Arum was increased by Rs 5 to Rs 6 per kg and fixed at Rs 25 to 30 per kg. Garlic (China) was fixed at Rs 80 to 90 per kg. Ginger (China) was fixed at Rs 90 to 100 per kg and sold at Rs 120 per kg. The price of different varieties of mangoes was Rs 50 to Rs 78 per kg from Rs 35 to 70 per kg while the average price charged by vendors for B quality was Rs 60 to 70 per kg. The price of apple was Rs 70 to Rs 110 per kg and lowest quality was sold at Rs 100 per kg. Peach was sold at Rs 50 to Rs 80 per kg. The price of A-quality banana was increased by Rs 2 per dozen and reached at Rs 52 to Rs 62 per dozen and B-quality Rs 32 to 42 per dozen from Rs 30 to 40 per dozen while it was also missing in majority of bazaars where available C-quality was sold at Rs 60 per dozen. Apricot (white) was Rs 90 to 110 per kg, plump rates were Rs 90 to Rs 115 per kg but both items were not available in makeshift bazaars. Grapes Sundarkhani price was gained by Rs 60 to Rs 50 per kg and fixed at Rs 200 to Rs 220 per kg and grapes gola increased by Rs 50 per kg and reached at Rs 130 to Rs 150 per kg. Dates Irani price was increased by Rs 30 to Rs 15 per kg and reached at Rs 150 to Rs 165 per kg and dates special increased by Rs 30 to Rs 20 per kg and fixed at Rs 130 to 160 per kg.