PRICES RISE AT BANGALORE COFFEE AUCTION Prices rose at the fortnightly export auction here on March 25 for sales of 1,907.1 tonnes of coffee from the 1986/87 and 1985/86 crops out of a total offering of 1,940.7 tonnes, the Coffee Board said. Withdrawals amounted to 33.6 tonnes. The type and grade, quantity sold, average prices in rupees per 50 kilos, exclusive of sales tax, with previous prices at the March 11 auction in brackets - 1986/87 crop Plantation "A" 592.2 1,284.50 (1,223.50) Plantation "B" 74.1 1,095.50 (1,122.00) Plantation "C" 208.2 1,019.00 (1,017.50) Arabica Cherry "AB" 33.3 976.50 (NA) Arabica Cherry "PB" 22.5 949.00 (NA) Arabica Cherry "C" 58.2 889.50 (NA) Robusta Cherry "AB" 90.9 1,256.00 (NA) Robusta Cherry "PB" 43.8 1,039.50 (NA) Robusta "PMT AB" 49.2 1,255.50 (NA) Robusta "PMT PB" 13.5 1,200.00 (NA) REP Bulk "A" 93.9 1,057.50 (908.50) REP Bulk "B" 256.5 1,079.00 (930.00) Robusta Cherry Bulk 40.2 1,082.50 (NA) Robusta Cherry "C" 9.0 997.00 (NA) Robusta Cherry "BBB" 9.6 700.00 (NA) 1985/86 crop Arabica Cherry "AB" 123.3 961.00 (951.50) Arabica Cherry "BBB" 160.8 635.50 (613.50) Robusta Cherry "BBB" 4.2 735.00 (704.50) Monsooned coffee Monsooned Robusta "AA" 23.7 1,265.50 (NA)