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324Cezar Avram, Diana Păunoiu, Laura SavaGorj ( to add to the other five existent markets) 23 . The cattle’, food’, domesticweekly market (held on Tuesdays) from Cornu has been opened under Decisionof 1929, June 24th. In the case of the weekly market from Argetoaia, Dolj, theChamber of Commerce and Industry has intervened at the Ministry of Industryand Trade in order to obtai its approval.The situation repeated in the case of thefares and markets from Polovragi, Gorj 24 . The markets from Căpreni, Bârza,Întorsura, Scaieşti, Caraula and the four annual markets from Afumaţi and thecereal market from Urzicuţa – have ceased their activity in 1928-1930 25 . Thetrade with cereals, animals and other food products has well developed. With aview to the issue of the trade with cereals, the most important daily cattle fairswere to be found in the towns, communes or villages with access to water orrailway transportation.Annually, there have been made important deals with cereals bothbetween small producers and dealers and between important producers andcommercial enterprises in the area (mills, etc). For example, in one day only,1921, December, 29th, the cereal market form Cetate have sold 16,380 kilos ofwheat at a price of 140 lei per hectoliter, and 5,320 kilos of corn at a price of 140lei per hectoliter. In June 1921, cereals valuing 6 million lei have been sold inthe cereal market of Craiova. The Max Aderca trading company only (Mill andcereal trade in Craiova) has bought from Mihail and Costică Kelner from theCommune of Vârvoru wheat valuing 47,500 lei 26 . In March 1922, Teodor Zacea,a cereal dealer from Cetate bought from Major N. Economu – owner acting onthe cereal market from Craiova- 4 wagons of wheat harvested in 1921, 4 of oat,4 of rye, 14 of corn, all these being taken from the barns in Izvoarele(Mehedinţi) at the price of 26, 300 lei per wagon 27 . Beginning with 1924, dealswith cereals widened. Grain products have also increased in quantity. During theRecession years, because of decreasing prices, and decreasing purchasing power,the trade with cereals met a timely suspension that has been overcome in 1933.The following quantities of cereals 28 have been sold in the markets and harborsin the district of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry from Craiova in 193:TheWheat Corn RyeLocalityCarts quantity Carts quantity Carts quantityBechet 20150 20796812 3428 1479919 6506 5310198Bechet - 10338321 - 3480600 - 3247584Cetate 11049 5986676 6729 4834670 - -23 Ibidem, dossier 65/1932, p. 9, 12 ; dossier 118 /1936, unnumbered.24 Ibidem, dossier 71/1930, p. 1, 2; dossier 86/1932.25 Ibidem, dossier 36/1932, p. 3.26 Ibidem, dossier 45/1924.27 Ibidem, dossier 15/1922.28 “Economical Oltenia”, 9 th year (1932), issues 13/14, April, p. 2.