ARHIVELE OLTENIEI - Universitatea din Craiova

The development of the internal market in south-east Romania during the interwar period 325Cetate - 17668465 - 17578647 - -Calafat 3157 1810450 2557 932000 64 27500Băileşti 6899 3730541 3573 2648117 - -Băileşti - 14041505 - 10416918 - -Total 42235 kg7437277016340 Kg41370871The prices of the cereals sold in the district were the following 29 :6570 kg8585282The Bechet Cetate Băileşti Calafat RastLocalityMarths Ian Dec Ian Dec Ian Dec Ian Dec Ian DecWheat 220 225 210 240 195 241 213 239 257 242Corn 185 142 155 128 180 155 156 141 210 110Rye 155 250 - - - - 217 158 - -Barley 175 170 - - 167 165 - - - -Pea - - - - 180 180 - - - -Flax - - - - 460 500 - - - -There have been sold 17 chariots of wheat and 241,257 kilos of oat(Bechet-market – Bechet-harbor; Băileşti-market – Băileşti-railway station),100,000 kilos in Băileşti railway station, a chariot of wheat and 90, 240 kilos ofpea (Cetate harbor – Băileşti railway station) 30 .Starting with 1933, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry fromCraiova organized cattle and cereals’ trade by strictly applying the provisionsstipulated in the Law concerning Trade Stock. The Chamber has created andorganized cereal markets where the products have been usefully and rightfullyexchanged in order to protect the producers from the profiteers that otherwisewould have bought their cereals at ridiculously low prices. At the end of 1933,there have been 7 daily cereal markets in the area managed by the Chamber ofCommerce and Industry: Bechet, Bistreţ, Calafat, Cetate, Portăreşti, Rast,Segarcea. Moreover, at the end of 1933, there have been 18 weekly cattlemarkets: Argetoaia, Băileşti, Bârca, Bechet, Brabova, Caraula, Cetate, Craiova,Întorsura, Maglavid, Pleniţa, Malu Mare, Poiana Mare, Scaieşti, Tânţăreşti,Tencănău, and Vârtop. Important trade with cereals has also been made in thefollowing markets:TheWheatCornLocality quantityPrice quantityPriceSem.I Sem.ISemI SemIIBechet 34361 450/540 300/350 61140 140/150 110/150Băileşti 35776 430/580 284/325 29993 127/167 114/17429 Ibidem.30 Ibidem.