Commentary for Bava Metzia 119:7
אמר ר"נ ובין הגיתות שנו
<b><i>GEMARA</i></b>. Our Rabbis taught: it goes without saying, when new [produce] stands at four [se'ahs per <i>sela'</i>], whilst old is priced at three, that they may not be intermixed; but even when new is at three and old at four, they may still not be mixed, because [the higher price of the new corn is due to the fact that] one wishes to store them until old.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The higher price of the new corn is not due to its superiority, but to the fact that there is no sale that year and merchants are buying ahead for the following, whereas if they store last year's grain, it may be too old when they need it. Hence when one stipulates that he wants old corn, it is evident that he requires it for immediate use, and therefore it may not be mixed with new, though this is dearer. ');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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