Commentary for Bava Batra 180:6

אבוה דשמואל מזבין להו לפירי בתרעא חרפא כתרעא חרפא שמואל בריה משהי לפירי ומזבין להו בתרעא אפלא כתרעא חרפא שלחו מתם טבא דאבא מדברא מ"ט תרעא דרווח רווח

— R. Johanan said: [A person], for instance, like Shabbethai the fruit hoarder.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who accumulated fruit and sold them to the poor when prices rose. ');">¹⁶</span> Samuel's father used to sell fruit during the [prevalence of the] early [market] price[s]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The prices prevailing immediately after the harvest. ');">¹⁷</span> at the early price.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., cheap, so that others also might be induced to sell, and thus keep prices down throughout the year. ');">¹⁸</span>

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