Commentary for Bava Metzia 144:8

ופוסק עמו על הזבל כל ימות השנה רבי יוסי אומר אין פוסקין על הזבל אלא אם כן היתה לו זבל באשפה וחכמים מתירים

AND FOR LIME WHEN IT HAS ALREADY BEEN PLACED IN THE KILN.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In all these cases the vendor is held to be in possession of the articles he is selling, though they are not completely manufactured. Consequently, a price may be agreed upon and paid, and though delivery will not be effected until later, by which time the market price may have advanced (for in all these cases the reference is to a sale before a market price has been established at all), it is nevertheless permissible, the lower pre-payment not ranking as interest. ');">¹⁵</span> ONE MAY ALSO MAKE A FIXED CONTRACT FOR MANURE FOR THE WHOLE YEAR. R. JOSE MAINTAINED: NO CONTRACT FOR MANURE MAY BE ENTERED INTO UNLESS HE [THE VENDOR] HAS THE MANURE IN DUNG PITS; BUT THE SAGES PERMIT IT. AND ONE MAY ALSO BARGAIN FOR THE LOWEST PRICE.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'the high price', i.e., the price at the height of the market when the commodity is cheap. After fixing a price, the vendor may contract to supply stock throughout the year at the lowest price prevailing at the time of each delivery. Thus, the first price fixed is only to be regarded as a maximum, not to be exceeded if the market price advances. ');">¹⁶</span>

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