Commentary for Menachot 153:10

אלא אמר רב חסדא שמואל קרא אשכח ודרש (יחזקאל מה, יב) השקל עשרים גרה עשרים שקלים חמשה ועשרים שקלים עשרה וחמשה שקל המנה יהיה לכם מנה מאתן וארבעין הוו

What is the reason [for his first statement]? If it be said that the market prices will rise [above due proportions on that account].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For merchants, learning of the increase in the weights and measures of this town, will immediately raise the prices of commodities, and taking advantage of this will raise them higher than what is warranted by the change in the measures.');">¹¹</span>

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