Farber owned a quantity of corn which was contained in a corncrib located on Farber's farm. On March 12, Farber wrote a letter to Barber stating that he would sell to Barber all of the corn in this crib, which he estimated at between 900 and 1,000 bushels, for $5.60 per bushel. Barber received this letter on March 13 and immediately wrote and mailed on the same day a letter to Farber stating that he would buy the corn. The corncrib and its contents were accidentally destroyed by fire which broke out about 3 o'clock A.M. on Mar. 14.

(a) What are the rights of the parties?

(b) What difference, if any, in result if Farber were a merchant?