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Show cy ty f dy d'.J; Sugar Beet Prices Are Fixed ::! FIGURE ACCEPTED AT COSFiB $4.30 Price For Sugar To Govern Contract Between Growers and Manufacturers; Manufactur-ers; Sliding Scale Approved SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 25 (UP) Utah sugar beet growers knew definitely today to-day what they, would receive from sugar beet concerns for this year's harvest. Representatives of five sugar companies the Utah- Idaho, Springville-Mapleton, Holly, Layton and Amalgamated met with the Utah Sugar Beet Growers' association and agreed on a $6 per ton minimum price for beets at the dump. Predict Normal Acreage There are, however, qualifying clauses. For example: If the price of sugar falls below $4.30 per hundred hun-dred weight in August, September or October, the growers will accept $5 "50 per ton minimum price. But if' it doesn't fall below $4.30 ths price will remain at $6 with the option op-tion of spreading it throughout the entire year. The so-called 50-50 sliding scale was also approved. This provides that, in event sugar soars, , the growers' return will be proportionately proportion-ately increased. ' J. W. Gillman of Orem, president of the growers' association, predicted pre-dicted a normal Utah beet acreage of between 45,000 and 50,000 acres. The association reached an agreement agree-ment Monday with the Gunnison Sugar Beet company whereby the minimum price was set for $6 with an additional cluase that it would be increased to $6.50 if Sanpete and Sevier counties' acreage reached 7,000. Dates Agreed On Dates of payments for beets were made November 20 and December 15, instead of November 15 and December 15, as in the past. Pulp prices were left the same as at present, ranging between 50 cents and 75 cents per ton at the factory. Mr. Gillman was named by the growers to meet with the manufacturers manufac-turers and see that the provisions of the contract are complied with. "I can see no reason vhy there should not be a normal acreage of beets in Utah this year, since beets are a cash crop and the prices have been fixed," said Mr. Gillman. |