Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-11-19 | Page 13 | Liquor Agency Will Keep Prices at Present Level

I Agency Will ill Keep ices X ces at Present Level l hopes for lowers lower i ies 1 es s 's in Utah died the Stale State Liquor Control i j mission announced its pres- pres I price ice list lisl will remain un- un pr Ige d le commission has considered icing the stales stale's markup base basese u use se Sc present ent prices are ini inu inrig in- in rig li i bootlegging from rom surging sur sur- ging ding states stales where private ate privateers ers ers can offer cheaper drink f l f But the commissioners pointed out Monday l its power to exclude federal alcohol taxes lazes from the wholesale price on which the 55 markup is made is clouded I by conflicting legal opinions from present and past attorney gen gen- I And lh they continued continual the 1951 Legislature refused to cut the markup from rom 55 55 to 45 on liquor and land from rom 45 to 35 on Wl wine el thus indicating a 1 legislative legisla tl tive intent to keep the prices up