Show Price Controls Contribute To Baling Wire Shortage Salt Lake City The City The manager of a Utah farm supply organization organization organization organ organ- today blamed government government government govern govern- ment price controls In part for the current shortage of ot baling wire that Is causing concern concern concern con con- cern during the final hay harvesting harvesting harvesting har har- vesting of the year in Utah Jacob Fuhriman manager of the Utah Farm Bureau Service Company pointed out that manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers man man- of the scarce product applied to the Federal government recently for a 10 percent price Increase to cover higher costs of manufacture This request was denied with a suggestion that it be repeated at the end of 1973 But steel companies have decided meanwhile meanwhile mean mean- while to divert much of the metal to more profitable items putting baling wire in short supply Some wire will be manufactured manufactured manufactured during the winter and most dealers will get some supply during that time accordIng according according accord accord- ing to Fuhriman He said one Colorado manufacturer could not predict how liow much baling wire It will make during 1974 but probably no more than In 1973 Even with a percent 10 in increase increase In- In crease Fuhriman said Bald the US U.S. product would cost farmers farless far farless farless less than imported baling wire which Is priced about per 80 I cent higher Keep checking with your supplier and buy as much of your 1974 supply this winter as possible the Service Company manager advised Utah farmers Intermountain Farmers Association Association Association Asso Asso- Is expecting a carload soon He also cautioned that twine will be priced higher in 1974 Buying now may save as much muchas as 5 a bale over next summers summer's summers summer's summers summer's sum sum- mers mer's likely price |