26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 27,1971
Proposed New Postal Rate Increases
The aiea post office said special dehveiy letteis would When the proposed domestic
recently monosed new costal rise from 45 to 60 cents, while changes go into effect, similar
rate IL:LseT will pLce the the zate foi registered mail increases in letter mail rates to
nation’s postal svstem on a sound valued up to $lOO would be in- Canada and Mexico are planned
financial basis and shift moie cieased from 80 to 95 cents un- The total yield under the
of the costs hom taxpayer gen- der the proposal There would proposal, when fully effective
daily to those who use the be proportionate hikes in the is estimated at $2,125 8 million
mails most
Postal officials said Post
al Seivice proposals submitted.
Februan 1 to the Postal Rate!
Commission would yield addi
tional ie\enues of $145 billion
dunns fiscal 1972, starting July
1
The pioposals call for mci eas
es in Mituallj all mail categones
except parcel post
If the Rate Commission does
not present to the Goveinois of
the Postal Seivice a recommend
ed decision on rate changes with
in 90 days, it is anticipated that
a temporal y rate increase will
he put into effect by the Postal
Service
It was noted that highei
pates had been sought by the
Post Office Department under
both the current and pievious
administrations, but no action
was taken
In addition to the long-stand
ing Postal Seivice proposal for
a 2-cent boost foi letters from
6 to 8 cents, achei Using mail
(legular bulk late thud class)
would be increased to a mini
mum of 5 cents pei piece, plus
additional inci eases foi heauer
w eights
Substantial inci eases also aie
pioposed foi magazines, news
papers and othei categones of
second-class mail These lathei
steep mcieases will be phased
in o\ er five j ears to soften the
impact onthe mailers
Other highlights of the propo
sal Airmail lates would go up
a penny, fiom 10 to 11 cents,
and airmail cards, flora 8 to 9
cents each
If temporal y lales aie placed
into effect, post cards will go
from 5 to 6 cents although the
proposal provides foi a full in
crease to 7 cents each
Concerning “Puoutv Mail”
packages weighing inoie than 12
ounces and lecenmg fust-class
treatment highei rates aie
proposed onlj- lor paicels weigh
ing less than 5 pounds Foi a 5-
pound pi iout\ mail package
sent across the U S , the rates
would remain $4 08, undei the
pioposal However, foi a 1-
pound package, an increase of
from 80 cents to SI is proposed
Regular second-class publica
tions —those mailed foi delivery
outside the publisher’s county,
excluding certain categories
v ill be raised 1 9 cents per piece
plus higher advertising rates
ranging from 9 1 to 20 9 cents
per pound Non adveiUsing will
be at a new i ate of 7 2 cents
per pound
Controlled cnculation publica
tions —usually periodicals with
out subscription fees mailed to
specific audiences or markets —
face an increase m only their
minimum per piece rate to 5
cents from the existing 3 8 cents
postage fee The pound late
remains the same
In third-class, the rates for
single pieces often a cucular
oi small parcel would rise to
8 cents for the first 2 ounces
and the fee foi each additional
ounce would be idised from 2
to 4 cents undei the peimanant
late proposal
Maileis holding bulk thud
class permits would find then
rates per pound raised fiom 16
and 22, to 22 and 28 cents pei
pound, respectivelv when the
pioposal is fullv effected and
the mimmuin-pei piece cbaigc
■would be i used to 5 cents
Special delnen anti leuistei
ed mail fees would both be in
creased The minimum fee for
Ices for shipments registered at including all of the rates to be
aghei values
phased over a period of years,
In the first year $670 million
o£ the $2,125 8 million would
be provided fiom appropriations
by Congiess under the Postal
Beorgamzation Act.
About 80 per cent of the
nation’s mail volume of nearly
90 billion pieces in fiscal year
1972 will be business-type mail,
and the bulk of the increase
would be borne by these users.
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LIKE FEEDING YOUR HOGS AND
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Almost like having your own private mill right on the
farm. For we aim to have our feed delivered to the
farm and in the feeders within mere hours after it is
made. We do all the work. Pelleted feeds, too. With ail
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in the feeders, that keep feed from blowing away, that
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There is a difference. Try us and see.
CALL YOUR PIONEER MAN:
ELMER M. SHREINER
Trading as Good’s Feed Mill
Cjl'ilTiiill s P ecializin g in DAIRY & HOG FEEDS
Since 1870
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Call 626-2191
or 394-3047
New Providence, Pa.
Phone 786-2500