The prospects are months as more gasoline is
beginning to brighten a bit produced,
that the supply situation will Once enough gas is
return to something close to available to end the long
normal in the next few waiting lines, people are
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sure to become more con
cerned about fuel prices. Not
that there is a lack of con
cern presently, but that
concern is tempered by most
people’s gratitude at getting
gas at any price. In
Washington, D. C. a couple of
weeks ago, one firm was
selling aU the imported gas
you wanted at 67 cents per
gallon, and the lines were
blocks long.
But when the supply
situation improves, that kind
of seller’s market will end.
Already there has been
criticism of recent price
hikes, most notably the nine
cent per gallon increase
announced by Arco.
Governor Shapp was
correct in calling the Arco
increase outrageous. I can
see nothmg in either the
imported oil price structure
or in domestic prices that
would justify the Arco
product cost jump
But, Governor Shapp’s
contention that Arco’s
pricing policies should make
us think about nationalizing
the oil industry strikes me as
inappropriate. The only
industry we have now that is
"nationalized” is the Post
Office, and their recent price
hikes are considered by
many as excessive, too. (25
percent)
More important, however,
is the evidence that drastic
L. H. Brubaker
Lancaster, Pa
Quarryville. Pa
steps such as nationalization
are not going to be needed to
keep prices within some
degree of reason. Our gas
prices have been going up
principally because of the
increased cost of foreign oil.
Foreign crude is higher
priced because it has been
flowing to the countries
where the most money is
being paid for it.
Therefore, as ohr retail
prices go up we are
becoming more competitive
in the world market. Once
we reach the place that our
prices are as good as the rest
of the world’s, greater
amounts of petroleum will
begin to flow our way.
This does not mean,
however, that we are going
to have to pay $1.25 to $2 a
gallon for gasoline like they
are doing in many European
nations. What the news
media often fails to point out
when they talk about such
“ scare ” prices is that much
of the cost is in taxes.
Seventy to 80 cents of the
cost of gas in Europe can be
tax, which, of course, is not
money being made by the oil
companies.
Here in Pennsylvania the
total Federal and State taxes
on a gallon of gas add up to 12
cents. Therefore, as we
reach the 50 cent to 60 cent a
gallon level in fuel prices, we
are becoming very com
petitive for foreign crude.
Another hopeful sign is the
recent drop in the world
price of a barrel of crude.
What was selling for $l7 per
barrel early this year has
gone down to $9 per barrel.
Those reduced costs should'
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Mar. 16,1974 —
begin to show up at the gas
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