Show I BUSINESS BAROMETER EXCELLEVIJ SI10AVIXG MADE BV rilE POSTOFFICE DEPART3IEXT One of the Sigiii That Prosperity Is llctiirnliipr to the Country and Coming at a Rapid Kate WASHINGTON Aug S Reports to the postoffice department for the three months ending Aug 1 show that I the total receipts at the twenty largest I postofiices in the country were 679 000 an increase of 499000 over the corresponding quarter in 94 San Francisco and Washington show the only decreases in receipts due at thelatter place to large sales of Columbia Co-lumbia stamps last year Receipts at New York aggregate 1525000 an increase in-crease of 116000 and at Chicago l 173000 an increase of 133000 |