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Show POSTAX AFFAIRS. RATBS OF DOM 1STIC POSTAGK. L mcHfl: The standard single rat eight is os.avoirdupois. Sicglo rate letter throughout tho United tiutesE Scents for each additional ou or fraction frac-tion S 11 Drop lotters, singlo rate 1 " SiwariPssa: The standard stogie rate is 1 ox avoirdupois. Daily (boy en times a weekj 35 ou. par auar " (tix times a weok)...30 " ' Tri-weekly 15 " Hemiweekly, 10 " Weekly, 5 Monthly 8 These rates must be prepaid quarterly or yearly at th ofnoe where the nawipapor li jaoeiTod. Single newspapers, 1 oent, prepaid. PxaioDKus: The standard single rata Is 4 oi avoirJu rols. aomi-monthly, 6 cents par (matter. Monthly Jt - Quarterly.- 1 Samrlos of Morchftiidise. not exceeding 12 unoos, two oents for oach 2os., or fraction thereof. Miscellaneous printed matter, two cents for aooh 4oi , or fraciion thereof. The maximum weight of any package oi printed or miscellaneous matter Is i D. avoir, lopoia. REGISTERED LETTERS AND MOXKY URDEriS. Hsoibtbtiox: Lotteis may bo registered on p&jmont of a fee of eight oents, but tho government takes no responsibility for safe earn ago or compensation in case of loss. I 05 st Uriuks: All principal iwst-offioes now receive small sums oi money and issue drafts fbr the same upon other post-omcos, subject te the following churgoa and regulations: On ordors not exceeding 5 cants On orders not exceeding $ JO 10 Orer and not exceeding foLL IS " Otot So0 and not exceeding OO 0 " Ovt !40 and not excoodmg $o0 35 " faternational Money Urdcrs on Great Britain. Gormany id Swiuerland may be obtained Kpoa tae t aymont of the following few, vis bkaT BaiTua: On orders not eiceodlDg 310 36 eti. Ovor SlO and not exceedine 3 51) " OTer Jit) and not excoodint 7a Grsr tV) and not exceeding titi. 1 00 Over W and not oxceeding toO 1 2, Fees same as Groat Britain. iw rrsjesL Lit d : Hat os of ooinmlasion, in United Statea Cur-. Cur-. ronoy, charKod lor issuing International Money Orders, to bo transmitted by the Postmator at New York U H wiUorland: 9n erdan not axcoadlog ) 10 oenU. ' Ovor -Jul not uitoo'linc J)L 15 " Ovor frJU and not exceeding J4d JO " Over iiO aud uot oxceoding 1J0. 25 " HATES 0? FOREIGN POSTAGB. Toe standard singio rato to Great Britain is half an ounco avoirdupois; to Franoe and th Continent (by Frenon mails) it is 15 grammes r ooo-quartor ouuco avoirdupois. The astar-kfks astar-kfks () indioate that prepayment Is optional. Bag land, Ireland, Soot land and Waiee ott. Sett. Sjermon bialos and froo cities, including Austria. Bavaria. Badon. llremun, Brunswick, JTraukfort. U am burg, llan- over, Luboo, ijuxomburg, MocKlenburg. Oldoobirg, Prussia, S ax o-A It on burg, Co-burg. Co-burg. Goth a, MciBiafc-cn7Voi- mAr, saxony, and Wurtom- burg, by North Gorman Onion 6 ou. Sets. By alosod mail, via England,... 7 eta, i eta. Australia, British mail via tiouthampton,. 16 cU. 4 ots. Belgium 'ID cts. 4 cts. Cantral AmorisaracidoooasO 10 cts. 1 ou. China, A mono an Packot. via ban Francisoo,.. ..- 19 ots. 9 cts. Onba - lOots. Sots. Dan mark, via North Gorman Union.. 9 ots. 0 oU. Denmark, closed mail via tug-land, tug-land, -..10 ots. 7 nU. last Indies, British Mail via 6aa Franclsoo, 1 cts. 3 cts. France, direct packet,..- 1" cts. 3 cts. ttrooco, via North German Union direct Met. Bets. aroooe, eloeod mall via Kna- laad, 15 eU. 10 ots. floogkong, American packet, vra San Francisco 1 ets, lots. Italy, direct closed mail via England. l ets. 4 et. ftaly, via North German Union direct - 1 cts, 8 oU, : J i-an. American iackat Tia Ban Prancisoo ... 10 cts. 2 ets Mexico 10 cts. s ets. Sew iailand, via So nth a mi' ton IB cts. 4 . Ecrway, via North German Onion direct, 10 eU. lu, orwaj. iiiodxi mail via Kns aid II eta. 7 cts Portugal, via England, 2& ots. cts BtuMla, via North German Uodon direct 10 eti 8 ets sXuan alosed mvil via h"ng-land,... h"ng-land,... ..-U cts. 8 ets. andwwh Is lands, by mall fiMm dan Francis 6 oU. 2 cts. Woth AtnettcD 6tatos, Atlji-Ho Atlji-Ho .paat.Tii .England,. 2SW. 4 rts Bruil aiooe, from Sow York. Lj cU. 2 cts. Arnttne Horublio and Uru- from New York,. , . M. leMfie Coast. Peru; Eciaao'r BoUviaand Chui... -,, , Bia. via N ow Orleani; 7" 3 ?u 2 TMa. open mail, l cJf- 3 Sweden, via Nonh German U " tuio direct. ... 8wml. elosed mail via Kail " Suwa"u- 9 eta, aaa by diwt mail, and 7 eta, by closed mail via Ens-land) Ens-land) Tiaagl'1' d" i0Md uaU 8witariuid, b'r No7tViemu'U a"" Union direct' geU u Wast Ladles 1 British sm a lu- CU UhJ Ameriean packeUrom flrw York, 10 atx. 1 fflrittak). British mail via St. nocaas, - 10 XctBriOsh,-.. IdrU. OBITEDSTATKcS AND BKITliilUNORrH AMERICAN PROVLNOB IwTTO. The itansard single rate is K m sjToirdupais. To or from the Dominion e. mada. Irrespective of di nance, if prepaiP esua: Otherwise, 10 tents. T and from W British North Amtrican Prerinoas, f tkfM a over iiMJ miles 10 out it |