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Show POSTAL AFFAIRS. KATES OF DOMESTIC POST AG K. LiTTtLtu: Tbe standard single r!e -tiKbt in S at. avoirdupois. SilkIh rate letter Uuouahout the linimd Slate 3 oonta for o;iou aduitional H ot. or fraction frac-tion - 8 " Drop "tellers. BUiglo rate 1 " CJiwavAr-f mi: Theitandurd linjilorateti 4 01 avoirdupois. Daily (seven times a week B5 oU. pe; auar (six time a woek... " " Tri-wwkly 15 " " Bcrai-weekly, 10 " " Weokly 5 " Monthly. S . " Thece rates iiinpt ho prepaid quarterly or r tails at onioo hero the newspaper u recoired. Hir.le newspaper, 1 ettnt. prepaid. ?. UK-alb: The aundaid simtle rate Isiot, luoirduioia. euii'mouthJy.- oenl ptr quart" r. ,Monih(y J " " Qamorly, I " " bamIes of ilenhwiiisa. not exceeding 12 uncM, two ooaU 01 each 2ot, at fxaotioQ Utarouf, Alig'o(laooous prfntoil mat tor, two oonta for aob 4oi , or I'rdotion thereof. The maximum woiht of any paokase ol printed or misoelianeoas matter is 4 a, avoir, iopftii- - BBQiSIBKED LETTERS aWD MONEY ORDERS. Hhubthtioh : Letters may bo registered on payment of a foo of oight cents, but the government takes no responsibility for safe oarnuo ur compensation in case of loss. Mob kt 0ilxii8: All principal post-offices now receive small lums of monoy and issue drafts for the latne apon other poat-officos, subject tn thi- fnllowinii ohorcoe and rouulatione: Oq orders not exccedioK 10 - 5 cents On orders not exoeodinK -10 Orer 6iil and not oxooodins 9;W 15 " Over and not eicooding S40 20 " Over (40 and not exceedinx (50 15 " (nteiiational Money Ordors on Great Britain. ; Oermany ipd Switzerland may bo obtt-inoa lpon tne layment of the following fees, vis t GREAT BBITAJX; ' On orders not exoeodinp 81U 25 ota, Over flu and not exceeding $'20. 50 " Over 120 and not exceeding $J) 75 " . Over W and not exceeding 81 00 Over 40 and not exceeding $o0 1 25 oskuahy. Fee3 tamo as Oroat Britain. in itl:ri,m: Kates of eommiaaiun, in Unitod Statos Cur- ; rency, charged for issuing Intornational Money Orders, to bo transmitted by the Postmaster at New York to Switiorland: 'Jo orders not exceeding iai LU oents. Br er t&) and not exuooding I-'IO 15 " . Over (JJ and not exoooding S0 20 " Over 4U and not exceeding t60 26 " RATES OF FOREIGN POSTAGE. Too standard single rato to Great Britain is half an ounce avoirdupois; to France and tns , . liontment (by French mails) it Is IS 1 grammes r ono-nuartor ounco avoirdupois. The astot-Iski astot-Iski i'J indioate that propaymont f00"'' oiBMUlnc paperf. Jtntland. Ireland, Scotland and Waler tab. HctS. berman Stales anil free cities, I including Austria, Bavaria. Badon, Uromtin, Brunsiviok, 1 Franklort. llamburBt Han- 1 over, Luboo, Luxomburg, 1 Uucklouburg, Uldoabiru, fruasia. 8axo-A Itonburg, Co- burg-Uijtha, iioininiicn.woi- mar, fadxony, and VYunoui- burg, by North German Union o. 3 uta. Brolosod mail, via England,... 7 cts. ota. Australia, British mail via Southampton 16 ota. cts. Belgium, ..lu ota. cte. CentralAmeriaa(pMciflcooast) 10 eta. aota. China, Auiorioaa Packet, via San Francisco, 1'Jcts. acta. Siba, 10 ota. 2 ots. enmark, via North German , , Unbn. 9otB. 0 cU. Don mark, closed mail via England, Eng-land, 10 ots. 7 flta. iast Indies. British Mail via San Franciaco, 1 ot 2c. Franco, direct packot 1" ots. 2 oU. lirooce, via North German Union direct, U oU. 9 ota. 3reece. closed mall via England, Eng-land, 15 ota, 10 ots. jlongkonf, American packot, via San Francisco, I1 ot. 2 ots. Italy, direct dosed mail via England, ! ots. i ota. ittly, via North Gorman Union direct 1 ots, 8 els, DM, American packet via BanFranoisco 10 ota. 2 ots Mexico Wets, Sets. Nowioaland.viaSouthaninten loots. icta, Sorway, via North German Uniondiroot, lOoU. U., Norway, closed mail via Knit- land II l 7 ota Portugal, via Kngliind, 28 oU. flcfa RuMia. via North Gorman Union diroct, 10 oti. 8 tU Russia, olosod ru-il via Eng- land - U ota. Bote. Sandwich Lilands. by mail from San FranciiCO 0 ots. 2 ota. Bouih Amorican Statos, Atlan ta Coast, via Unglund a.cts. f cm Braiil alone, from New York, 16. ota. 2 oU. Argentine Republic and Uru- Rtay. via Amorican packet oio Now York, ,8oU. a ots. Facili Coast, Peru, Ecuador, bolivlaana Chili 22 cts, i oU. Epain. via Naw Orleans 10 ots. 2 ots. Spain, open .!,... lota, Sweden, via tturth U or in an Union direct,. 1C ots. 8 cts. Sweden, closed mail via Emi- land, U ots. e 0ts- tfJewpuportiundor2o& "ota. MOO by direct mall, rind 7 eti. by olosod msilviaEng-land) msilviaEng-land) Hvritiorland. direct closed mall via Engl md '10 ots. t ots SwiUerland. by North Gorman Union direct1 , 8cts .3 oh Weot Indies. iIlritLih and Uan- i-b,! Amorican packetfrom KiT Vork, . lOoU. 2ot3 (lirii ish)( Uritldh mail via St. Thomas, - 10 cts. . 2 oti Not Bririab) IS cts. 4 eti CNLTED STATIib AND URmsil.NORTI AMKH1GAN PROVUKJK.S. UTTtiw. The atan'iard singlo raw is 0 tToifdupois. 'Xo or from the Dominion t anadn, irrespective of distance, if propar cDif"I otheriviae, 10 OCoLs. and froi herllritiEhNoith American Province!, fo: .lUno'.oi lift Vr 3' uiHoa 10 oonts! |