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Show m POSTAL AFFAIRS. RATES OF DOMESTIC POSTAGE. LtTrwia: Tlio standard single rate weight is ! oi. avoirdupois, ainglo- rato loiter throughout the United Stat03, 3 oents For each additional oi. or fraction frac-tion 3 it Drop letters, ainglo rate 1 " Niwspaperb: The standard single rate is 4 oi avoirdupois. Daily (seven dmu a week) 36 ots. per qaar, " (six Lunos a wookj...80 " " Tri-weokly 15 " " bemi-weekly 10 Weekly 6 Monthly 8 " Thoae ratos must be propaid quarterly or yearly at tti office where tbo nowspaptr ta reeeiTod. Single newspapers, 1 cent, prepaid. PiaiouiCALB: The standard single rate is 4 oi. avoirdutola. Somi-monthly 8 cents er quarter. Monthly & Quarterly, 1 " " Sam hi os of Merch.mdizo, not exccodinn 12 ounces, two coats for each 'luu, or fraction thoroof. Miscellaneous prlntod matter, two conta for each loa., or fraction thoreof. The maximum woight of any pack ate ol J rinted or muoeJlaneoui matter is A tt avoir-npoii, avoir-npoii, VBQ1STEB.ED LETTERS a(D MONBI ORDERS. Rsotstbatios: Lottors may be registered on paymunt of a fee of oight oonta, but the govern oiont t.ikoa no roaponaibility for safe carriniio or compensation in case of loss. Mohky Obosks: AH prinoipal poat-offioea now receive small sums of monoy and issue drafta for tho samo upon othor poat-offieos. subjeot . to tho following chnruce and roguladons: I On orders not oscccding tlO 5 cents On orders not oxcoodimj 8A), -.10 ,, Over S' and not oicoodiug W n5 " Ovor and not exceeding S40 20 " Over j 10 and not oxcoading 83 25 " tmomational Monoy Ordors on Groat :Brialn, ' Gorman? ird Switzorlond may bo obtained upon the t ay moat of tho following fees, vii: QRRAT BRITAW: On orders not exceeding 31U 25 cts Over 310 and not oxcocding 80 50 " Over 320 and not exceeding 8.'X 75 Over $-0 and not exceeding Q tl 00 Over 840 and not exceeding 830. 1 35 GKBUAKT. Fee same as Great Britain. )ltee of 'commission, in United Statos Currency, Cur-rency, charged for issuing International Money Orders, to bo transmitted by the Postmaster at Now York to Switierland: ')n rdert not exceeding 8A) 1U cents, Over 81ft) and not exceeding S30... 15 " Over 830 and not oxoeoding &-10 20 " Over HO and not exoooding foO J25 " - RATES OFPOREIQS POSTAGE, ho standard single rato to Great Britain is jalf an ounce avoirdupois; to Franco and the Continont (by French mails) it is 15 grammes tr o no-quart or ounce avoirdupois. The aster laka ") indioatos that prepayment is option a- n.li. TrAtonH. RrntUnd and Walor 8ote. 2oti. German tioatos and free oitioa, j including Austria, Bavaria-Baden, Bavaria-Baden, Bremon, Brunswick, Frankfort. Hamburg, Han- n over, Luboo, Luxemburg, c Mocklonburg, Oldenburg, t Prussia, baxo-Altonbuig, Co-burg-Utitbd, MoininKcn,Woi- ( mar, Baxony. and Wurtom-burg, Wurtom-burg, by Nortti German , Union "i ct. 8 ots. , Bycloaod mailt via England,.- 7 otr. 4 eta. Australia, Britieh mail via (Southampton, 13 cU. 4 cts. Bolgium - 'lu cL". 4 cts. Ceutral America (PaciQo coast) 10 ots. Sols. China, American Packet, via Kan Francisco, 1" cts. 2 cts. Cuba 10 eta. 2 ots, Donmark, via North Gorman Union. 9 ota. 8 ots. Don mark, closed mail via England, Eng-land, 10ot. 7 ots, , 2ast Indios, British Mail via Ban Francisco 1" cts. 2 ots. Franco, diroct packet 1" ot. 2 eta. Greeco, via North Gorman Union direct, 14 ctB. 8 ota. 3reooo, closed mail via England, Eng-land, 15 cts. 10 ota. Hongkong, American packet, via San Francisco, ll" Cta. ' 2 ots. Italy, direct olosod mail via England, lirt'. 4 cts. Italy, via North German Union diroct - 1" Ots. 6 cts, Japan, American paekot via Ban Francisco, - 10 eta. 2 ots Moxico, 10 cts. 8 cts. Now Xoaland, viu Southampton loots. 4 cts. Norway, via North German J Union diroct, 10 ots. tt-i Norway, olosod mail via Eni- land..; ""I 'ots Portugal via England, 28 ots. Sots Kuula. via North Gorman Union diroct 10 cU. 8 cts Russia, closed nitil via Eng- land llota, 8 ots. Sandwich Islands, by mail from Ban Francixo, 6 ots. 2 ow. South American Statos, Atlan- tic Coast, via England, 28,cla. 4 cts Bratll alone, from Now York, lo.cta. 2 eta. Argentine Republic ond Uruguay, Uru-guay, via American paokot (rom Now York 18 cts. 4 ote. Pociuo Coast, Poru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chilo 22 cts, i cts. Spain, via Now Orleans, 10 eta. 2 cts. Spain, open mail 4 Ots. Swodon, via North Gorman Uaion diroot,. 10 ots. 8 ctfl. Swelen, eloaod mail via England, Eng-land, 11 eta. 9 ots- (Nowfpapers under i!ox.,Qcts. eaaa by direct mail, and 7 oul bj olosod mail via England). Eng-land). Bwi tier land, direct oloaed mail via England, lOotB. 4 ots. 6witiorlacd,.br North German Union direct' Bets .Seta West Indies. (British and Dm- Isb,) American paoketi'rom Now 1'ork, lOtts, 2 ots. (British), British mail via St. Thomai - 10 ots. 2 ots. Not British. 18 ots. 4 cts. UNITED STATES AND BK1TISU;N0RTH AMERICAN PROVINCES. Lkttkw. Tbo standard singlo rate Is OB voirdupois. To or from the Dominion o. Canada, irrespective of distanoo, if prepalp cants; otherwise, 10 cents. To and from tber British North American Provinces, for litana' of not ovdr 3,0 JJ miloji. 10 ooats ' |