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Show POSTAL AFFAIRS. RATES OF DOMESTIC POSTAGE, Lettkrs: Tho standard single rate weight is oi. avoirdupois. Single rr.to letter through oat the United States, 8 oonta For each additional Hot. or fraction, frac-tion, ...... 8 " Drop lettora, singlo rate 1 " Newsi'ai'khb isd Periodicalb. Tho postage post-age on nowspapora baa to be paid at tho ollico of publication, NowEpnpors are not oharged poatagowhea sent fiom too publication office to subscribers in tho county whoro Iho papor is published, Single A'owrpapers, not exceeding 2 ounce? in weight, 1 oant to any part of the United States, prepaid. P ack agbb. Paroda, unsealed, 1 cent for two ounces. The maximum weight of any package ol printed or miscellaneous matter ia 4 It, avoir, dupois, REGISTERED LETTERS AND MONEY ORDERS. Reoisteatios : Lettora may bo registered on payment of a foe of eight cents, but the government takes no responsibility for safe carriage or compensation in case of loss. MoitsY UariEEia: All principal post-offioes now receive small sums of monoy and issue drafts for tho same upon other post-offices, subject to the following oharges and regulations: On orders not exceeding $10 5 cents On orders notoxoooding 820..,...l0 Ovor 82J and not exceeding 8-30 16 " Over 830 and not exceeding 8-10. 20 " Over S-10 and not exceeding $50 25 " International Monoy Orders on Groat Britain, Gormany iPd Switzerland may bo obtained upon tae payment of tho following foos, yii GBKAT IBTflDi: On orders not oxoooding S10 35 ots. Over !1U and not oxcooding 820 50 " Over 820 and not exceeding 330 76 " Over 830 and not exceeding 810 81 00 Over $40 and not exceeding 850 1 25 Fees same aa Groat Britain. ewitebrlaud; tlates of commission, in United Statoa Cur-. Cur-. ronoy, o barged for is suing International Monoy Ordora, to bo trfinomitlod by the Postm aster at New York to Switiorland: a orderi not axoeeding Si 10 cents. Ovor Silu and not exceeding JW0. la Over &o0 and not exceeding $40. 20 " Over ftitl and not oxoooding $50. 25 " RATES OF FOREIGN POSTAGE. Tho standard singlo rato to Great Britain is half an ounce avoirdupois; to France and tha Continent (by French mails) it Li 15 igrammoa jT ono-ijuartor ounce avoirdupois. The aater-Uka aater-Uka () indioato that prepayment IsoptionaL L-ttcr. not Kni- tulft JCnsIand. Iroland. Scotland and Waiot 8ot8. Srts Oormon Statoa and iroo oitios, j including Austria, Bavaria, 1 fadont Bremen, Brunswick, runldort. llamburg, ilan-ovor, ilan-ovor, Luooo, Luxemburg, Mecklenburg. Oldonburg, Prussia, Saxo-Altonburg, Co , burg-Gotha,Meininiton, Weimar, Wei-mar, Saxony, and Wurtom-burg, Wurtom-burg, by North Gorman Union 8 ots. 8 otA By closed mail, via England,... 7 ota. i eta. Australia, British mail via Southampton, , 16 oU. 4 oti. Belgium. ......10 ota, i ots. Central America (Pacific coast) 10 ota, 2 ota. China. Aniorioon Paokot, via San Francisco 10 eta. 2 obi. Ooba 10 ota. 2 ots. Denmark, via North Gorman Union, U cU. 0 etr, Donmark, closed mail via England, Eng-land, :i lot. aat Indies, British Moil via San Francisco, I" ota, 2 cU. Franao, direct packet, ;, l1 ota. 2 ota. Grooco, via North Gorman Union direct, Hots. 9 at. Srooco, oloeod mail via England, Eng-land, lSot&i 10 ota flongkong, American paokot, via San Francisco, . 1- ota, J ota, Italy, diroct oloaed mail via England, l'ota. iota. Italy, via North Gorman Union direct lotfl, floti, Japan, Amorican jiaokot via tin FroEoinco 10 ota. 2 ota' Mexico 10 ots. 8 ota. Now.oaland.via Southampton lb" ota. 4 ota. Forway. via North Gormae Union diroct, 10 ota. U.. Norway, cloaod mail via Eng- ,and 11 tj. 7 oU Portugal, via England. 2Uct. Uota Riisiu, via iSorth Gorman Union diroct I0ots. Sou. Ruesl. cloaod m ul via England, Eng-land, , "llcts. 6ata. g&ndwiob lc lends, by mail fiom Sun FranciiJ 8 cU. 2 ota. Bouth Amorionn Stalos, Atlantic Atlan-tic Const, via England 2ft;cts. 4 Ots Brii;il alone, from Now 1'ork, la.cta. ' 2oM. argontine Horublio and Uruguay, Uru-guay, via Anie-ioun paokot from Nnw York. 8cta. i ota, Paoiii-; C-Rt, 1'uru, Ecuador, Boltaaand Chill 22 eta, lota. Spain, via New Orleans 10 cU. acta. SiKiln, oi:on mail 4 ota. Q wo loo, via North German Union direct.. 10 ot'. g oil. Sweden. olo3od mail via has- Inn i U on. U ot- (Nupnr.orsundor 2ot Hots, ai.) by direct mail, and 7 cU. bv eloiod mail via England) Eng-land) tJwitiorlnn i, diroet closed mail via Knglmd 10oti. lotj. tjwiticriand, by North Gorman Uni.a direct1 :. oU 1 oU Heat Indies (Uritioh andUnn- l.h,) Amorican packotfroui New York. 10 ta 2 ota. (Brl' ib), British tuiil via St, thorn as 10 oU. 2 ota. Not HriiUh), ISolsJ i eta. UNITED Sl'ATKS AND UIUT1S11 NuRfll '..MEKIUAN I'ROVINCKS. Lhn Knfl. The standard ai:ilo rato is S oi iTOirdiiii'iis. To or from the Dominion oi (Jara.ia. irrospefllivn uf distance.it prepaid, i, cmu; oeliorHue, 10 cents To and Irum oilier Briii.h North Amorican Provisoes, for a distance of not uvcr 3,uto miles, 10 oonis. |