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Show POSTAL APFAIKS. RATES OF DOMESTIC POSTAGE. Letters: The standard single rate weight is oi. avoirdupois. Single rato lottor throughout the United States, Stents For each additional oi. or fraction frac-tion .. 3 Drop lotters, single rate 1 " Niwspaf-krb: The standard einglo rate is i ot avoirdupois. Daily (seven times a week-) 36 cts. pi nuar " (Biz times a week)-. ..30 " Tri-weokly 15 - Semi-weekly, ; 10 " Weokly 5 " Monthly 8 " These rates must be prepaid quarterly or yearly at the offioo whore tho newspaper Is received. Single newspapers, 1 oent, prepaid. Periodicals: The standard single rate is ot. avoirdn ios. 8 ami-monthly, ....6 aents per quarter Monthly 3 Quarterly 1 " " Samples of Merchandise, not exceeding 13 uncos, two oonts for each or fraction thereof. Miscell&neouB printed matter, two oonta for each 4ot., or fraction thereof. The maximum wotght of any package ol printed or muoollaneous matter is i Its. avoir-iupoif, avoir-iupoif, RJEQISTERED LETTERS ajSD MONEY ORDERS. Rxoi3tbavoh: Letters may be registered on payment of a fee of eight oonta, but the government takes no responsibility for safe ' carriage or compensation in case of loss. Monsv UarKns; All principal poat-omoos now receive a mull sums of money and issue drafts for tho same upon other poatroQices, subject to the following charges and regulations: On orders not exoteding tlo 5 cents On orders not exceeding SU- lO Over IAt and not exceeding J30 15 " Over $J0 and not exeoeding S-W 20 " Over (-VJ and not exceeding 3oO 25 " lute mat ion ol Money Orders on Great Britain, Germany Switzerland may bo obtained upon tae'payment of the following fees, vis on eat Barrels: On orders not oxaeoding 91U 25 ats. Over S1U and not exceeding SS) 50 ' Over t'20 and not exceoding i3) To Over S30 and not exceoding 3-fO 31 00 Over 940 and not exceeding $od 1 3? OEEliAHT. Fees same as Great Britain. jwitekolakd: it at 63 of oommiaaion, in United States Uur-ronoy, Uur-ronoy, anargod for issuing Internationa) Money Orders, to bo transmitted by the Postmantor at Now York Ij dwitiorland: On order not exceeding 32u 1U oontJ. Over t'J and not oxuooding 830. 15 " Over 930 and not exeoeding HO. 20 " Oyer 840 and not exeoeding (50 5 " RATES OF FOREIGN POSTAGE. The standard aingio rato to Great Britain is half an ounce avoirdupois; to Franco and the Continent (by French mails) it is 15 grammes r one-uuartor ouuco avoirdupois. The asterisk aster-isk ("J indicate that propaymont is optional. Oinwllaj p r. bilat England, Ireland, Scotland and Walec '6 ou. v ri lioruian aiatus and tree citios, including Austria, Bavaria. Baden, Bremen, Brunswick, Frankiort. Hamburg, Uan- ovor, Luboo, Luxemburg, Mecklenburg, uldonb'Jirg, Prussia, Suxo-Altonburg, Co- burg-Gutha, Moininucn, Weimar, Wei-mar, baxony. and Wuriem- burg, by North German Union fl ats, Uots.- By clood mail, via England,... 7 cts, i cts. Australia, British mail via Southampton 16 eta. 4 eta. Bolgtum 10 ots. i ota. Central America (Pacific coast) 10 ota. 2 ots. China, A mono an Packet, via San Francisco, 10 ot. 2 ots. Quba 10 ota. 3 ota. Denmark, via North German Union ,u 'ts. 3 otr. Denmark, closed mail via England, Eng-land, . t ots, Xaxt Indios, British Mail via ban Francisco, lcts, 2 cts. Franco, direct paokot, 1 cte. 2 ots. Urouco, via Worth Gorman Union direct Hots. 9 ots. Breooo, oloaod mail via Ejjb- laad, 15 eta, 10 ots Hongkong, Amoricon packet, via San Francisco 1. ots. iota. It'y, direct closed mail via . (l England, .......l('oU. i ota. ftaly, via North Gorman Union direct l0ts, 6 cts, p. nan, Americaa paokot via Ban Francisco 10 oU. 2 oU Moxico 10 cW. cts. So v Zealand, via Southampton Id ota. i ota. orway. via North Gorman Union dirooL,... 10 eta. U. Hon'.ay, oloaod mail via Eng- mna Ints- 1 ots Portugal, via England, '2b ots, i Bets . Rusiu, via North Herman . Union direct .10 ots, 8 ota ttofiii. olosod mil via England, Eng-land, , '11 ota. Sots. Sandwich Inlands, by mail from San Franci:jj, i3 cts. 2 cU. 8octh American Slates, Atlan- tio Coat, via England, 28.'cts. t cU Brazil alune, Iroui Now York, 15. oU. 2 cts. iruonlino llopubho and Uru-BU'iy. Uru-BU'iy. 'i Arao-ioan paoket tlhu Now York, Beta. iota. pacific Coast, l'oru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chili 22 ots, i ot. Spain, via Now Orleans 10 cts, 2 ct. 8iain. open mail 1 0ta. Bveden, via North Gorman U .hod dlroot,. 1C ota. g ot. Swoion. oliiod mail via Ens- Ian i 11 Cts. 0 ota (Novipuporaundor2oz. "cts. cac by direct mail, and 7 cts. b- oloEod mail viaEng-land) viaEng-land) duif.or Ian .i , diroct oloaod mail via Eugl md, 10 ota. 4 otf SiTiti'iriind. by North German Union direct1 "8 01 8 of Wostlndioa lilritish and Dan- ! t-h,) American pockotfrom New York. 10 eta. 2 ot. iBriunbi, Uritixh iniil m St. l'honias 10 ot. 2 cts. No' British) 18 ct. 4 ota. IINITEU STATKS AND BK.lT!Stl.NORXU lji:r ti-.iJ. Tho taniard single rato is ot ivoirdiiP'U. To or from tho Dominion o. nadn, irrespective of distance, ii propaip crnts i-thorivisu ID cents. Tj and ironj ir Hnuf!' North Aratrifan Previnces, foi tn..nf r.nt v r nilw. IP onoti |