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Show POSTAL AFFAIRS. BJ.TXS OF DOMESTIC POST AOS. Lvttkxs: The standard single rate weight is H ot- avoirdupois. Single rate letter throughout the united States, 3 oents Tor each additional oa. or frao- Dron letters, single rate, 1 " NkwarAPEn isd Pksioiculs. The roit ace on newspapers has to be yaid at the office of publication, Newspapers are not charged postage whei teat from tne puolication othce to aaoscrioers in the county where the paper i published. Single Newspapers, uot exceed ing 2 ounces fa) weight. 2 cenu to any part of Lae Unilod States, prepaid. Paccagsb. Parcels, uuseiled, 1 cent per ui.ee. lae maiimnm weisjht of say paek&ee of Ir Med oi muoellaaooui matter ia ILa. aolt- jkKQIBTKABD LETTKR3 aND MOY BnisTRATtOH: Letters may b registered us payment of a fee of ten oenta, nut the foyerntnent takes no responsibility tor saia oarnage or compensation in caae of loss. Mo.ibt uantaa: All principal pjt-offieoa now reoeire smulJ sums ot money and Usne draili fur the same upon other iiuatrotficee, subject t the toiiowiQi charges and resoiations: On orders not eioceding Si 5 1U cents On orders not uoeodmg ....15 " Over )Mv aad not exceeding I41L....jO " Orar tw and not exceeding o(J.. " later national Money Urders on Ureal Britain. Germany ti 3witierland may be obtained ipon tue payment of the lollowing fees, via aiuT b:tam: On orders not exceeding llu 25 eta, 8 tot IU and not exceoding fJQ 50 " ver and not exceoding HX 7o ' Over $4U and not exceeiins $aQ. 11 00 Over and not oxceeJing- fcU.. 1 25 axaii&aT. Foea same as Great Britain. swinRi-AD: Eatei of eommifision, in United States Currency, Cur-rency, aargeu tor ueuing international Money Oruors, to be uanmiuei by the Posimanar at Mew York to bwitzerland: On orders not exceeding SJ 1U oenU. Over SJ and nut exceeding tiQ. 16 ' Orer AJ and not exceeding JU " Over 10 and not exeeoain- VjO- J6 " RATES OF FOKEKiN POSTAUE. T be siandard single rate to Great Britain is half an ounce avoirdupois; to franco ana the Continent (by French mails) it is la graminoe r one-quartor oncce avoirdupois. The aster-UU aster-UU (i indiaat that prepayment isoptiunaL uoeollaf Vttn gUilani. Ireland, boot land and Waiet 5 jta. 2ov (terman biatei and free cities, Lnolueing Austria, Bavaria. Baden, Bremen, Brunswick, Frankfort. Hamburg, Uan-0er, Uan-0er, Lutee, Luxomburg, Meaklenburg. Uldonbirg, Prussia, Sax e-Al tea burg, Co burg-Uutha, ileiningcn, Woi- mar, Saxony, and Wurtetn- burr, by ixorUi German Union. -. - 5ota. 8 eta. By closed mall, na England,... 5 ots, 4 eU. Australia, British mail via Southampton, 16 el. i eta. Belgium - 5 ots. 2 ots. Central America (Paci'do coast) 10 eta, Sou. unina. A moi 1cm 1'kim, Ti Ban Franouoo, 10 eta. 2 ots. Cnba, ttzit. 2 ots. Penmark, via North German Uolon "6 eta. 0 ota. pttmark, olosod mail via Kng- land, -. S 2 ji EtA Indies, British Mail via ban Franeisoo - 10 eta. Iota frunoe, diroot uacket,... 5 eta. 2 eta. Qreeee via nenh German Union direct, 6 ota. 2 ots 3reece, closed mail via mr- laad. - 5otl 2 tts Bonifkong, American packet, ria San Franaisoo,.. 10 ots. 2 ots. Ittdy. direet closed mail via Kngland, 6 oM. 2 oU. ItW?, via North Uerman Union 4irecu.: - - 6 oti , 2 ota. J.i an, Amerioan jjaeket via fccTranoisoo .. . 15 eta. 4 ots Moij-xi, 10 ots. 2 eta. NawZealand.viaSouthanirton 11 ots. i as. Eorway. via North Gar mac Union diroot,..... 5 eta. 2 oU. Sorxay, cloeod mail via Kux- land, - - 6tta. 2 cts Portugal, via England 5 ota, 2 etf fiittia. via Jiorth Qermaa Union direct-.. ficts, 2 ota. JLusms- eloaed mxil via England,. Eng-land,. ... ' Seta. 2 ots, aWndwioh Islands, by mail from San Franoiaei 0 ota. A ota. South Amerioan St&tee, Atlantic Atlan-tic Coast, via Hug-land 28 eta. 4 ots Braxil alone, from New York, 15 eta. 2 ots. Argentine Republic and Uruguay Uru-guay via Amerioan packet from Now York, . 23 ota. 10 oU- Paoifto Coast, Peru, Kouador. Bolivia and Chill , 17 ots, 4 eta Spain, via New Orleans 6oU, 2 ota. Bpain, open mail, ... 4 eta. flwedoa, via North German Union direct,. 6 ota. 2 ota. BwodeiL eloaed mail via Kna lanl. . fi ota. 2 -. DwitxerlanM, direct elosod mall ia tngland,.... 6 eta. 2 ota. BwiUerland, by North German Union direct, 5 ota 2 ct. West ladies (BritiBhandUsji- uh.i American packet from Hew York 5 eta, acta, (British), British mail ia St. SltRSt" 5oU. act. |