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Show POSTAL AFFAIRS. RATSS OF DOMESTIC POSTAGE. Xtsrrriss: Tie itandard iiEujle rate weight is S oi. avoirdupois, tangle rata letter ihioushoat the United States, oemtl lor each additional ox. or frao-tion frao-tion J " Drop letters, sintle rate, - 1 Nwap?siH sd PtaioDiCiLa- Itie o-e'e o-e'e on newspapers has to be paid at the ooca of publication, Newspapers axe not charged postage wnen ant from tie publication o&ce to subscnoen U the county where the paper is published, Sinsle Newspapers, cot exceedine 2 ouncoa in weight, tenia to any part of the I ailed States, prepaid. Pjckaobb. Paresis, oniealed, 1 cent per ounce. . , Ine m"Timrrm weight of anj pacltara ol printed or auAoeilanaooa matter itiX. aoir-lapoia, aoir-lapoia, RSQ1STKKED LETTERS AiSD MONEY ORDEKd. HiaaTsxTion: Letters may be registered on payment of a fee of ten cents, but the goTernment takes no responsibility for aalo carnage or oompansation in case of loss. Mo.fY Uapnaa: Ail principal post-office now receive small mmi of money and issue drafu for the same upon other pesc-omcee, subject to the folio wing charges and regulation: On orders not exceeding 115 10 cent! On orders not exceeding $ i, .lo " Over t-iU asd aot exceeding JtO- JO " Oyer HO and not exceeding JoO ...25 " Itornational Money Urdors on Great Britain, Germany ud Switzerland may bo obtained opon ut payment of the following fees, vis suit but Am: On orders not exceoding 31U 25 eti. Ofer IW and not exceeding $28 50 " Orar I'JJ and not exceeding $-U 75 " Over JoO and not exceeding 80.....81 00 Over $40 and not exceoding $oo. 1 3a GKEJiiST. foes same as Groat Britain. IwiTtxaiJirp: Bates of eommission, in United States Currency, Cur-rency, ohargad for iisurng IniemationaJ Money Order, to be transmitted by the Postmaster at New York to Switzerland: On orders not exceedine 82U 10 oenta. Over 3J and not oxceoding 8o0.- lo " Otct 8-J nd not oxceoding SiO 30 Uyot $4U and not exceeding VjO So " KAT3 OE-FOKEIGX POSTAGE. T he standard single rate to Gveat Britain Is half an ounce avoirdupois; to France and the Continent (by Fronch mails) it is lo grammes r ono-auaner oaooo avoirdupois. The asterisks aster-isks 11 indicate that prepayment optionaL M.-llai tLfttt- oiland. Ireland, Scotland a"d Waiee 5 ots. 3et Qerman States and froo cities, including Austria, Bavaria. Badon, Bremen, Brunswick, Fraaklurt. liamburg, Hanover, Han-over, Luboo, Luxemburg, Jlooklanburg, Uldeab-irg, r,iai. Sn.xe-AHenburc.Co- burg-Gotha, Moininccn, Weimar, Wei-mar, baxony, and Wurtom- burF. by North Gorman Union 5 cu. 8 eta. : By closed mail, via lingland,... 5 ots. eti. Australia, British mail via bouthampton, .. 16 cU. i eta. Balgiuni - 5 Ola. '2 eta. Central America (Pacific coast) 10 eta. Sots. China, American Packet, via San Franoiaoo, 10 eta. 9 eta. dba - - Sot. Sou. Doomark, via North German Union eta. 8 ota. Denmark, olosed mail via Hag- iamt a sis, i eta. Eut f io. Britiih Mail Tl. Sin Kranciioo 10 oU. J.U. Fruio,, diroot packet, 5 OU. 1 oU. 8U1oi diroot SOU. Italy, direct closed mail Tia , England,. 0 2 ilbIv via NorUi German Union r direct - 5 o. 2ota- J,,aiu Amoncan paekat Tia Bon Francisco.... 15 eta. 4 eu M 7,-o 1 2 ata. ciewZe'aland.ria Southampton li eta, tela. Nerway. via North Uermac NfJnlondlrect 5 oU 2eU. Borway, closed mail via hoc- Una 5,u" 2cta Portugal, via England, Acta. 2 ota Hu'Jia. via North German njcton direct- Seta. 2 ota. Russia- aloflod mU via bag- landr u 6ct- 2ota' Bandwich Islands, by mail from San Francio 6 eta, 4 ota. South American States, Atlaa- tio Coast, via England 28 eta. Cts Bratil alone, from Now York, 15 eta, 2 ota. Argontine Heuublio.and Uru- uar via American packet from New York 20 ots. 10 ots. iui no Coast, 1'oru. Kouador, Bolivia and Chill.... 17 eta, ota. Spain, via Now Orleans,. .. 5 eta. 3 cla. Biisin, open mail, 4 eta. Hwodca, vi North Gorman U mon diroot,. - 5 cts. 2 ota. Swcdot. closad mail via Ena- "ani .5cta. 2 of. HwiUerlaoa, direct otoaed mail ri KngUnd, ' 5 oU. 2 ota. Bwittorland, by North Gorman Union direct, - 5 oU 2 cM. West in dioa (British andDaa-lsh, andDaa-lsh, American packet from New York. - 5 ta. 2 eta. (British), British mail via bt. Thomas,.... w Set- 2 at. . WllrfUsbJ 1- 6t 2 0t |