Show sap and since the tha government began la in 1881 1851 to sell stam pled enve oplis there has bag been a Is teady steady increase lit in the tha amount required each year until the tha government has haa for be beveral veu I 1 years been selling belline more envelopes that au all other producers combined latt last year stamped envelopes enve lopea worth were sold bold with eve every ry letting tho the size bize ot of the contract increases and the tha price prica of envelopes enTel optS is ia reduced envelopes which in 1860 cost per 1000 can now be ba mold bold for per 1900 1000 and the extra letter size fize that then cost 0 6 are now sold bold tor for the this for a greater variety of 0 paper and a number of now grades it was found that people pr preferred L berred to buy the beat quality of envelopes rather lather than the tha medium borts aorta while no cheap grade was provided this time a 0 plain me mai nilla iffla on en ho has boon called for which can be ba sold tor 10 40 cents per elds will meet uita uia demand of circular advertisers winch which la Is a large one monopolized hitherto by private dealers two bibra called ba baronial ronAll about 8 by 4 inches have been faser inserted ted for the benefit of the lad ladles ir who lileo like to use fancy note papers ane a size most mast used is the plain white or wa I 1 ber kno as no 4 3 31 1 2 by a 0 6 5 10 inches of this for the year ending march al 31 were required more than twice as ia many as any other kind used washington letter iatter |