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Show ENORMOUS GROWTH OF FOREIGN PARCELS POST Now York, Feb. 23. Tho enormous growth of the foreign parcels post mall received at New York is set forth in statistics made public today by George Wanamakor, appraiser of tho port. During the calendar years from 1906 to 1910 the importations of parcels par-cels post packages from abroad rose from 00.297 in 190C to 199,410 in 1910. Tho first month of the present year began with an unprecedented volume of business, Tho January Importations Importa-tions of parcels post packages received receiv-ed at the postofflce and appraisers' office of-fice agggrcgated 31,622. Last month's importations, compared with thoso of the same month In 190G, show a gain of 315 per cent. |