Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-04-29
POST OFFICE.-MAILS
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Eastern daily lex. Sun. sA Nj &7 NJ .3P Nj & p M
Sunday A, M.........l2 P. M.
Great southern, daily,...3 p. ........7s A. M.
Washington, daily, 5A M. 4&9P M o5 A.M.,5&o Pm
Western, daily, .........o A. m'.'.''.'..o} p NJ
Winchester, Va.ex Sun. % A. M..........o5 P. NJ.
York Pa. Route, Sun. ii A. Nj. .......o5 P. NJ.
Annapolis Md .ex Sun .SA M KIP M. % Am &oP NJ
Delaw are, e. Shore DIVA
Somerset & Worcester \, II u NJ
CO.. Md Sunday Tues
day s. Thursday
Up. counties of E.Shore,)
Md. Monday, We'd IS A. m..........3 p. NJ.
uesdav and Saturday }
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday S9P. M..........o A. NJ.
and Friday,
Pt. Tobac oRoutc We'd On
nesdav and Sunday, )
Westminster Route, }
Monday. "Wednesday oP. M''......'.' P M
and Friday,
Bel Air daily, cx. Sun. s. A. M..........2 p. M.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed Of one or more pieces OF paper,
but not exceeding half ounce in weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 300 miles. ........5 cents
ANY distance over 800 miles. ......l0 cents
On every additional weight of half an ounce, or
any fractional excess of half ounce, an additional
postage is charged according to the distance.
Letters dropped in the Post Olhce Tor delivery IN
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised are charged cents each be-
sides regular postage, or if advertised in papers,
cents.
Circulars, handbs, and advertisements, printed
or thooraphed on paper not larger than quaro post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unscdled
cents per sheet, any distance; when sealed same as
letters.
Circulars on sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets.
On Pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, and every
oher kind Of printed or other matter, Except newspa
uers circulars handbills and advertisements uncon
nected with any manuscript communication, weigh
ing one ounce less . cents per copy tor any dis
lance. For every additional ounce. cent. Any
fractional excess exceeding half an ounce, TO be
charged as ounce; an excess less 'hah man an w.
10 be disrcgarded.
Ve,,spapprs, (when sent by the editors or publish.
ers thereby il they do not exceed 1000 superficial
inches for any distance in the State where published
| cent For any distance exceeding l0O miles, out OF
the State where published, ! CT. newspaper ex-
ceedng 1900 inches, TO be rated as pamphlet.
Nc,yspnpcrs irregularly sent, that is, TO a non
subscriber the person sending must prepay CTS Tor
each paper.
When the article to be mailed is a circular, pam
pbIet or newspaper, it should be so enveoped as to
be omen at one end-oherwse ii will be charged as
a letter.
E,oreisn 1fails-A mail is forwarded from Boston
TO- and received from England, via Halifax, Nova
Scotia) by the British Mail Steam Packets twice
month for eight months in the year, and once mouth
for the four winter months. Letters, thus SENT must
have their postage to Boston pre- paid. The postage
on Shin Letters, delivered at the office where the
arrives is cents; if conveyed by post, cents
in addition to the ordinary postage
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
american Mail Steamers. following are the
rates of hostage prescribed by the act of the 81 oil
March 1915 for mailable matter sent by this line to
Europc- r.
ounce in weight. -. '.'..;. ''.''''''2fc'
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under one ounce. '......... .foc'
For every additional If ounce. ............ .loc
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,