Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-10-06
PRINTED BY JOS. ROBINSON,
BOOK AND JOB PR N Il IL IL,
No. III BALTIMORE STREET.
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POST OFF[CE.-MAILS
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East'n, dai, ex Sun. SAM &7p.M....54 AM S3P.M
Sunday, ................7 p. NJ. .........ll P NJ
Great Southern, daily, ...5 A. NJ '....'''.o r. NJ
Washington, daily, assam, 4p: M.''o& A'M:Nop'M
Western, daily, ..6 A. M'.''''''''o4 r. W.
Winchester Va OK. sun. 6 A. M..........64 p. NJ.
York Pa. Route, ex. Sun. A. NJ. .....64 P. NJ.
Annapolis, Md. eX. Sun. IS A. M....''''.'o& A. NJ
Norfolk, daily, ex. Sunday, at ) p NJ
due daily, ex. Monday, at A. NJ.
Delaware, f. Shore of Va.
Somerset s Worcester n ,,.11 p. NJ.
counties, Md, Sunday,
Tuesday and Thursday
Up. counties of f. Shore,
Md, Monday, Wednes- $ A. M.'.'.'''3 P NJ
day and Saturday,
Upper Marlboro Route,
Monday, Wednesday and I 4P. M'..'''''o A. NJ
Friday,
Port Tobacco Route, Tues Anl
days and Thursdays. ''..''o A. M
And on Sundays at ........ A. NJ
Westminster Route, daily G ID A, ..7 p NJ
except Sunday, ........S
Bel-Air daily, eX. Sum- ...'o A. M''''''''| T. NJ
RATES OF POSTAGE.
Letters composed of one more pieces OF paper,
but not exceeding half AN ounce IN weight, sent any
distance not exceeding 3UO miles . cehtS'
ANY distance over 800 miles 10 cents.
On every additional half ounce, (after the first
ouncel the charge is double, and two additional
charges for each ling ounce, or fraction o. a"
ounce, beyond the first ounce
Letters dropped in the Post Office for delivery in
the same place, cents each.
Letters advertised charged cents each, be.
sides regular postage, if advertised in papers,
cents.
Circulars, handblls, and advertisements, printed
or Autographed, paper, not larger than quarto post
or single cap, folded and directed, but unscaed,
cents per sheet any distance, postage To De prePau
when sealed same as letters.
Circulars sheets larger than cap, are rated as
pamphlets.
On Panphlcts, magazines, periodicals. and every
other kind Of printed other matter, except news
papers, circulars, handbills and advertlsements I'M
connected with any manuscript communication,
weighing one less, q cents per copy, Tor
any distance. For every additional ounce, l cent
ANY fractional exceeding half an ounce, to be
charged an ounce an excess less imam mall all
OF. to be disregarded.
.Nsuspapers (when sent by the editors or pub
Fishers thereby if they do not exceed 1900 superb
cial inches, for any distance in the State where pup
Iished cent ; for any distance exceeding lou miles,
out of the State where published, Il ct. A news
paper exceeding 1900 inches to be rated as pamph
Newspapers irregularly sent, that is, to a sub
scriber the person sending must prepay the above
rates for each paper.
phlet or newspaper, it should be enveloped as to
be omen at one cnd-otherwise it will be charged as
letter.
OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION.
American Mail Steamers TO Bremen, touching at
Southampton.-The following are the rates OF Post
age prescribed by the act of the Sd OF March, lo4o
for mailabe matter sent by this line from New York
TO Europe - . ~
Upon ali letters and packages not exceeding half an
ounce in weight Zfo'
For all letters and packages over hall an
ounce and under one ounce toc'
For every additional half ounce loc'
For every letter, newspaper, pamphlet,
and price current - &C;
The act of Congress also requires, that the United
States postage will be charged in addition to the
above upon all mailable matter sent through the
mails of the United States to New York, from
whence the ship sails for Bremen All mailaoie
matter addressed to England, Ireland or Scotland,
will be left at the British post-ofice in Covers or
Belgium Italy, Spain, and Portugal, and Africa,
will be sent to Havre, in France and separate
bag will be made up for Hamburg and delivered at
Bremen Haven.
Hapana Iaas-A line is established between
Charleston and Havana, the steamers touching at
Savannah and Key West, the postage OF winch is
from the port of departure to Havana l24 cts on
single letter not exceeding half an ounce in weigh,
with an additional 124 cts. for each additional haii
ounce or fractional excess of hall an ounce, TO pc
prepaid and the inland postage to the point of de-
parture to be paid in addition thereto Postage on
each Newspaper to Havana cts, also to be pre-
paid on letters.
.1fo;ls to The pacifo-For a single letter, not ex-
ceedlng haii an ouhce III weiSh' 90 II !, ,
to Chagres, 20 cts. to Panama, 80 cts ; and to
California and Oregon 40 cts.-postage to be pre-
maid as well as the inland postage to New York
Newspapers, cts. each postage also to be prepaid
BRITISH POSTAGE ARRANGEMENTS.
Letters posted or charged in the United States
will be rated at half ounce to the single letter,
over half and not exceeding an ounce as a double
letter over an ounce and not exceeding an ounce
and a half as a treble letter, and so on, each hall
ounce or fractional excess constituting rate.
The single rates to be charged on each ie,ter
posted in the United States addressed to any place
in Great Britain Ireland is "a cents, the douoie
rate AZ CENTS the tripe rate 70 cents, and ac
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