The New York herald., 1873-10-13
FEDERAL OFFICE MATTERS.

I'm mcnse increase In postal money Or-
ders-The Post Once Preferred, as Agent
to Transmit Funds, TO the Banks
Amount Paid for the Quarter Ending
September 80, 91,20e, ,a83 35-Doings at
the Custom House.
One OF the effects OF the late panic, and which
has developed the fact that the general government
about the best fiscal agent extant, has been the
appreciation by the public OF the postal money or
der system. During the period OF monetary
depression, when city banks refused to
pay out any money over their counters
even to depositors much less to honor
drafts made by country banks and individuals, the
people TOOK advantage OF the facilities onered 70
remit money orders by mall The result has been
that merchants at a distance, who had to make
payments In New York, purchased money orders,
nomination OF $50 each this being the utmost
limit OF single order, and transmitted the same
to their correspondents here. These orders are
received by Postmaster James and paid by checks
on the United States Sub-Treasury. This increase
Of business in the money order bureau OF
limited force employed there very hard at
work: Mr.. William Plimley, the superintendent,
bly, are compelled to remain for hours at their
desks after the are through with their labors.
Of p peope are In the s0a
space allotted TO the money order bureau await
ing their turn LOT payment. Two additional win
dows have been opened, where orders pre-
sented for searching
The amount OF money paid during last week Will
average about $4,000 daily. The immense busl-
ness transacted here may be judged from perusal
OF the annexed, which is an exhibit OF the
MONEY ORDER BUSINESS AT THE NEW YORK POST
OFFICE.
Orders issued during the quarter ending septem- non
Orders issued during the corresponding quarter
OF Ho4oo
Increase of. .......... saoos
men down town people living up iown hnding it more
convenient procure their Srders at the sn6aions
4tota number. az , ,2iS
Orders paid. quarter enied September s6la-
total number Ma5i
Increase in number paid. l5os7
Post@assrs drafts PAID letter Of credit ,os CO.,
posmatsr dras ' paia On letter OF credit ac
count September So 1872 . " @ LC47n4
1t will be seen by the above figures that the New
York office is pre-eminently a paving onice In the
domestic branch OF the business and in this con-
necton 1t will be well to state that SO wonderful
has been the growth IN payments during the past
ten DAYS that 1t has been deemed necessary to open
another window Tor the examination OF orders;
the week which has Just closed showing an In
crease over the previous week in payments alone
OF sGs OOO which is attributable in no small degree
to the late panic This sudden growth. 1t is
thought, will not prove ephemeral, but will be per-
manent as the public have found this mode OF re-
mittng money In some respects more convenient
than the banks, and certainly less hazardous, as
Uncle Sam does not suspend payments
Orders despatched to London during the quarter
ended September 80, 1873, 1922, amounting in
the aggregate to $400U2s 6l. The number trans
mitted during the corresponding quarter of 1872
l4,395, summing up IN currency $229,7sO SO, or
an increase OF 4,S47 in the number OF orders, and
$l70.23S rs in money over the previous year.
The heavy increase in foreign money orders may
likewise be traced to the panic, which made it very
difficult to obtain exchange on the British banking
| establishments on the one hand. and another
reason may be stated to be general knowledge OF
the existence OF monetary reciprocity between the
1 United States and Great Britain
BOX RENTS AT THE POST OFFICE
| were due on the 1st inst Thus far only about
$4,000 has been received from this for this
quarter. over $4,000 rs still due. Postmaster
James has instructed Mr.. Harvey Mayor, his
cashier, to post notice that all the boxes un-
paid on the 18th inst will be closed and remain
shut until the rent is remitted
AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE
everything is quiet. The, newly appointed deputy
collectors have been assigned TO duty and business
is conducted with the utmost despatch much TO
the delight OF importers, brokers and others who
have occasion to appear at the establishment. Mr..
John r. lydecker, Storekeeper OF the Port, will
make tour OF inspection or all the bonded ware
houses in New York. Brooklyn, Jersey City and
Hoboken, as the late appointments OF deputies
relieves him of considerable extra labor.