The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-11-11
POSTAL STATISTICS.


General, has completed his annual report
It contains many facts of interest The
number OF official letters received III that
last fiscal year was 685, 900. Thes were
opened, classified, indexed, and distribut-
ed by four clerks. The figures show
that the postal cards are very popular.
Daring the year there were issued l0I,-
GIG, 900, of the value of 81 ,076, 160. In
the month of October last there were is
sued of the new cards 20, lbs, 900,
which is one fifth OF the entire amount
sold during the fiscal year. The estimate
OF the number necessary for the next fiscal
year is 154. 967, O00 The number of
public OF ordinary postage stamps issu-
ed to Postmasters during the fiscal year
was 6S2, 342, ITO, of vaue Of S1S,271,-
479 The value of postlue and periodl-
cal stamps was 1915, 902. The number
of official stamps issued the executive
departments was 18, 495, 800 Of value
of 1884, $40. The total number of stamps
of all kinds issued was 973, 275, OPS, Of
value Of $25, AT, 511. The increase in
the number of ordinary stamps is about
10 per cent. The increase, including
official stamps, is about 7 per cent. The
postage stamps sent throug the mails by
registered pouches to Postmasters num-
there were lost but ten packages, of an
aggregate value of $3.50. The statistics
of the Dead Letter Service are of a quite
romantic interest The number of dead
letters handled during the year was
about 4, 5OO,O 900. OF these 81, 799 con-
tanned money aggregating SCI, 900; IA, :
225 letters contained drafts, notes, and
bills of exchange, Of value of s., $751;
847 1876, OPT letters contained samples
of merchandise, postage stamps, and
miscellaneous articles 3, 74O, 900 con-
taind nothing of value. There were
mailed to foreign countries from the Unit
ed States L., 500, 900 letters. Of these,
1O9, 200 were returned undelivered. The
number of letters received from foreign
countries was II 800, 900, of which 219,
100 were returned undelivered. These
| figures show the advantage which this
| country will derive from the new postal
treaty of Berne. That treaty provides
| that each country shall retain the post
age on all letters mailed in its own terri
| tory, and that no account shall be kept
| between the countries. The excess OF
| letters mailed from this country over the
number received from foreign countries
| is nearly 1,O00,O 900. The net gain to the
United States from the treaty, there
lore, 4SttCIS W DC Jill y
single weight, is cents on 1000, 900
letters, $50, 900. The result of the opera
tons of the new law requires prepay
ment of newspaper postage. presents a
| curious paradox While the aggregate
receipts from this source have ~ been
as large IS they were under the old eys-
! tenn, the net gain to the Government is
| greater. The Post Office Department
| estimated that the new law would yield
| 81, 100000 annually. This estimate was
| based upon the returns from 55 leading
offices for uniform period. But the
| Postmasters either erred or did not make
truthful returns, for the receipts from
source are less that 81, 100000. The this
! Government make gain, however, from
/ the fact that this sum is mainly collected
IN advance alta few offices, were no com
mission is allowed upon the sums collect
! ed. The amount received under this
new system is near $500, O00, about the
sum received under the old system IL
! 1878. OF the entire amount collected
commissions were paid upon only about
! 800, 600. Newspaper stamps
| have been supplied to 3,400 Offices
the total number of places in the United
States where daily newspapers are pub
| Hshed. The increase in the number OF
registered pouches during the year was
| Is per cent. The system OF registered
| through-pouches works satisfactorily
| They have been used upon all the princi.
pal routes. Postmasters generally certify
! TO their IIeefulneS5