New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-04

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AgerceatDg 1900 25e $40 ............ i'G525e56 AZ
TDr a. been general decrease in the issues Of d. 90
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,,.r..,.,.r, Nm, ah9,e .rpplies. there have been
To- IN t. mails but two packages Of the aggregate
~, ~. .., ,,-r..c.,3s,,t,.l,v small loss
value cd 30 jos tn unl4.'o'eD''''5 Si''4 ''''
Under ile present 81 stem "I c'i.ecthS p''''%e ON
l...paper ana periodical publications mailed regular
suhcrD Is nom 'oe ouc,. OF i''i'"'on ,''u ~ o
OrIr.lated 90 the oet OF congress approved june 30
- ., .,,. ~ cot- ,oif derive, fr.to
Class eI matter iA- hih fi'-i''-V 10 "oiI'c' '''N
40 -s59 f oDl.lI 80 c.uls per pound and G.9l3~le
c.,,ts, per pound. TIE increase IN tie whole
amount c.'ci over that lor lie preceding scar was
SIn56I 80. or 1oi per cent
ma, LI,,.,,t "a ~, f,',1.: Toai nuI.be- Of letters
- rt &, .,,'- Nv AMI = Is,if. ttus: oriin,ry
rs. % letters 2lI3. 20; local or drop, t1lG00; ~
domestic or .iu returned from ign countries, los
IsCr-r,cl. o., b.,r 57i,5 6cli FOR po.}gr 3iGl;
i....'ls matter 2osi; SHIN. 22Gl without address,
1000: AVID $500 rc-ecrrd letters. They are further
sg .os-sir.r si105s n in money; .i2f contained
commercial Iarcr to the value Of -i,5oI5,o f9i 500
confirmed dac.- mo-. cages, leases. RAILROAD and other
J.-..e tickets. p.ns.1n-ce.uiaa cs and lauG books .
5--t3 contained po,te-4-.tsupsi 27l95 contained
tr..l.. u,ic. , felsul Sc. &C.; 2aO2J co ined zee
't,.5 ~, i'..'i. DBL. ,f ,r .o,.e
....a.: .f t.l1.r tl.n .fra.. i,::.rs which could
a. '.'-, ,-... ~ - '-'
r..r war. ri .lc service OF rhe department on ttc
soer 1rrr I-71 Sos contractors for the trtrs0orta
ion 40 t.cnai.. ia r.lic routes There wcr, Al the
C.s.ut . yr.r .G13 $50. cial otc cs, each with mall
c.. ,is. rtv .r0. t.e q. pa.ttlsut is ot allowed 10
ez,, tao rct postal Welt @, the otlse OF pubic matt
,e. IN, it.r, se of as route, o. tais CAS-, over
80 r.,i,. Ven. Tnc ..ryire A. s vi led az follows:
Ei..G r.rt.t-iencth, 7l,546 iu..cs' annual trans
jonioat TO- i4i--s ANNUAL COS" - 'o'''oo'
So. r,i..-l.rLth 1885 miles: annual trana-
pos,ao.. HJ j- A.os; annual cost, sCGJ9S9i ABOUT
cag,,v.l urh "celcr.ty, certainty. ana security
Ieu-ta, 2oc' miles am ma ttansport4tion o 300
% "',e' --''"' 'o''' 9'''0'''''' "0''' o. '0'
Thra were at The close Of the ycor 4O9s Offices SIM
I.et by ma.messeugcis, ct an annual cost Of $685.
az. i.-. o, q, ~ .,..oo5 ~, q, ,..,,. -, l,,,+,,
ofroes ~ III 13- miles: In ann n transportation. IL
C..lf3 ii. .! iu cost Sls3.155. Deductmg the d.
'' ls ~ vi ,. I.oI iI.re,,e f ,os ,ys
SICsIa0
Iac rliroa. routes nave been increased IL lc9gih
a., t,.ra 80 h. stff,lfsle 10 0ue-atiJuEJi the art
dti.v III $50 rc,I-.rs the connie, .Ion "a a ri.
lrii ON accs IN ,5i-ht OF mails and fhe l-
go, ,f 81. - mem ,a,',ji. ,.r afli,o nit~r srcb r.
rro..,n ,- Id, rl road ys cDistI Ilced In VIo.e or
IN itrt ir a iagi-.i.ut made by Congress
ct5sl number OF cou1tIsl1ts Vas 7ose of which
oe49 ,le for d, tered ltter ~ The reu9ftDd value
al 4.44IO -; ordinary letters, 3o2S. reported
tail 100 money, d fts IT,, 125s.oT2 rs making og
e. ltc OF los, uoutugtO S3l2,fs3 50, aud miscel
laueou eases numbering So OF tIe registered letters,
ia Joe recovered; 300 iost and uned, with Enclosures
valued 900 5000 go were made good; ana 500, Oh the
reported value OF $4,000 -, wore rrecOveIaby lost,
leaving 4lO sjII u-dcI Investigation. This statement
includes tnc d.struc OF registered letters by railroad
accdert etc. except these DESTROYED In March, 1877,
by tie burning OF Tie cOstai-cdr al Sedan, lui.
lho pIceut"cc OF actual lot.rs, compared with the
number % t .,5 reported registered during the year
4,ai-l-s-s ',ut OAc-u -tA Ol ~. cent, OI ore ia
5000 sent lsou. Ia DE mails.
rorF1cN ,r,us
The total weights OF the mails 0sptched rom the
United states % pOstalunon countries during Tie year
were a. follows: Letters o. 401 23O grams eoual to
-D'0"'' N'"' 49, "
S-Ii4Z' Ouncesi printed matter ana samples ''26O
36i grams, equa- % l3,3Os,5s7 OuAces berg an iu-
creased weight over 1876 OF 7i5ls ounces OF letters
-, 600 o,r ,,,roo - nil. ~, %, .,d ,,,,.
t'l' ''-o''~N' '"O' " - - i''' anu amp 81
statements appended 81 tbe weight VI malls dsiatcuea
10 esch postal-uniOu c0ntry.
,r.. + . 1-,;t.. a,.t,s franc Fl tin mail s.o.
A"o 0''' % ~ 0-''- - w man ''''''
ann service Tor the year 1871 was S4JJ,'i@ -
beiuG reduction OF $4,000 81 from the