Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-19
POSTAL POINTS.
CIRCULAR RELATING TO REDUCED P0srA
RkTEs-THE NEW MONEY ORDERS.


RATES THE NEW MONEY ORDERS.
WASHINGTON, July 1S.-A circular was
issued to-day from the ofhcs of the Third
Assistant Postms ster. General, officially noti-
flying postmssters throughout the United
States of the reduction in postage rates, TO
take effect Oc ober 1st, and directing them to
IN AXE preparation for it. Postnlasters are
Motif d that il is desirable to have as small
stock of the three cent postage stamps and
stamped envelopes possible on hand
when the reduced rates go into effect,
and ttey are accordingly directed to
limit their requisitions for stamps and
envelopes of this denomination to such
Quantities upon careful estimate they
may deem sufficient TO last until the LIST OF
October. They ala also instructed 10 take
q IL available mean, without incurring any
expense, TO call public attention 10 the re
Guctien, 30 purchases may not accumulate
an increasing supply of ihree-cent stamps
and envelopes. The circular also directs
THAT as no arrangements have yet been made
] Tor the redemption OF the three-ceLt
1 stamps and envelopes in the hands
of postmasters, or for exchange oy
postmasters Of these stamps and en-
yelopes in the hands Of pTivak holders, until
. further notice pos:m asters willrot make s1-
changes for the public nor return to the De
pssrtmeut stock shat remains on their HANDS
after. Oc,ober lat. Postmas'eTs se, however,
noti6eoS as two and thrse-cent stamps and en-
velopes on the present issue will sontinue 70
be sold afteS,r that date, they must be accepted
in payment off postage when offered N proper
smounts, and tl.,at threec cent stamps can DC
used in combin aifcson with other deromlna'
tions on letters Requiring more. thal
one rate OF postsget and on Pa,i pa,
GELS of third and fourth-cls,sss matter. In
circular also announces that tnSs departures
will be ready to iisue two-cent tanb ps oil 10
| new design on the 18th OF Sqtems1eer, D!
| that these stamps and envelopes must noSS
| plsced on sale or used by po'tnasters befofl
| October 1st; also that no thrst-ceut stamps
will be Issued after September 14tb, unless
| the requisition therefor is accompanied by q
| statement that they are needed for imms.
| diate use, and that the full supply called
| for will become exhausted by October 1st
| and further, that no three.csnt stamped
| envelopes will bo Issued after the 3lst of Au-
| gust unless the requIsition for them is &C.
companied by a similar statement. The cir.
cular further instruc,s p5stmssers as to the
design for the new two cent and four-ceni
stamps and stamped envelopes, and notifies
the m that prices of envelopes, "exciueive o.
| postage" will remain the same as at present
that no change will bs made in "postags
I uuC eldupS, anu thot ioASb Ob NASf iStASh
| will remain the snme as at preseni.
THE NEW SYSTEM TO GO INTO EFFECT SEP
TEMPER lsr.
DR. Mcdonald, snperiuIeGd N. OF the none
order system of the Postofice Department
has given il out that tie lax providing TO
''postsl rates" will go INTO effect on the Sd o.
September. The reduction in fees to b
charged the public for dom sic money ol
ders went into effect on the I'd CT July, an
after the same date single domestic none
order will be issued for any amount from on
cent to 500, ins;e ad CT $50, ss the limit hi
been hitherto. For orders not exceeding 81
4 fee Of eight cen.s will he eh srged. Thi
fee is two or thrse cent? lees than the sctu'
cost to the governmen Mt, but i; mskes up ii
loss from the increased fees charged for tran
mitting larger Gums of money. As q matte
OF fact it costs the government the same I
transmit an order for $40 as it does one fc
500, the clerical work beirg the same, bt
by the larger fee on larger orders the loss c
the smaller ones is made up, the fee on 8
order for 500 being forty five cents. Th
fees upon international mouey orders RENAL
unchsnged. The question of increasing II
maximum limit OF single internation
money order to 300 is to be considered
the postofice ofhcisls, although addition
legisl alton on the part of Congress will
necessary TO carr. out this object. III
money order system is developing rapid
! and growing in public esteem, a safe meat
for the transmission OF money. Last year Il
average loes was one out of 175, 900 orders
suei. The LOSE, however, does not fall upc
I the public unless the payer or payee 10
fault, but is collected by the goTernme
from the official who is to blame, and ma
9 good to the Loser. The interrationa ord
e system is rapidly exterding throughout d
b. civilized world. IL now embraces the Unit
States, British North America, Great Brita