The Osceola times., 1888-02-04
POSTAL AND FISCAL.
Facts and Figures Culled From
Departmental Reports.
The Revenues and Expenditures OF the
Post-Omce Departinent-Treasury Fig
urcs on Imports, Exports and
Immigration.

were SIS, 27s Tho revenue from money.
order bas.noss was Ssl9,336 making a
total revenue Of SIS S51,G)9. The total ok.
pendtures for the year, including actual
rud estimated outstanding liabilities,
amounted g. S53, 1873 2j2, showing deficit
in the revenue OF Sl2g5, ,6i3 In addition
to this there was certified to the Secretary
of tho Treasury for credit TO the Pacific
Railroad Company in their accounts with
the Government, being the amount earned
by them in carrying the mails, 81, ,lSI,O22.
SO that tho total excess OF the cost of the
the postal service over its revenue was
Sj,4S2, go.
The receipts Of the year were Ill per
cent. greater than those of the previous
year; the inc ease Of expenditures was at
ratio Of but a. per cent.
II these ratios should continue during
the current year. at its close the postal
service viii be tract icallv again on self
sustaining basis SO heavy an increase
Z IN nrevenuc, however says the report, is not
10 be reasonably expected. The estimate
Is that the receipts will increase at ratio
of o per cent during the current year,
end at a ratio Of 5 per cent, during the
next, SO that by tho end Of the latter the
departments revenues and expenditures
will not he wido apart. r.N Ef .g
~ The special delivery system has made
considerable advance during tho year,
b. ths ii cures indicating an increase OF
probably q per cent over the previous
Y, year. ~. t. .sl. III 5l.s -.in -.
The recommendation is made in connec.
tion ith thed special delivery service
that Investigation bo started at once to
ascertain whether the pneumatic tube
system, now in successful operation In
London, Berlin and Paris, may not eco
nomically .bs introduced into the great
cities ofthis country for the benefit, not
only of lspeciap delivery, but by an en-
larged system Of tubing for the trans
mission Of all the great mails between the
lrost-oflices and the various postal and
railroad stations M N.H
The total value Of all stamped paper is
sued by the department during the year
was Si6Gl0,6SO, which Is an increase over
b the previous year Of nearly ! per cent.
The postage collected on second-class
matter during the year was Sl,262 s4s,
which represents a weight of over $500
tons. This is an Increase Of nearly Is per
per cent, over the PREVIOUS year.
4, Attention is called 70 the sub agency for
the distribution OF po ;tal cards aud
stamped envelopes, es,nblished during the
\ yest a. Chicagls III agency has not
OILY worked wen, but II has saved a very
: CONS dorable amount to the Government.
Recommendation is made for two other
similar agencies at St Louis and Atlanta.
- Recommendation is made that in all
cases whore oaths are REQUIRED in the
transaction Of postal business, postmas.
te1s are authorized TO administer them.
Three important recommendations are al
SO made as 70 the manner OF collecting
postage on second-class matter, and as to
abuses which spring from defects in the
present law. ..Htr
The first of these Is that the postage or
all second-cnss matter shall be paid by
tho attachment OF adhesive stamps, as il
required for all other mail matter, the de
nominations running from cne-eighth OF q
cent in the case of single pieces, TO any re-
quired amount for bulk matter.
The second is that only Legitimate
newspapers and periodicals be admitted tC
tho second class rats of postage. In
other words, tina certain books, which, II
is claimed, are in no sen,e periodical
except that they profess to be issued al
regular periods, such as the numerous
series, lbrarials, etc, be admitted only al
the third -class rate.
TIE thiriis that the number of sample
copie. Of sscohtl-elass matter to be sent
GU, by publishers be limited, many peri
,iodicals, it IS stated, which, under the law,
nov gain adinittance as second-class mat
ter, bang enabled by the privilege OF
mailing sample copies to defeat the law
J excluding publications Issued for adver
tising purposes or at a nominal price oi
subscription.
TREASURY STATISTICS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28-The Secreta ry
of the Treasury's staten ent Of foreign
commerc, for October shows the value of
imports and exports Of merchandise for
the following Western and Southwes sterr
dis tricts and ports
Imports--Ch cago, ILL.,, 81, ,1iS,555; Cor
pus Christi, Tex, so 00l; Gnlveston, Tex.
'- SIS aSG; Indianapolis, Ind S3l,37l; Kan
sas CITY, No, S13,l0i; Ioso del Norte
Tex, S861, 1868; st. Louis, No, S2l2,0S5
Salura, Tex, S6,ilG; san Francisco, Cal.
$3.50 90.
Fl. Export Chicago, S2iaO56: Corpu'
Christi, SlS7.3jl; Ga weston, Si,2o9,S03
Pash DEL Norte (incou plete) 81 260
Saluria. SSIAl3; san Francisco 81, ,7s5,65i
Tho values Of imports and exports o
merchandise o for the ten months ending
October 81 for the same districts and port
We're as follows:
Imports-ChIcago. So iGl pos; Corpu
Christi. SG5a.slS; Galveston, S553,308; In
diaiapo il. S2Il1si; Kensas City, 1853, 2i0
g. Igsa .dql Norte, S}WG6lG; ST. LOUIS, s.,
co, SIS; saiuriu, s1SD, 5la; San Francisco
/, So ,2-D,G)9.
jEtport =. A.chlsgo, Si,55s, ,oss;i Corpu,
0Chris q, osD'9 d6l : Galyes ton, Sl1,643,3j9
,Easo del Norter Cncomplete), SO 236; Sa
lufaa S'j8, 2ga; Sun Franc isco, S23,92l,933
st Tue report also shows that tho iota
value of merchards Sc, gold and silver i'm
ported intothe United states for October
was 500 S63, ,oaS a. compared with S6,017,
e 81 ia Septamber and S5J, ,05L153 las
? Jauuarv while the export valuas weN
S76.o5o.u .uU5 for October, S55, ,255, ,j04 foi
September aud S7l.534. .839 for January
The gold exportsialono for October wert
S3la,5 aud SILVER Sl,SSS,471; while the
imports ~ gold Tor the same period were
81, SO, IS2asu VI silver s., ,4i9 $40. A com
parls0n shows that the gold exports fol
tho year end inr October 81, 1857, were 3d.
O4S, ,S96s whac for Tn vcar ending October
81. isSd they were ~ S5l, ,o6i. NPhe gold
Imports for toe year ending October 81
F. 1851, wers Se2.WSS7e while for the veal
eudiug October "A, 1856, they were S3I,.
0G16, a very mete'ial increase. In sill
ver tho oSpotti for tyoive months ending
October 81, 1881, ersS27.lTS 100, while foi
the ycar ending October 81, 1856, they
o we're S2G66i7lO. The IMPORTS of silver
Tor the year ending October 81, 1851, were
Sl7 800, POI, wbile those for the twelve
months eHdin Apctobor 81, 1856, amounted
., gtg "a 4ux ."