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for domestic distribution, and these were sent out through the United 

 States Post-Office. The remainder was for foreign and Government 

 distribution, requiring G92 packing-boxes with a bulk of 4,122 cubic feet. 



The total number of entries were, for domestic exchanges 20,590, and 

 for the loreign branch 51,917 entries. 



The ledger shows 9,561 running accounts, of which 7,396 are with cor- 

 respondents abroad and 2,l<i5 with domestic establishments and individ- 

 uals. 



For foreign transmission 15,298 invoices required to be written, of 

 which 12,430 were returned properl}- receipted, and which had to be 

 credited on tlie respective accounts. Of domestic invoices 4,924 were 

 returned by consignees and entered. 



Letters received during the year 1,131, and 1,217 were written. 



In the following table 1 beg to give a detailed statement of the 

 amount of work performed during each month of the year: 



Work performed during the fiscal year 1886-'87. 



Packages received : 



Number 



Weight 



Entries made : 



Foreign 



Domestic 



Ledger cards : 



Foreign 



Domestic 



Domestic packages sent. 



Invoices written 



Cases shipped abroad. .. 

 Receipts recorded : 



Foreign 



Domestic 



Letters recorded 



Letters written 



Jnly. 



3,571 



19, 892 



3, 1G8 

 1,974 



9-7 



1,126 



103 



1,020 



.596 



97 



131 



August. 



6,183 

 14,258 



8,812 

 1,800 



900 



1, 398 



65 



1,018 



158 

 105 



38 



Sep- 

 temljer. 



3, 761 

 10, 222 



4,108 

 1,840 



920 



1, 124 



42 



448 

 82 

 25 



October. 



3, 425 

 9, 012 



2, 582 

 2, 838 



1,418 



1,048 



30 



1, 226 



501 



53 



14 



Novem- 

 ber. 



11,026 

 15, 504 



1,828 

 2, 148 



1,074 



467 

 58 



1,230 



500 



96 



103 



Decem- 

 ber. 



4,339 



11,887 



5,064 

 1,314 



657 



1,880 

 49 



4,474 



882 



102 



30 



Packages received: 



Number 



Weight 



Entries made: 



Foreign 



Domestic 



Ledger cards : 



Foreign 



Domestic 



Domestic packages sent. 



Invoices written 



Cases shipped abroad . . 

 Receipts recorded : 



Foreign 



Domestic 



Letters recorded 



Letters written 



Jan- 

 uary. 



3, 505 

 8,646 



4, 642 

 1,722 



861 

 959 



38 



874 

 381 

 101 



88 



Feb- 

 ruary. 



2, 754 

 7,393 



3,430 

 1,210 



605 



551 



29 



189 

 84 

 81 



159 



March. 



12, 2.38 

 15,711 



2,706 

 1,598 



799 



897 



71 



296 



196 



96 



195 



April. 



2,531 

 9,512 



2,684 

 2,326 



May. 



3,183 

 11, 322 



3,712 

 618 



1, 163 



837 

 21 



852 

 620 

 108 

 141 



309 



1,464 



91 



673 

 255 

 13^ 

 156 



.Tune. 



5,124 

 17,204 



9,181 

 1,202 



601 



3, 537 



95 



573 

 303 



78 

 137 



Total 

 for year. 



61,940 

 141,263 



51, 917 

 20, 590 



7,396 



2,165 



10, 294 



15, 288 

 692 



12, 430 

 4,924 

 1,131 

 1,217 



H. Mis. 600- 



