Washington’s 1925 Christmas business, in company with other principal cities of the country, broke all records in the postal service, it was announced by Postmaster General New today.
Receipts in this city for December last totaled $627,061.97, as compared with $551,314.23 for December 24, or an increase of $75,747.74 equivalent to 13.74 per cent.
A survey of receipts for 50 selected cities totaled $38,655,752, an increase of $4,506,774 over December, 1924.
Jacksonville. Fla., had the largest percentage of increase over a year ago with 43.40. Baltimore was second, with 32.94; Forth Worth third, with 27.48: Houston, fourth, with 25.37, and Detroit fifth, with 23.18 per cent. San Francisco had the smallest increase, with 5.47 per cent.
Evening Star, Washington, DC, January 6, 1926