In 1896 there were received from
| Pieces. | Pieces. | Pieces. | |||
| The United States | Salvador | 37,425 | Honduras | 10,697 | |
| of America | 189,966 | Spain | 29,966 | Italy | 11,970 |
| Great Britain | 64,763 | Guatemala | 27,000 | Nicaragua | 8,835 |
| Germany | 45,900 | Colombia | 20,063 | ||
| France | 43,276 | The Antilles | 13,341 |
During the same year there were sent out to
| Pieces. | Pieces. | Pieces. | |||
| The United States | France | 22,738 | Colombia | 14,577 | |
| of America | 45,547 | Italy | 8,333 | The Antilles | 10,148 |
| Guatemala | 25,020 | Great Britain | 20,425 | Honduras | 9,159 |
| Spain | 23,230 | Germany | 17,559 | Argentina | 6,354 |
| Salvador | 20,194 | Nicaragua | 14,577 |
The entire postal service comprised the movement of 3,494,515 pieces, 23,843 money orders and 6919 parcels. The receipts of the postal department were 48,318.69 pesos. On postal money orders there were paid 358,280.76 pesos.
There are 1190 kilometers (744 miles) of telegraph lines connecting the following 65 offices:
Limon,
Matina,
Juan Viñas,
Cachi,
Escasú,
Santa Ana,
Pacaca,
Puriscal,
Naranjo,
San Carlos,
Zarcera,
San Ramon,
Nicoya,
Ballena,
Bolsón,
Santa Cruz,