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OF

STATEMENT THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK.

F. 8. WINSTON, President.

To Balance from last account........ $92,782,986 08 | By paid Death Claims.... ........ $5,095.795 00 “ Premiums received..

..... 13,457.928 44

" Matured Endowments....... 2,866,261 73 * Interest and Rents.....

5,042,964 45

Total claims

$7,962,056 73 Annuities.........

27,661 38 * Dividends .......

3,138,491 69 . “ Surrendered Policies and Ad.. ditions.....

2,831,150 71 Total paid Policy-holders

$13,959,360 51
" " Commissions, (payment of

current and extinguishment
of future,)...

886,126 90 " " Premium charged off on Se

curities Purchased......... 405,472 22 Taxes and Assessments..... 226,057 69 Expenses ......

834,752 79 4 " Balance to New Account.... 94,972,108 86 $111,283,878 97

$111,283,878 97

To Reserve at four per cent..... . $95,571,877 00 “ Claims by death not yet due..

908,635 00 “ Premium's paid in advance...... .22.794 35 “ Agents' Balances....

8,479 56 “ Surplus and Contingent Guarantee Fund ...........

4,636,462 34

|| By Bonds Secured by Mortgages on
Real Estate..

. $46,303,472 34 " United States and other Bonds... 25,279,040 00 * Loans on Collaterals............. 15.037.910 00

Real Estate..... .. ...... 8,633,971 89
Cash in Banks and Trust Com-
panies at interest.............

3,403,249 63 Interest accrued......

.. 1,310,588 23 “ Premiums deferred, quarterly and semi-annual........

1,039,229 68 Premiums in transit,

pally for December..

140,786 48 $101,148,248 25

$101, 148,248 25

.

NOTE.-If the New York Standard of four and a half per cent Interest be used, the Surplus is over $12,000,000.

From the Surplus, as appears in the Balance Sheet, a dividend will be apportioned to each participating Policy which shall be in force at its anniversary in 1884. THE PREMIUM RATES CHARGED FOR INSURANCE IN THIS COMPANY WERE REDUCED IN 1879 ABOUT 15 PER CENT

ON ORDINARY LIFE POLICIES. ASSETS....

.....................$101,148,248 25 New YORK, January 18, r884.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FREDERICK S. WINSTON, RICHARD A. McCURDY, | Oliver HARRIMAN, | Dudley OLCOTT,
SAMUEL E, SPROULLS, JAMES C. HOLDEN.

THOMAS DICKSON, ANSON STAGER,
Lucius ROBINSON,

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WILLIAM F. BABCOCK, ROBERT OLYPHANT, WM. BAYARD CUTTING, JOHN E. DEVELIN,

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MUSIC Is taught in all its departments, Instrumental and Vocal, including Pianoforte, Organ, Violin, and all Orchestral and Band Instruments, Voice Culture and Singing, Harmony, Theory and Orchestration, Church Music, Oratorio and Chorus Practice, Art of Conducting ; also, Tuning and Repairing Pianos and Organs. All under the very best teachers, in classes and private. There have been more than 1900 different students in attendance the present school year.

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FALL TERM BEGINS SEPTEMBER 4, 1884.
Tuition,

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Board and Room Rent, Light, Heat, etc., .' . $4.50 to $7.50 per week.

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PRESS OF J. J. 11.TLE & co., NOS, 10 TO :0 ASTOR PLACE, NEW YORK

Vol. XII.

CONTENTS FOR NOVEMBER, 1884.

No. 5.

$1,000,000 00

702,988 30 140,706 97

716,854 88 $2,559,299 16

Total Assets, January 1, 1883,

'
Cash Capital, .
Reserve for Re-Insurance,
Reserve for all other I
Net Surplus, .

PAGE Portrait of Henry Clay. (See page 410.) . . . . . . . i Frontispiele. Unsuccessful Candidates for the Presidency of the Nation. Mrs. MARTHA J. LAMB. 385

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