8 BULLETIN 1150, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
concerning each shipment; (2) to facilitate the classification of the 
debits and credits arising as a result of each settlement. 
After the statements and checks have been issued, the blanks on 
the envelope should be filled out as indicated in Figure 6. The 
amount to be inserted opposite “ Proceeds for live stock: Sold at 
market” will be the net proceeds as shown on the account sales. All 
of the other items will be obtained from the prorating sheet. 
Shipping Association Form No. 4 
MEMBER’S STATEMENT 
Attached find Check for Balance due 9085-2 Ene = 
Please ask about anything not understood. Complete statement of each shipment is on file. 
(Tear Off Before Depositing) 
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Fig. 4.—Member’s statement (Form No. 4). 
It will be noted that the “home statement” on the shipment 
record envelope is also a proof of settlement, but it differs from that 
on the prorating sheet in that it is a statement of the disposition of 
the nef amount of money remitted by the commission firm after 
deducting the expenses, rather than of the gross market value as on 
the prorating sheet. 
Each shipment should be assigned a serial number, which should 
be entered in the upper right-hand corner of the envelope. 
All papers pertaining to the shipment should be filed in the en- 
velope, including the carbon copies of the scale tickets, a carbon copy 
