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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
1875 .] 
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Chapter I. Money in 
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TI. Hot-beds. 
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THIRTIETH ANNUAL REPORT 
OF THE 
New York Life 
Insurance Company, 
OFFICE: 
346 and 348 Broadway, 
JANUARY 1, 1875. 
Amount of net cash assets, Jan. 1, 1874.$24,430,879 32 
INCOME. 
Premiums and annuities.:r. $6,414,454 77 
Interest, received and accrued. 1,645,106 34— 8,059,561 I- 
$32,490,440 43 
DISBURSEMENTS. 
Losses by death.$1,469,686 04 
Dividends, purchased reversions 
and returned premiums on can¬ 
celed policies. 3,026,605 12 
Life annuities, matured endow¬ 
ments, and reinsurances. 105,501 56 
Commissions, brokerages, and 
agency expenses. 361,336 77 
Advertising and physicians’ fees . 79,457 35 
Taxes, office, and law expenses, sal¬ 
aries, printing, etc. . 302,076 08 
-5,34)0,662 921 
$27,146,777.5L 
ASSETS. 
Cash in Trust Company, in bank, 
and on hand.$1,751,133 78 
Invested in United States, New 
York City, and other stocks 
(market value, $5,173,026 50). 4,970,136 93 
Real estate.. 1,768,174 14 
Bonds and mortgages (secured by 
real estate valued at more than 
double tbe amount loaned, 
buildings thereon insured for 
$15,123,251, and the policies as¬ 
signed to the Company as addi¬ 
tional collateral security). . 16,828,955 14 
Loans on existing policies (the re¬ 
serve held by the Company on 
these policies amounts to $3,918,- 
537,57). 910,019 14 
Quarterly and semi-annual pre¬ 
miums due subsequent to Jan. 1, 
1875... 511,192 47 
Premiums on existing policies In 
course of transmission and collec¬ 
tion (estimated reserve on these 
policies, $570,000, included in lia¬ 
bilities). . 
Amounts due from agents. 
Interest accrued to Jan. 1, 1875. 
189,623 78 
29,109 30 
187,402 !“ 
ADD. 
27,145,777 51 
Excess of market value of securities over cost. $202,889 57 
Cask Assets, Jan. I, 1875.$27,348,007 08 
APPROPRIATED AS FOLLOWS: 
Adjusted losses due subsequent to 
Jan. 1, 1875 . 196,792 16 
Reported losses, awaiting proof, 
etc. 174,163 74 
Reserved for reinsurance on exist¬ 
ing policies, participating insur¬ 
ance at 4 per cent Carlisle net 
premium ; non-participating at 5 
per cent Carlisle net premium... 24,640,038 29 
Dividends outstanding. 152,948 84—25,163,943 03 
Divisible surplus.2,184,724: 05 
From the undivided surplus of $2,184,724 05 the Board of 
Trustees has declared a reversionary dividend, available On 
settlement of next annual premium, to participating policies, 
proportionate to their contribution to surplus. 
The cash value of such reversion may be used in settle¬ 
ment of premium, if the policy-holder so elect. 
During the year 7,254 policies have been issued, insuring 
$21,813,749 22. 
TRUSTEES: 
MORRIS FRANKLIN, 
DAVID DOWS, 
ISAAC C. KENDALL, 
HENRV Iv. BOGERT, 
DANIEL S. MILLER, 
JOHN MAIRS, 
WM. H. APPLETON, 
ROBERT B. COLLINS, 
WILLIAM BARTON, 
'WM. a. bo'oth, 
GKO. A. OSGOOD, 
HENRY BOWERS, 
SANFORD COBB, 
EDWARD MARTIN, 
Hi B. CLAFLIN, 
J. F. SEYMOUR, 
CORNELIUS R. BOGERT M.D. 
WILLIAM H„ BEERS. 
MORRIS FRABJKL.UV, 
President. 
WILLIAM II. BEERS, 
Vlce-Pres. and Actuary. 
THEODORE M. BANTA, Cashier. 
D. O’DELL. Superintendent of Agencies. 
CORNET,IUS R. BOGERT, M.D., 
GEORGE WILKES, M.D.. S Medical Examiners. 
CHARLES WRIGHT, M.D., Assistant Medical Examiner. 
