Judge, 1887-03-12 · page 19 of 24
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This page is **not a cartoon or satirical content**—it's a financial statement, specifically the 27th annual report of the Equitable Life Assurance Society for the year ending December 31, 1886. The document lists the company's income (premiums and interest), disbursements (claims paid to policyholders totaling $8.3 million), and detailed assets (bonds, mortgages, real estate, stocks totaling $75.5 million). It certifies the company's financial reserves and surplus, signed by Comptroller John A. McCall Jr. The page includes a Board of Directors roster featuring prominent 19th-century businessmen and financiers. This appears in **Judge magazine**, but is purely an insurance company advertisement/financial disclosure—common paid content in period publications. It contains no satire or political commentary.
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apes 1HE TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL STATEMENT OF The Cyunlatise ce Ln fe Ftteuranee Sanels y OF THE UNITED STATES, ‘or the Year Ending December, 31st, 1886.—— Amount OF LEDGER ASSETS JANUARY IST, 1886, Premiums - Interest, Rents, Ete. - $51,961,247.04 Claims by Death and Matured Endowments g . . . ; ; : os Invidends, Surrender Values, and Annuities - - - é ‘ . . . At Tiscounted Endowments — + . Tital Paid Policy-holders pn Capital : : : Advertising, Vostage, and Exchange eneral Expenses : : 1,305.931.98 _ County and City Taxes = : : 169,400,17 Nev Levcer Assets, December 31, 1886 Fi B Asscks, Bonds and Mortgages - - : - : - : - $19,851,470.94 New York Real Estate, including the Equitable Building and purchases under foreclosure 10,406,394.10 United States Stocks, State Stock ‘Stocks, and other Investments - ‘ : : 568, Loans secured by Bonds and $ Market Value, $1,876,937) : - : . outside the State of New York, including purchases under foreclosure and Society’ c ci 6,021,831.22 and Trust Companies,at interest ; and in transit (since received) = : - 5,855,390.07 nts on Account of Premiums : : : - - : 70,030.66 $70,196,260.30 ¢ of Stocks and Bonds over book value : - : : " , 2,894,052.14 late e rest and Rents due and Accrued = - . * : . « 640,387.32 Premiums due and in process of collection (less premiums paid in advance, $51,446) : : 334.135,00 ed Premiums : - : - : : + : : 1,445.038.00 Total Assets. December 31, 1886 $75,510,472.76 1 hereby certify that, after a personal examination of the securities and accounts described in the foregoing statement. | find the same to be true and correct as stated. YOUN A. McCALL, JR., Comptroller, Torat, LIABILITIES, including legal Reserve on all existing policies (4 per cent Standard) - + _$91154.597-00 TOTAL UNDIVIDED SURPLUS OVER FOUR PER CENT. RESE. Of which the proportion contributed (as computed by Policies) in general class is. - $5.728,761.76 Of which the proportion contributed (as computed) by Policies in Tontine class is = 10,627,114.00 (Upon the New York State Standard of 4 1-2 per cent. interest, the Surplus is, as computed $20,495.175.76) We certify to the correctness of the above calculation of the reserve and surplus. From this surplus the usual devidends will be made. New Assurance written in 1886 : ws Total Outstanding Assurance - 810,475.40 493,636.63 .9 57,085.26 —BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— HENRY B. HYDE, President, ‘A. STEWART D, JONES. LEX. Git at NC SANDER, 0) McC y HH. PHILLIPS BLISS B. PF. RANDOLPR N. IENRY R. WOLCOTT JOHN SLOANE, E, BOUDINOT COLT ., . VAN BBRGEN ALANSON TRASK H. J. PAIRCHILD. USTAV G.