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Show j Aeeeelaleal Preee llarltag. J CiitcAiiu, May 2n. At Iha annual I meeting uf the slock holders uf the I Aeeiiciaied Tieai beld this morning, i 744 uut uf l,uutt shares of stock ware represented. Tba repurl of tba board of dlrantnrs for tha year audlng Dec. BI.Htio, showed that the nieiuberahip bad , grown from SSI tu 414 aud the stock boilers Inoreared from 124 to lift. The prrsetil maiiiusrshtp 1 4', and tha number of aluck holders 1 P'. 1 ua tiuauiTst nave beau bruugbt (o a most satisfactory condition, Tbe revenues have Lean rtrauily rualu-, tained at thalr uailtutim whlla the eipeuies bave bten re- j duced. The monthly margin ef eaters ea-ters receipia over expfiiras bad i not only been maintained since the1 last (juarier of ItiWi bul more than i doubled In aiu-unl. A a result a div- j Idend of 10 per cent of the principal uf advances uu the guarantee fund bad been paid. J The board congratulated tha mem berahip un the great progress made during tbe year toward the accom-pilrhuiaul accom-pilrhuiaul uf the original and proteased purpose of the Asocleled Prise tha ooutrul and administration of thu newspaper aud diatribuliug bunues ol Uieoouuiry by UcWrpapars, |