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Show I ' -x MERCANTILE I ANNUAUIEETING. 1. Large YoIhbiq of Bttsiaess Dose dy the 1 . Firm m Past Year. Old Board pe elected Supt. Fainter I Retained Dividend of ao per . Cent Declared. R v Last Monday nlgbt the annual Btookboldora meeting of the Ceriur I Morcantlle and Live Stock Compauy B wsb hold. The annual report wua H , read and aauopted, tho same showing that the vast amount of bualnoao in H ' the morcautilo line had tieeu dono by tbo firm, nnd that tho company 'b H finanoial condition la in .excellent shape. B ' The buainosB of tho company fl -. pmoauted to ovor 800,000 durina tbo m past year's operation, and that tne snm of 810,000 was paid out for ex- l peneos, leaving a neat sum of B """-- $20,000 to be divided among tho fl Btookboldora as dividend. H At the oleotion of otOoera tbo old board were- retained tn act for tbo . ensuing year. Superintendent Palmer fl waa also re-elooted. fl The Arm Has a capitalization of fl $100,000, with a aurpiuB of 8150, K - 000, whloh makes of it one of the fl ( - strongest, if not the strongest, H mercantile and live stook company H in the southern part of tbo stato. It H is managed by conservative men, in fl whom tho stockholders have every 9 confidence, and the deolaring of 20 fl per oent dividend, one half in cash fl and the other half in merchandise, Is i 9 a proof that the company have the I fl right men at the bead. |