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Comer Second Avenue and Nineteenth Street. Corner Second Avenue and Nineteenth Street. CHARLES NEUMANN. A Bargain Is a Necessary Article Purchased for Less Than Its Real Value. Our Offerings for This Week Are Genuine, Sound Money, Silver Lined Bargains. Dress Goods. Our Dress Goods sales have- been far in advance of our most sanguine expectations. Having just received five cases of new goods for thi3 department we feel con fident that we can please the most fastidious up-to-date. Our success we attribute to having the right goods at the right prices 45 pieces Camel Hair Suitings, extra heavy, suitable for tailor made suits, in browns, greens, grays, blues and other mixtures at.49c a yard (The wholesale price of these goods the first of the season wusS3c.) 25 pieces Wool and Mohair mixtures, beau tiful patterns, all colors, sturdy, service able goods, excellent value at 85c; we sell them for.59c a yard 20 pieces Tufted Boucle in tan and black, garnet and black, green and black, blue and black and other shades, the very latest weave for handsome, dressy suits, regular $1.50 goods, at.... 7.89c a yard Cloaks. We are carrying double our usual stock of Cloaks. We are showing a magnificent stock of misses’ and children’s goods at prices never before equaled. Ladies’ Black Boucle cloth double cape, wide,^ turn-down collars, entire cape trimmed with deep band of black satin and rows of stitching, worth $10.00..... .At $5.88 Ladies’ black Jackets, shield front, mandalin sleeves, satin faced, worth $10.At $6.35 Ladies’ serge lined, Thibet trimmed, silk plush Capes, worth $14.00...At $8.98 Ladies’ all wool, heavy weight serge double capes, worth $4.00.At $1.68 We don’t pretend to be the largest house in the city or that we are headquarters lor house furnishings, but we do say, and our prices prove it, that we are selling Blankets, Comforts, Table Linens and Towels cheaper than any house in Birmingham. Extra size, extra heavy Comforts, worth #1.00 ------ 72 cents Good quality 10-4 wool blankets $1.65 each 11-4 Counterpanes, worth #1.75, at 98ceach 68-inch all linen Satin Damask, worth 85 cents, at - - - - 69 CGlltS 64-inch German Damask, worth 75 cents, at*-- - - - - - 49 cents 08x36 all linen Huck Towels, worth 25 cents, at - - - - 15 Cents Underwear. We told you last week that the blizard was :om'noT and gave you warning th it we had reduced all prices in this department to within the reech of all. Our gents’ $1.00 Camel Hair garments ire worth #1.50 each. Our gents’ 50 cent Scotch wool gar ments are worth 75 cents each. Our ladies’ 98 cent Wool Ribbed gar ments are worth $1.35 each. Our ladies’ $1.25 Ribbed Wool garments ire worth #2.00 each. Our ladies’ fleece lined 69 cent garments ire worth 85 cents each. 152-inch all wool Cloths, worth 75c, at . > . . . . 44jb 52-inch Novelty Suitings, worth 85c, at.49£ 38-inch all wool Henriettas, worth 50c, at.24c 36-inch Novelty Suitings, worth 35c, at . . ..‘i . . . 21b 36-inch all wool Flannel Suitings, worth 50c, at . . . 29p Sicilian Cloths, 50-inch goods, worth #1.75, at . . . $1.22 46-inch silk and wool Mixtures, worth 85c, at ... 49fe Specials for Every Day During The Week.; Good yard-wide Domestic at 5c a yard. Good heavy Cotton Flannel at 5c a yard. Best Indigo Prints at 5c a yard. Good quality all wod gray or blue Flannel at 22c a yard. Best quality of 25c fast black Hose at 20c a pair. Ladies’ $1.75 Union Suits at fii.ig each. A good all wool Double Cape at 98c. Children’s and Misses’ Underwear at half price. We Are City Agents for the P. Centemeri Kid Gloye, tlie Best Glove Made. GROSS SURPLUS DEC. 31, 1894. Equitable.. .$37,481,009 Mutual... .. 22,729,570 New York. 21,576,751 Northwestern. 14,100,876 Mutual Benefit. 3,862,742 Connecticut Mutual. 7,763,270 Etna. 6,859,919 Penn Mutual. 2,334,600 Prov. Life and Trust. 3,305,334 New England Mutual 2,049,607 RATIO OF ASSETS TO LIABILITIES DECEMBER 31, 1894. Equitable.125.40 Mutual. 112.55 New York. 115.30 Northwestern. 123.83 Mutual Benefit. 107.46 Connecticut Mutual. 114.25 Etna. 119.55 Penn Mutual. 110.34 Prov. Life and Trust. 113.93 New England Mutual.... 109.23 RATIO OF SURPLUS TO LIABILITIES DECEMBER 31, 1894. Per cent. Equitable.25.40 Mutual. 12.55 New York. 16.30 Northwestern. 23.83 Mutual Benefit. 7.46 Connecticut Mutual. 14.25 Etna. 19.55 Penn Mutual. 10.34 Prov. Life and Trust. 13.93 New England Mutual. 9.23 i ■ ASSURANCE IN FORCE DECEMBER 31, 1894. Equitable.. $913,556,733 Mutual. 854,710,761 New York. 813,294,160 Northwestern . 340,697,569 Mutual Benefit .... 209,369,628 Connecticut Mutual 156,686,871 Etna . 135,907,790 Penn Mutual . 126,637,075 Prov.Llfe and Trust 103,671,924 New England Mutual 93,868,387 INCOME SAVED FOR INVESTMENT IN 1894. Equitable.. .$16,243,243 Mutual . 14,877,638 New York . 12,343,884 Northwestern . 8,785,132 Mutual Benefit . 2,192,565 Connecticut Mutual.. 620,199 Etna . 1,689,380 Penn Mutual . 2,098,393 Frov. Life and Trust. 2,191,993 New' England Mutual 769,743 INCREASE IN ASSETS IN 10 YEARS, 1885-’94. Equitable. .$127,173,189 Mutual. 100,194,322 New York. 103,561,792 Northwestern. 60,760,484 Mutual Benefit. 17,049,069 Connecticut Mutual. 8,801,432 Etna. 12,219,441 Penn Mutual. 15,261,383 Prov.Llfe and Trust 17,891,778 •Jew England Mutual 7,172,342 ■ SURPLUS EARNED IN 1894. i _ Equitable —$8,181,068 Mutual. 8.010,801 New York. 6,209,629 Northwestern. 4,003,745 Mutual Benefit. 1,933,648 Connecticut Mutual.. 1,816,234 Etna. 1,165,673 Penn Mutual. 1,008,160 Prov. Life and Trust. 1,142,404 New England Mutual 863,662 CASE DIVIDENDS PAID IN 1894. Equitable — $2,139,735 Mutual. 1,308,345 New York... 1,681,755 Northwesern. 1,261,325 Mutual Benefit. 1,674,264 Connecticut Mutual.. 1,265,415 Etna. 806,859 Penn Mutual. 750,281 Prov. Life and Trust. 644,682 New England Mutual 863,662 l 11 l The Best of All In All Things at All Times. There are many GOOD life insurance companies, but among them all there must be one BEST THE BEST is THE EQUIT ABLE. If you wish to know why, send for: i, the report of the Superintendent of Insurance for the State of New York on the ex amination of The Equitable; 2, for actual results of maturing poli cies; 3, for statement of death claims paid in 1894. Then you will know the three great reasons of The Equitable’s supremacy: 1st, its financial stability; 2d, its great profits and advantages to living policy-holders; 3d, the promptness of its payments and liberality of its settlements. The Equitable Life Assurance Society * JAS. W. ALEXANDER, Vico-Presidont OF THE USTHD STATES. - H. B. HYDE, President Alabama Department—Clark & Jackson, Managers; Louis V. Clark, J. Kirk Jackson. L.- D. Burdette, Cashier. OFFICES—2021 First Avenue, Southern Club Bnilding, Birmingham, Ala. ' Assets, $185,044,310. Surplus, $37,481,069. 1 ■ INCREASE IN SURPLUS IN 10 YEARS, I885-’94. Equitable.. $27,017,995 Mutual. 16,662,694 New York. 14,888,707 Northwestern. 10,693,983 Mutual Benefit. 722,365 Connecticut Mutual. 3,663,863 Etna. 1,890,063 Penn Mutual. 1,052,649 Prov.Llfe and Trust.. 1,761,370 New England Mutual —453,790 (Decrease.) INCREASE IN ASSURANCE IN FORCE IN 10 YEARS, 1885-’95. Equitable. .$604,147,562 Mutual. 502,921,476 New York. 583,911,674 Northwestern. 241,903,687 Mutual Benefit. 73,625,985 Connecticut Mutual 4,466,186 Etna. 61,244,205 Penn Mutual. 82,667,219 Prov. Life and Trust 61,980,166 'lew England Mutual 81,239,691 4NCI1KASE IN PREMIUM INCOME IN TEN YEARS, 1885-94. Equitable.'.. $24,007,601 Mutual. >. 22,272.905 New York. 18.452.023 Northwestern. 9.381,890 Mutual Benefit. 3,278.187 Connecticut Mutual. . —29,465 (Decrease.) Etna. 2,145.024 Penn Mutual. 8,564,967 Prov. Life and Trust 2,509,757 New England Mutual 1,075,849 INCREASE IN INTEREST INCOME IN TEN YEARS, 1885-94. Equitable.... $4,658,646 Mutual. 3,882,786 New York. 4,176,860 Northwestern. 2,216,820 Mutual Benefit. 991,896 Connecticut Mutual... 431,179 ftna. 634,458 enn Mutual. 692,894 Prov. Life and Trust., 861,761 New England Mutual 281,648 INCREASE IN TOTAL INCOME IN TEN YEARS, 1885-94. Equitable. .$28,666,246 Mutual. Now York.. Northwestern. Mutual Benefit. Connecticut Mutual.. Etna... Penn Mutual. Prov. Life and Trust New England Mutual. 26,661,211 22,660,662 Increase in Payments to Policy Holders in Ten Years, I885-’94. Equitable... $12,278,566 Mutual. 7.166,195 New York. 8,930,048 Northwestern.. ..... 2,666,193 Mutual Benefit. 2,619.123 Connecticut Mutual. 687,806 Etna. 1,142,909 Penn (Mutual. 2,068,368 Prov. Life and Trust 1,726,611 New England Mutual 652,042 INCOMP SAVED FOR INVESTMENT IN TEN YEARS, 1885-’94. Equitable. .$126,000,761 Mutual.. .. 91,621,748 New York.. . 97,643,828 Northwestern. 48,421,188 Mutual Benefit. 16.776,122 Connecticut Mutual.. 8,633.528 . 11,838,633 Penn Mutual. 15,091,784 Prov. Life and Trust 17,616,426 New England Mutual 7,644,951 SURPLUS EARNED IN TEN YEARS, i&85-’94. Equitable.. $46,258,509 Mutual. 41,384,129 New York. 33,993,408 Northwesern. 21,098,960 Mutual Benefit. 14.798,901 ’ Connecticut Mutual. 15,502,406 Etfca.... . 8,266,010 Penn Mutual...,. 6,843,544 Prov.Llfe and Trust 6,627,617 New England Mutual 4,904,633