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first months pointed to slow progress extending over some time 

 rather than a rapid recovery. 



The combined production of portland and natural cement in New 

 York State amounted in 1908 to 2,612,462 barrels valued at $2,254,- 

 758. In 1907 the combined total was 3,245,729 barrels and the 

 value $2,971,820. There was thus a decrease in output of 633,267 

 barrels, or nearly 20 per cent. The loss was mostly in the natural 

 product which reached the lowest figure attained in a great many 

 years. 



Of Portland cement the output of 1,988,874 barrels valued at 

 $1,813,622 as against 2,108,450 barrels valued at $2,214,090 in the 

 preceding year showed a decline of less than 6 per cent. The value 

 of the cement per barrel, however, averaged only $.91 in 1908 

 compared with $1.05 in 1907. There were seven companies who 

 operated during the whole or part of the year, or two less than in 

 1907. The works of the Hudson Portland Cement Co. at Hudson 

 and of the Iroquois Portland Cement Co. at Caledonia were closed 

 down throughout the season. The former company was recently 

 bought out by the Atlas Portland Cement Co.. a Pennsylvania cor- 

 poration, which it is understood will dismantle the plant and erect 

 new works at Greenport with a capacity of 5000 barrels a day. 

 The plant of the Iroquois Portland Cement Co. was taken over in 

 May 1908 by the Marengo Portland Cement Co. After extensive 

 improvements the latter company intended to restart operations 

 this spring. The Seaboard Cement Co. of Alsen and the Knicker- 

 bocker Portland Cement Co. of New York were organized during 

 the year to engage in cement manufacture in the Hudson river 

 region. 



In the natural cement industry the main feature of the year's 

 record was a further decline of production which amounted to 

 623,588 barrels valued at $441,136 against 1,137,279 barrels valued 

 at $757,730 for 1907. There were six firms who were operative, or 

 two less than in the preceding year. Of the total, three companies 

 in the Rosendale district contributed 579,588 barrels with a value 

 of $419,936. 



The accompanying table gives the production of both portland 

 and natural cement in New York State since 1850. 



