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was $11,518,982, it represented a falling off of about 15 per cent. 

 The number of linns or individuals engaged in the clay-working 

 industry was [89 against 223 in [910, and the product was dis- 

 tributed among 39 of the 6i counties of the State. 



Production of clay materials 



MATKRIAL 



1909 



1910 



191 1 



Common brick 



Pn ml brick 



Vitrified paving brick 



Fire brick and stove lining 



Drain tile 



Sewer pipe 



Terra cotta 



Fireproofing 



Building tile 



Miscellaneous 



Pottery 



Total 



$8 009 766 



149 330 

 207 970 

 4.S6 894 

 268 589 

 117 324 

 962 497 

 166 025 



54 397 

 101 



1 827 



$6 



497 

 193 



5i2 351 482 



563 

 119 



333 

 464 



254 

 127 

 062 

 256 

 65 

 134 

 136 



212 

 «59 

 5ii 

 693 

 679 



731 

 017 



820 



190 



752 

 5i8 



$11 518 982 



$5 3io 511 

 132 792 



307 529 

 413 500 

 202 292 



138 258 



718 700 



229 627 



82 217 



20 179 



2 196 054 



$9 751 659 



A comparison of the items entering into the production shows 

 that the main part of the decrease came from building brick, the 

 output of which was valued at $5,443,303 against $6,683,071 in 1910, 

 a decline of $1,239,768. Common brick accounted for $5,310,511 

 in the totals against $6,563,212 in the preceding year, and front 

 brick for $132,792 against $119,859. The vitrified paving brick 

 industry showed a slight decline with a total of $307,529 against 

 $333>5 ] '• Fire brick and stove lining amounted to $413,500 as com- 

 pared with $464,693 in the preceding year. The output of drain 

 tile was valued at $202,292 against $254,679, and of sewer pipe at 

 $138,258 against $127,731. The production of terra cotta had a 

 value of $718,700 against $1,062,017 in 1910; fireproofing of 

 $229,627 against $256,820; and building tile, inclusive of roofing 

 tile and floor tile, of .$^2,217 against $65,190. The miscellaneous 

 clay manufactures, including such items as flue lining, fire tile and 

 shapes, conduit pipes and acid-proof brick, amounted in all to 

 $20,170. as compared with $134,752 in 1910. The potteries of the 

 State reported an output valued at $2,196,054 against $2,136,518 in 

 the preceding year. 



Among the counties which contributed largely to the year's total 

 Onondaga held first place and reported an output valued at 

 $912,892. Jn the preceding year it was fourth in the list with a 



