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NEW YOEK STATE MUSEUM 



In order to show the development of the industry in this state 

 during the four years previous to 1898 the following table is given 

 from the 19th annual report of the U. S. geological survey, 

 pt 6, p. 367. 



Clay products of 



New York 1S94-97 







1894 



1895 



1896 



1897 



Brick 



Common 



Ouantitv 



821 286 000 

 $3 945 022 



^$4.80 



a 



955 442 000 



$4 396 027 



$4.60 



18 437 000 

 $290 910 



$15.78 



10 896 000 



$121 892 



$11.19 



$1 025 



$302 407 



$56 740 



$133 000 



$336 000 



931 565 000 



$4 141 973 



$4.45 



18 409 000 



$298 515 

 $16.22 



23 723 000 

 $259 550 



$10.94 



$17 854 



$345 485 



$292 954 



$85 289 



$484 113 

 $72 410 

 $99 060 



$100 733 



$15 000 

 $21 000 



$120 000 



$55 000 

 ■ $5 270 



828 868 000 



Value 



$3 657 750 



Average per M. . . 

 Pressed 



Ouantitv 



$4.41 

 18 046 000 



Value 



$263 166 



Average per M . . . 

 Vitrified 



Ouantitv 



9 304 000 

 $136 697 



$14.69 



$52 500 



§298 578 



$62 955 



$10 000 



$508 000 



$828 

 $64 704 



$14.58 

 28 145 000 



Value 



Average per M . . . 



Fancy brick, value 



Firebrick " 



Drain tile " 

 Sewer pipe * ' .... 

 Ornamental terra cotta, 

 value 



$309 564 



$11 



$2 680 



$339 740 



$25 5185 



$116 000 



$420 601 



Fireproofing, value 



Tile (not drain) " 



Pottery- 

 Earthenware and stone- 

 w^are, value 



$56 410 



$143 465 

 $44 033 



$150 360 

 $179 265 



C, C. and white granite 

 w^are, value 







Sanitary w^are, value . 







$1 000 



Porcelain or china, 

 value 







$3 000 



Porcelain electrical 

 supplies, value, . . . 









Miscellaneous , . . . ... 



$84 738 



$63 997 



$90 583 





Total value 



$5 164 022 



$5 889 496 



$6 414 206 



$5 615 504 



Number of firms report- 

 ing: 



302 

 4 



280 

 4 



262 

 3 



281 



Rank of state ..... 



4 



It is highly gratifying to see the manner in which the shale de- 

 posits, specially those in the southern part of the state, are being 

 developed, and yet it is not a matter for surprise, since they form an 

 inexhaustible supply of plastic material which in most cases burns 

 to a good red color at a very moderate temperature. The outcrops 

 are so abundant that the prospective manufacturer can, by a little 



a Common and pressed brick not separately classified in 1894. 



