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grades " are listed agricultural salt and other kinds not speci- 

 fied in the returns from producers, as well as the entire product 

 of rock salt and of salt in brine used for the manufacture of 

 soda products. These latter items form a very important part 

 of the total. As will be observed the salt thus listed bears a 

 much smaller valuation per barrel than the grades first men- 

 tioned. 



Production of salt by grades in 1908 



GRADE 



Common finea. . 

 Common coarse. 

 Table and dairy 

 Coarse solar. . . . 



Packers 



Other grades^ . . 



Total 



BARRELS 



941 682 



194 593 

 188 636 

 520 607 



36 114 

 123 679 



9 °°5 3 11 



VALUE 



^372 485 



72 427 



631 987 



117 136 



M 515 

 928 186 



>2 I36 736 



VALUE 



PER 

 BARREL 



39 

 37 

 53 

 22 

 40 

 15 



2 37 



a Common fine includes a small amount of common coarse. 



b Include rock salt, salt in brine used for soda manufacture, and small amounts of brine 

 salt for which the uses were not specified in the returns. 



Production of salt by grades in 1909 



GRADE 



Common finea. . 

 Common coarse. 

 Table and dairy 

 Coarse solar 



Packers 



Other grades^ . . 



Total 



BARRELS 



I 43 6 2 33 



I30 200 



I 281 207 



540 614 



99 123 

 6 393 241 



9 880 618 



VALUE 



$494 464 

 45 569 



633 195 

 162 253 



3 8 344 

 924 877 



>2 298 652 



VALUE 



PER 



BARREL 



•35 

 •35 

 •5o 

 •30 

 .40 

 .14 



$ -233 



a Common fine includes a small amount of common coarse. 



b Include rock salt, salt in brine used for soda manufacture, and small amounts of brine 

 salt for which the uses were not specified in the returns. 



The distribution of the salt made this year, according to 

 counties, shows that Livingston held first place in size of out- 

 put, having superseded Onondaga county which was formerly 

 the largest producer. The importance of the industry in Liv- 



