THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY IQO/ 



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Manufacture of building brick 



The output of common building brick in 1907 amounted to 

 1,351,591,000, valued at $7,201,525. In addition there were made 

 15,251,000 front and fancy pressed brick valued at $222,769, mak- 

 ing an aggregate output of brick for building purposes of 1,366,- 

 842,000 valued at $7,424,294. The total number manufactured 

 in the preceding year was 1,600,059,000 valued at $9,688,289, con- 

 sisting of 1,575,434,000 common brick valued at $9,302,165 and 

 24,635,000 front and fancy brick valued at $386,124. The manu- 

 facture of building brick was carried on in 36 counties by a total 

 of 205 companies or individuals. In 1906 there were 37 counties 

 represented with a total of 213 producers while in 1905 there 

 were 39 counties and 192 producers. 



The average price received for common brick was $5.33 a 

 thousand as compared with $5.98 a thousand in 1906 and $6.53 a 

 thousand in 1905. Front and fancy pressed brick averaged 

 $14.61 a thousand against $15.68 a thousand in 1906 and $16.20 

 a thousand in 1905. The prices are based on sales at the yards. 



Production of common building brick 



COUNTY 



1906 



Number 



Albany 



Broome 



Cayuga 



Chautauqua .... 



Chemung 



Clinton 



Columbia 



Dutchess 



Erie 



Greene 



Jefferson 



Monroe 



Nassau 



Niagara 



Oneida 



Onondaga | 22 



Ontario i 3 



Orange I 189 



Rensselaer ! 31 



Richmoncl I 34 



Rockland ! 296 



15 



84 



167 



56 



64 



5 

 26 



20 



083 

 000 

 215 

 567 

 000 

 800 

 500 

 132 

 302 

 690 

 100 

 077 

 000 

 172 

 550 

 387 

 510 

 180 

 776 

 769 



145 



000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 



Value 



$461 

 12 



13 

 52 

 90 



4 



489 



975 

 319 

 390 



36 

 158 

 125 



10 

 100 

 127 



2 1 

 ; 170 



173 

 172 

 767 



399 

 000 

 310 

 031 

 000 

 800 

 750 

 410 



365 

 748 

 722 

 463 

 000 

 832 

 825 



494 

 700 



695 

 906 

 880 

 012 



1907 



Number 



60 

 I 

 I 



7 

 13 



84 



149 



52 



3 5 

 2 



25 



17 



2 



15 



22 



2 



15 



39 



2;2 



2 10 

 500 

 804 

 967 

 289 

 650 

 972 

 130 

 282 

 876 

 667 

 198 

 000 

 681 

 126 

 460 

 600 

 502 

 488 

 205 

 o 18 



000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 



Value 



$300 



8 



10 



49 

 88 



4 



433 

 781 



309 

 184 



20 

 148 

 102 



16 



94 

 146 



18 

 789 



78 

 t8o 



I 2 s8 



141 



250 

 832 

 876 

 940 

 250 



357 

 262 

 697 

 620 



352 

 402 

 000 

 282 

 560 

 160 

 200 



297 

 540 

 509 

 407 



