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for $7,201,525, as compared with $9,302,165 in 1906, and front 

 and fancy brick for $222,769 as compared with $386,124 for the 

 preceding year. The production of vitrified paving brick was 

 valued at $184,306 against $178,011. Fire brick and stove Hning 

 amounted to a value of $624,033 against $527,659. The manu- 

 factures of drain tile amounted to $162,167 against $166,645 5 

 and of sewer pipe to $463,500 against $95,142. The production 

 of terra cotta was valued at $1,224,300, as compared with 

 $1^037,387 in 1906; fireproofing at $45,672 as compared with 

 $120,282; and building tile at $215,126, as compared with 

 $217,475. In addition there w^ere produced miscellaneous ma- 

 terials, including flue lining, fire tile and shapes, conduit pipes, 

 sidewalk brick and acid-proof brick, the collected value of which 

 am.ounted to $104,575, against $129,402 in 1906. The potteries 

 of the State reported an output valued at $2,240,895, as com- 

 pared with a value of $1,795,008 in the preceding year. 



Production of clay materials 



MATERIAL 



1905 



1907 



Common brick 



Front brick 



Vitrified, paving brick 



Fire brick and stove lining . 



Drain tile 



Sewer pipe 



Terra cotta 



Fireproofing 



Building tile 



Miscellaneous 



Pottery 



Total 



$9 751 



753 



$9 



302 



165 



$7 



201 525 



302 



844 





386 



124 





222 769 



180 



004 





178 



on 





184 306 



498 



184 





527 



659 





624 033 



146 



790 





166 



645 





162 167 



444 



457 





95 



142 





463 500 



874 



717 



I 



037 



387 



I 



224 300 



133 



995 





120 



282 





45 672 



251 



600 





2 17 



475 





215 126 



75 



114 





129 



402 





104 575 



I 620 



558 



I 



795 



008 



2 



240 895 



$14 280 



016 



$13 



955 



300 



$12 



688 868 



A distribution of the production according to the counties in 

 which it was made places Onondaga county in the lead as having 

 the largest clay-working industry. The value of its output was 

 $1,331,443, the greater part representing pottery. In ico6 it 

 ranked fourth. Ulster county which was second in tlic preced- 

 ing year maintained that position with an output valued at 

 $1,324,476. Rockland county fell from first to third place with 

 a total of $1,258,467. The manufacture of brick is the basis of 

 the industry in these counties. Richmond county advanced from 

 sixth position in 1906, to fourth last year, and contributed 

 $1,121,524; it manufactures most of the terra cotta made in the 



