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with most of the states along the Atlantic seaboard N^w York 

 possesses very small resources in the finer varieties of clays and 

 kaolin. This fact has retarded the development of industries in 

 which such materials are employed, but with the present facili- 

 ties for transport the deficiency has become less formidable to 

 local manufacturers. There are now a number of plants in the 

 State making tableware, electrical supplies, and other porcelain 

 and semiporcelain wares. 



Production of clay materials 



The tables included herewith give full details as to the pro- 

 duction of the different clay materials in the State. They are 

 based on returns received from practically all of the manufac- 

 turers in every department. 



The value of the products reported for 1907 indicates that the 

 year was a fairly prosperous one for the local industries though 

 comparing somewhat unfavorably with the two preceding years 

 when unusually flourishing conditions obtained throughout the 

 State. There was a smaller demand for clay building materials 

 due to decreased building operations in New York and other 

 large cities. This brought about a severe decline in the prices 

 which had been raised to a high level, and to a curtailment of 

 production. The decrease in output, however, was not so marked 

 as might have been expected .owing mainly to the number of 

 new plants that had been placed in operation during the previous 

 year and to the enlargement of facilities in many other plants. 

 Aside from the branches connected with the building trade, there 

 was little change in the industry and the production of most 

 materials was well maintained or even showed a gain. 



The aggregate value of the clay manufactures of all kinds in 

 1907 was $12,688,868. This compared with $13,955,300, the total 

 reported for 1906, shows. a falling off of $1,2664-^2 or about 9 per 

 cent for the year. Of the 61 counties in the State 43 were 

 represented in 1907 as having an output of this class of mineral 

 materials. The number of individual plants in operation v^^s 

 242, as compared with 265 in the preceding year and 250 in 



1905- 



The shrinkage in the valuation of the building brick alone was 

 greater than the combined decrease for the entire production. 

 The total reported by the manufacturers of this material 

 amounted to $7,424,294, against a value of $9,688,289 for 1906, or 

 a clecrease of $2,263,995. Oi the total, common brick accounted 



