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The returns received for the year 1910 show that trade conditions 

 as a whole were rather unsatisfactory, though the outlook at the 

 opening seemed propitious for a busy and prosperous season. As 

 a matter of fact business fell off steadily from month to month, 

 its course being exactly opposite to the trend of the preceding year. 

 In the building trades, which had shown marked activity in the 

 later months of 1909, the decline was most pronounced and the 

 demand for all classes of clay structural materials was very re- 

 stricted. The Hudson river brick industry experienced the full 

 effects of the depression, production having largely exceeded the 

 demand, with poor prospects for any material improvement in the 

 situation during the current season. 



Production of clay materials 



MATERIAL 



1908 



[909 



I9IO 



Common brick 



Front brick 



Vitrified paving brick 



Fire brick and stove lining 



Drain tile 



Sewer pipe 



Terra cotta 



Fireproofing 



Building tile 



Miscellaneous 



Pottery 



Total 



064 194 

 136 757 

 211 289 



545 951 

 273 134 

 133 716 

 709 360 



91 377 



70 162 



29 680 



653 241 



8 009 766 



149 330 

 207 970 

 486 894 

 268 589 

 117 324 

 962 497 

 166 025 



54 397 



loi 497 



I 827 193 



918 861 



$12 351 482 



563 212 

 119 859 



333 511 

 464 693 



254 679 

 127 731 

 062 017 



256 820 



65 190 



134 752 



136 518 



$11 518 982 



The output of clay materials of all kinds in 1910 was valued at 

 $11,518,982. The total thus fell only a little short of that for the 

 preceding year when the value was $12,351,482, but for many 

 branches the showing was really much less favorable than this com- 

 parison would indicate. The number of firms or individuals en- 

 gaged in the clay-working industry was 223 against 232 in 1909 and 

 the product was distributed among 39 of the 61 counties in the 

 State. 



Examination of the different items entering into the production 

 brings out the fact that the main decrease was in building brick, 

 the output of which was valued at $6,683,071 against $8,159,096 



