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The total number of brick in stock at the yards and in New York 

 on January i, 1913, is placed according to authoritative information 

 at 312,004,000. The stock on May 1st was 141,204,000. These 

 figures, of course, refer to the stocks which are held for sale in 

 the New York market. A few plants in the more northerly counties 

 sell a part or the whole of their output locally, as those in the 

 vicinity of Albany and Troy, or ship by rail to the interior of the 

 State or to New England. 



The total number of brick made in the nine counties along the 

 river last year was 900,344,000. In all, there were 102 yards active. 

 The output at the average selling prices of the year was valued 

 at $5,037,438, or $5.60 a thousand. The total number for 191 1 

 was 807,713,000 valued at $3,857,143 or $4.78 a thousand. The 

 gain in price during the past two years is well shown by comparison 

 with the figures for 19 10 when the output was larger than last 

 year's by 200,000,000 but actually fell a little short of the given 

 total value. 



Of the several counties, Ulster leads in quantity and value of 

 its product, with a total last year of 231,550,000 valued at $1,296,779. 

 Rockland holds second place, contributing 191,595,000 valued at 

 $1,063,352. Dutchess and Orange counties come next in order 

 with nearly the same output. 



OTHER CLAY MATERIALS 



The manufacture of vitrified paving brick was carried on by 

 four companies in Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie and Steuben coun- 

 ties, the same number as in 191 1. The number of paving brick 

 made was 11,031,000 valued at $174,048, against 18,996,000 valued 

 at $307,529 in the preceding year. The reduced output was caused 

 largely by a shut-down of the plant at Catskill for most of the 

 year, the plant having been taken over by a new company known 

 as the Tidewater Brick Co. The average price of paving brick was 

 $15.78 a thousand, against $16.19 a thousand in 191 1. 



Fire brick and stove lining were made in Erie, Kings, Rensselaer, 

 Richmond, Washington and Westchester counties and their com- 

 bined value was $380,005 against $413,500 in 191 1. The number 

 of fire brick made was 9,011,000 valued at $327,412. The stove 

 lining was valued at $52,593. There were nine companies in opera- 

 tion, the same number as in the preceding year. Most of the clay 

 employed in the manufacture of the materials comes from outside 

 the State, though the product of Richmond county is made from 

 local clays. 



