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to their highest efficiency in anticipation of a profitable season, 

 there were also unusually large quantities offered upon the market. 

 In the last months of the season, the prices fell to about $5 a thou- 

 sand at the yard and held at that level throughout the remainder 

 of the year, with small demand. At the end of the year the stock 

 held by the companies along the river was probably in excess of 

 300,000,000, or fully 25 per cent of the whole output. A radical 

 curtailment of operations is to be expected for the current season. 



Other clay materials 



The manufacture of paving brick was carried on during 1906 

 in Chautauqua, Greene, Onondaga and Steuben counties. There 

 were five companies engaged in the business and the output was 

 11,472,000, valued at $178,011. In 1905 there were six companies 

 which reported a production of 13,984,000, valued at $180,004. 



Fire brick and stove lining were manufactured in Albany, Chau- 

 tauqua, Erie, Kings, Onondaga, Rensselaer, Richmond, Schenec- 

 tady, Washington and Westchester counties by a total of 13 com- 

 panies. The output of fire brick amounted to 12,091,413, valued 

 at $413,147, and the stove lining was valued at $114,512, a com- 

 bined value of $527,659. In 1905 the value of the two materials 

 was $498,184 reported by 13 companies. 



Drain tile and sewer pipe were made In Albany, Cayuga, Chau- 

 tauqua, Erie, Genesee, Kings, Madison, Monroe, Oneida, Onon- 

 daga, Ontario, Saratoga, Seneca, Washington and Wayne counties. 

 The output of drain tile was valued at $166,645, against $146,790 

 in 1905 ; and sewer pipe at $95,142, against $444,457. There were 

 26 companies engaged In this branch of the industry, a gain of 

 two as compared with the previous year. 



Terra cotta, fireproofing and building tile were produced In 

 Albany, Allegany, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Kings, Monroe, 

 Onondaga, Ontario, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond and Steuben 

 counties, by a total of 17 companies, or three less than In 1905. 

 The production of terra cotta was valued at $1,037,387, against 

 $874,717 In 1905; fireproofing at $120,282, against $133,395; and 

 building tile at $217,475, against $251,600. 



Nev^r manufacturers of clay materials ~ 



The following list Includes the names of the companies or In- 

 dividuals who have erected plants during the past year, or have 

 taken over old plants, for the manufacture of clay structural mate- 

 rials. The list Is supplementary to the one published In the report 

 for 1905. 



