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without the State. The kaolin used comes from New Jersey and 

 from England, the feldspar from Canada, and much of the pottery 

 clay from New Jersey. 



In the accompanying table is shown the value of the pottery 

 manufactures during the past three years. The total valuation 

 of the product for 1906, as returned by the individual plants, was 

 $1,795,008. The preceding year's output was valued at $1,620,558 

 and that of 1904 at $1,438,634. The growth of the industry during 

 the period has been brought about by the increased production of 

 the high grade products — porcelain and semiporcelain tablewares 

 and electric and sanitary supplies. The manufacture of stoneware 

 and earthenware has remained almost stationary. The products 

 listed in the table under '' Miscellaneous " include yellow and Rock- 

 ingham wares, clay tobacco pipes, fire clay crucibles and artistic 

 pottery. 



There were 22 potteries that reported as active in 1906, the 

 same number as in the two preceding years. They were distrib- 

 uted among the following counties: Albany, Chautauqua, Erie, 

 Kings, Madison, Monroe, Nassau, Onondaga, Ontario, Schenectady, 

 Suffolk, Washington and Wayne. Onondaga holds first place in 

 point of production, with a total for 1906 valued at $858,270, as 

 compared with $718,985 in 1905 and $673,590 in 1904. Kings 

 county is the second largest producer, contributing an output val- 

 ued at $306,105, against $308,443 in the preceding year and $279,- 

 009 in 1904. 



The Rochester City Pottery of Rochester making earthenware 

 and the Van Der Meulen & Wylstra Art Pottery Co., of Dunkirk, 

 making delft reported an output in 1906 for the first time. 



Value of production of pottery 



WARE 



1904 



1905 



1906 



Stoneware 



$77 726 



44 990 



740 000 



490 095 



85 823 



$115 890 



30 740 



800 000 



600 325 



73 6d3 



. $84 031 

 30 234 



8315 000 



768 236 



77 507 



Red earthenware 



aPorcelain and semiporcelain .... 

 Electric and sanitary supplies. . . . 

 Miscellaneous 





Total 



$1 438 634 



$1 620 558 



$1 795 008 





a Includes china tableware. 



