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$210,707. and fire brick and stove lining $498,184. against $506,800. 

 The manufacture of drain tile amounted to $146,790, against 

 $149,864. and sewer pipe to $444,457, against $460,000. The 

 product of terra cotta was valued at $874,717, as compared with 

 $798,028 in 1904; fireproofing at $133,995, as compared with 

 $157,119; and building tile at $251,600, as compared with 

 $206,503. In addition there were produced miscellaneous mate- 

 rials, including flue lining, fire tile and shapes, conduit pipes, side- 

 walk brick and acid-proof brick, the collected value of which 

 amounted to $74,114, against $103,927 in 1904. The potteries of 

 the State reported an output valued at $1,621,558, as compared with 

 $1,438,634 in the preceding year. 



Production of clay materials 



MATERIAL 



1904 



i9°5 



Common brick 



$7 2 34 



876 



$9 75i 



753 



Front brick 



238 



246 



■ 302 



844 





210 



7o7 



180 



004 



Fire brick and stove lining 



5o6 



800 



498 



184 





149 



864 



1 46 



790 





460 



000 



444 



457 





798 



028 



.874 



7i7 





iS7 



119 



133 



995 





206 



503 



251 



600 





103 



927 



74 



114 





1 438 



634 



1 620 



558 







Total 



$11 504 



704 



$14 280 



016 



The distribution of the production according to the counties in 

 which it was made shows that Rockland county has the largest 

 clay-working industry. The value of its output last year was 

 $2,144,210. In 1904 it also led the list with an aggregate value of 

 $1,422,436. Ulster county maintained its position as the second 

 largest producer, with a total valued at $1,776,035, as compared 

 with $1,274,284 in the preceding year. Dutchess county, which 

 held third place in both years, reported a product valued at 

 $1,258,937 against $932,907 in i<)04. Orange county ranked 

 fourth with an output valued at $1,011,006, while in 1904 it was 

 fifth with $690,064. The importance of the industry in these 

 counties is due to the extensive manufacture of building brick, 

 which are supplied to the New York city market. On the other 

 hand, Onondaga county, which was the fifth largest producer last 



