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tion of Albany and Rensselaer, which probably consume the greater 

 part of the local product, their output is marketed almost entirely 

 in New York city. 



In 1905 the output of the plants in this section aggregated the 

 enormous total of 1,219,318,000, or approximately 82 per cent of 

 the production of common building brick in the entire -State. The 

 gain over the preceding year was 209,480,000 or about 20 per cent. 

 There were 1 1<) plants reporting as active, an increase of nine for the 

 year. Rockland county was represented by the largest number, 31, 

 while Ulster was second with 23 and Dutchess third with 17. The 

 average number of brick made in each plant was 10,246,000, as 

 compared with 9,180,000, the average for 1904. . The price for the 

 whole region averaged $6.54 a thousand, against $5.79 a thousand 

 in 1904. 



The large production of the plants during the past year was due 

 to the unprecedented demand for building brick in the New York 

 city market. The consumption was so active that practically the 

 entire output of the region was exhausted by the opening of winter, 

 and much brick was brought in from the interior of the State. 



Other clay materials 



The manufacture of paving brick was carried on during 1905 in 

 Chautauqua, Greene, Onondaga, Saratoga and Steuben counties. 

 There were six companies engaged in the business and the output 

 was 13,984,000 valued at $180,004. 1° I 9°4 there were eight com- 

 panies which reported an output of 16,351,000, valued at $210,707. 



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

 tauqua, Erie, Kings, Oneida, Rensselaer, Richmond, Schenectady, 

 Washington and Westchester counties by 13 companies. The out- 

 put represented a value of $498,184, against $506,800 in 1904 when 

 there were 14 companies active. 



Drain tile and sewer pipe were manufactured in Albany, Cayuga: 

 Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, 

 Saratoga, Seneca, .Washington and Wayne counties. The output 

 of drain tile was valued at $146,790, against $149,864 in 1904; and 

 sewer pipe at $444,457 against $460,000. There were 24 companies 

 engaged in this branch of the industry, a loss of three as compared 

 with the previous year. 



Terra cotta, fireproofing and building tile were produced in Albany. 

 Allegany, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Kings. Monroe, New York, 



