TERRA-COTTA, BRICK, ETC. 
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Annual Production, Vienna Brick and Tile Works. 
YE AR. 
Production—pieces. 
Sold—pieces. 
1869, 
1870, 
1871, 
1872, 
134,674,930 
149,457,000 
147,549,375 
166,849,000 
122,117,000 
118,512,000 
167,418,328 
164,313,466 
The production can easily be carried to 200,000,000 of 
bricks annually. These great results are accomplished by 
the use of labor-saving machinery and furnaces continuously 
working, on Hoffmanu’s System, 33 of which are in use. 
Over one and one-third million hundred-weight of diiferent 
kinds of brown coal and of coke are consumed yearly. 
The receipts, expenditures, and profits are no leas remark- 
able than the production, and are as follows :— 
Profits for fiour years, in Austrian florins. 
YE AR. 
Receipts. 
Expenditures. 
1 
Balance—profits. 
1869, ... 
1870, .... 
1871, .... 
1872, .... 
2,946,548.15 
3,608,467.87 
4,199,500.32 
5,256,335.85 
1,917,914.22 
2,558,795.61 
2,769,657.84 
3,119,327.90 
1,028,633.93 
1,049,672.26 
1,429,842.48 
2,137,007.95 
The Company divided per share in— 
1869, florins 15, corresponding to annual interest of 15 per et. 
1870, “ 15, “ “ “ per c t. 
1871, “ 20, “ “ “ 16f per ct. 
1872, “ 30, “ “ “ 25 perct. 
In addition, there were placed to the credit of the reserve 
funds, in— 
1869, 
1870, 
1871, 
1872, 
76,870.98 florins. 
90.572.34 “ 
141,153.67 “ 
259.358.34 “