APPENDIX F 



Cargoes and Prices Secured by the Ship James Maury for Six Successive 

 Whaling Voyages, 1848-1868^ 



Whaling Date of Whale Oil Price Sperm Oil Price Whalebone Price 

 Voyage Arrival (gallons) per (gallons) per (pounds) per 



Gallon 



Gallon 



Pound 



1 These figures were taken directly from the James Maury's original manu- 

 script account-book, now in the New Bedford Public Library. The wide vari- 

 ations in both quantities and prices afford an admirable illustration of the 

 fluctuating fortunes which characterized the whale fishery throughout its history. 



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