x Contents. 
CHAPTER VIII. 
WHALE PRODUCTS IN COMMERCE. 
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Meager records of early colonial trade—The Long Island industry— 
Boston and Connecticut ports—Whale oil the important com- 
modity—Trade to England and the West Indies—Beginning 
of trade from Nantucket—Competition with the English fish- 
ery—Prosperity previous to the Revolution—The European 
market—Foreign trade stopped by the war—Stimulation after 
the war—Depression due to heavy English duties—Encourage- 
ment by bounties in Massachusetts—The commercial treaty 
with France and the French market—Unstable conditions, 
1790-1812—The effect of the War of 1812—The renewal of 
trade in whale products—Foreign shipments increased—Domes- 
tic consumption more important—Foreign trade during the 
Golden Era—The rapid decline of foreign shipments after 
1865—Present condition of the market—Disappearance of for- 
eign market for oil—Bone the mainstay of whaling—The effects 
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CHAPTER TX; 
PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS. 
The fleet of 1906—Comparison with previous years—The ports 
engaged in whaling—Distribution and composition of the 
fleet—Imports in 1905 compared with previous years—Prices 
in 1905—Ports of entry for whale products—Whaling in the 
future—Dependence on bone—Mainly in the Pacific—The Atlan- 
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APPENDIX I. 
Statistics of whaling—Table I, tonnage of, and number of vessels 
in, the whaling fleet, 1794 to 1906—Table II, vessels from the 
different ports, 1804-1905—Table III, annual imports of whale 
products—Table IV, annual exports of whale products—Table 
V, average prices of oil and bone—Table VI, vessels and ton- 
nage of the San Francisco and North Pacific fleets—Table VII, 
annual imports at New Bedford and at San Francisco—Table 
VIII, the Nantucket fleet and annual imports, 1762-1772—Table 
IX, the Massachusetts fleet and annual imports, 1771 to 1775— 
Table X. the Massachusetts fleet and annual imports, 1787 to 
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APPENDIX II. 
Bibliography—Standard references—Minor references—Periodical 
references: whale fishery; whales and whalers—Occasional 
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