462 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



III.— THE EXPORT TRADE. 



Exports from 1790 to 1820. — The products of the fisheries comprised 

 a large portion of the early exports from the United States. At the 

 close of the last century the value exceeded $2,000,000 annually, con- 

 sisting almost entirely of products of the cod and whale fisheries, the 

 former being from 5 to 10 times as valuable as the latter. The extent 

 of the exports from 1790 to 1820, inclusive, is set forth in Table 19, com- 

 piled from the American State Papers and from Pitkin's Statistics. 

 The value of the exports from 1792 to 1802, inclusive, is not definitely 

 known, and for the years from 1803 to 1816, inclusive, the values of 

 sperm oil and spermaceti are aggregated, as also are those of whale oil 

 and whalebone. 



19. Statement of the exports of fishery products from the United States during each year 

 from 1790 to 1820, inclusive. 



a. Barrels. 



b Not separately reported. 



c Included with whale and fish oil. 



