HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN ^YIIALE FISHERY. 6G1 



J. — accorded summary of importation of oil and hone, tfc. — Concliuled. 



f Deficit, as per note at head of table. 

 Note.— Scammon estimate.? that sperm whales will average 25 and right whale* 60 barrel-s of oil, and 

 of the former 10 and of the latter 20 per cent, of those killed are lost. Upon th.it basis the above 

 araonuts of oil wou^^ represent the slaughter of 225,521 sperm, and 193,522 right whales. 



