296 ANIMAL RESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES. 



* The total import of grease amounts to $116,070 ; New York receives $58,340, Boston, $56,057. 



Soap-grease is imported to the value of $5,384. Boston receives $2,384, 

 New York $1,469, the Lake ports $894, and Philadelphia $637. 



The total import of sperm oil is $5,590, all coining to San Francisco. 

 The next table shows the exports of oils and fats : 



Oils, fats, &c. 



I Amounts. 



Dollars. 



...gallons.. 

 ...do... 



Whale and other fish oil 



Sperm oil 



Spermaceti pounds. . 



Neat's-foot and other animal oils gallons . . 



Lard oil do 



Tallow pounds . . 



Soap do 



Tallow candles do 



Total . 



There is a foreign export of whale and other lish oils, apparently from 

 the British Provinces through Boston to Belgium; this amounts to 43,103 

 gallons, valued at $26,669. A small foreign export of dutiable oils of 

 this description goes to Quebec, Ontario, &c. (1,459 gallons), the British 

 West Indies (236), and Brazil (10). This whole export amounts to 1,705 

 gallons, valued at $794. It passes through Boston (1,365 gallons) and 

 New York (340). 



The imports of whale and fish oil by countries and by districts are 

 shown below : 



