286 A HISTORY OF THE WHALE FISHERIES 



Spitsbergen, Iceland, South Georgia, South 

 Shetlands, the Falkland Islands, Kerguelen, the 

 Chile coast, South and West Africa. As this was 

 one of the most successful years for the Norwegian 

 whalers, leading to an enormous development and 

 expansion in the next two years, a short resume is 

 given. 



Seven companies were at work in the British Isles, 

 and these, with sixteen steamers, killed sqven 

 hundred and twenty-four whales, yielding twenty 

 thousand eight hundred and sixty casks of whale oil. 

 The average yield per steamer was one thousand 

 three hundred casks of oil, compared with one 

 thousand seven hundred and fifty in 1909, one 

 thousand three hundred and eighty-three in 1908, 

 one thousand five hundred and seven in 1907, one 

 thousand three hundred and eighty-eight in 1906, 

 one thousand four hundred and thirty in 1905, and 

 one thousand four hundred and seventy-seven casks 

 in 1904. In addition to this there was manure and 

 cattle food. Of the rarer whales, eight Sperm 

 Whales and seventeen Nordcapers were killed. 



At the Faroes there were six companies engaged 

 with fourteen steamers, yielding ten thousand one 

 hundred and fifty casks of oil, the number of whales 

 is not given. The average per steamer was seven 

 hundred and twenty-five casks against eight hundred 

 and fifteen in 1909, seven hundred and three in 1908, 

 one thousand in 1907, eight hundred in 1906, one 

 thousand two hundred and forty-seven in 1905, and 

 one thousand and eighty-eight in 1904. In 1909 



