328 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [4] 



The figures of imports for 1883 do not include the oil and bone pur- 

 chased at San Francisco, it being difficult at this distance to obtain the 

 information with accuracy. 



Table 1. — Importations of sperm oil, ivhale oil, atid whalebone into the United States im 



1882. 



Table II. — Stocks of oil and whalebone in the United States January 1, 1883. 



Table III. — Importations of spe^^m oil, whale oil, and whalebone ii, 'o the United States in 



1883. 



Table IV. — Monthly statement of imports of sperm oil, whale oil, and whalebone in 1882. 



Sperm. 



Whale. 



Bone. 



January... 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August . - - 

 Septemher 

 October . . . 

 November. 

 December.. 



Total 



Barrels. 

 1,526 

 97 

 607 

 4,723 

 1.850 

 2,336 

 1, 692 

 5,902 

 4,492 

 3,466 

 3, 193 



Barrels. 

 3,250 



29, 884 



Pounds. 

 18, 300 



7,662 



3,777 



626 



186 



916 



1,123 



1,655 



1,233 



2,943 



23, 371 



1,523 

 15, 168 



4,220 

 3,300 



45, 067 

 'l84,'42i 



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