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Table Y.—JIonthhj statement of imporis of sperv\ oil, xvliaJe oil, and whalebone in 1883. 



Tairaary. . . 



February . 



ApTil 



May 



Jane 



July 



August . . . 

 September 

 October . . . 

 November. 

 December . 



Total 



Sperm. 



Barrels. 



1,243 



733 



963 



2,256 

 1, 204 

 2, 856 

 517 

 2,851 

 9,853 

 76 

 2,043 



24, 595 



Whale. 



Barrels. 

 2,660 



4,680 



7,554 



149 



908 



553 



2,960 



3,283 



1,083 



340 



24, 170 



Bone. 



Pounds. 

 134, 387 



10, 086 

 5,860 



2,851 

 18,115 

 12,903 



3,845 



65, 990 



254, 037 



Table VI. — Number of vessels employed in the tohale-fishery Jamiary 1, 1884. 



Table VII. — Imports from 1853 io 1883, inchmve. 



