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REVIEW OF THE WHALE FISHERY, 1882-^83 

 Table XI — Average price of oil and bone, 1848-1883. 

 Year. 



331 



Bone. 



1883 



1882 

 1881 

 1880 

 1879 

 1878 

 1877 

 1876 

 1875 

 1874 

 1873 

 1872 

 1871 

 1870 

 1869 

 1868 

 1867 

 1866 

 1865 

 1864 

 1863 

 1862 

 1861 

 1860 

 1859 

 1858 

 1857 

 1856 

 1855 

 1854 

 1853 

 1852 

 1851 

 1850 

 1849 

 1848 



$2 87 

 1 71 



1 63 



2 00 

 2 34 



*2 46 

 *2 50 

 *2 14 

 tl 122 

 1 10 

 1 08 

 1 285 

 t70 

 85 

 1 24 

 1 025 

 1 17* 

 1 37" 

 1 71 

 1 80 

 1 53 

 82 

 66 

 80i 



""92i 

 96| 

 58 

 45J 

 39i 

 345 

 504 

 345 

 345 

 31J 



* Currency. 



t Gold. 



Tablk XII. — Number of vessels and amount of tonnage employed in the rohale-fishery since 



1850. 



Year. 



Tons. 



January 1, 1884. 

 January 1, 1883. 

 January 1, 1882. 

 January 1, 1881. 

 January 1, 1880. 

 January 1, 1879. 

 January 1, 1878. 

 January 1, 1877. 

 January 1, 1876. 

 January 1, 1875. 

 January 1, 1874. 

 January 1, 1873. 

 January 1, 1872. 

 January 1, 1871. 

 January 1, 1870. 

 January 1, 1869. 

 January 1, 1868. 

 January 1, 1867. 

 January 1, 1866. 

 January 1, 1865. 

 January 1, 1864. 

 January 1, 1863. 

 January 1, 1862. 

 January 1, 1861. 

 January 1, 1860. 

 January 1, 1859. 

 January 1, 1858. 

 January 1, 1857. 

 January 1, 1856. 

 January 1, 1855. 

 January 1, 1854. 

 January 1, 1853. 

 January 1, 1852. 

 January 1, 1851. 

 January 1, 1850. 



33, 119 

 34, 137 



35. 892 

 39, 426 

 39,433 

 40, 602 

 41, 197 



37, 828 



38, 883 

 37, 733 

 41, 191 

 47, 996 

 52, 701 

 69, 372 

 73, 137 

 74, 512 



74, 596 



75, 340 

 68, 535 

 79, 696 

 88, 785 



103, 146 

 125, 462 

 158, 745 

 176, 848 

 195, 119 

 203, 141 

 204, 202 

 199, 149 

 199, 846 

 208, 399 

 206, 286 

 193, 990 

 171, 971 

 171, 484 



