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2p6 The Commercial Products of the Sea. 



Whalebone, as it is erroneously termed, is another 

 valuable product of this fishery. 



Fig. 14. 



I. Greenland or right whale ; 2. Spermaceti whale. 



The whale-fins imported into the United Kingdom in 

 the last ten years have been as follows : — 





Cwts. 



Value. 



i?67 



... 2740 ... 



... ^51,286 



1868 .. 



... 3800 ... 



... 67,876 



1869 ... 



... 1680 ... 



•■• 34,958 



1870 ... 



... 4260 ... 



... 79,482 



1871 



... 2853 ... 



... 45,178 



1872 



... 2831 ... 



••• 51,558 



1873 - 



... 3544 ... 



... 64,618 



1874 ... 



... 29II ... 



... 54,920 



1875 ... 



... 1871 ... 



42,240 



1876 ... 



... 1799 ... 



... 47,144 



A flourishing establishment has grown up in the 

 vicinity of the small town of Vadso, at the entrance of the 

 Waranger Fiord, Norway, under the auspices of a Mr. Foyn, 



