Value of Whale Oil.

In 1875, 20,845 gallons of black oil were exported, valued at £4,100, and 7,775 gallons of sperm, valued at £2,894. In 1877, 15,847 gallons of sperm-whale oil were exported, valued at £64,032. In 1881, 20,686 gallons of sperm-whale oil were exported, valued at £5,059. In 1884, 16,722 gallons of black oil, valued at £2,456, and 25,021 gallons of sperm-whale oil, valued at £5,547, were exported.