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for the past five years, with the average price per gallon and pound, each year, with the total value of the same:

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The quantity of whalebone imported must be estimated previous to 1844, as no authentic record was kept, it is believed, prior to that time. A right whale will usually yield at least 800 lbs. whalebone to 100 bbls. of oil, and the estimate for 1841, '42, and '43, is made on that basis.

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Varying from $5,800,000, in 1842, to $8,200,000, in 1845.

The average number of vessels arrived from whaling voyages, during the past four years, is 229; and it is estimated that it cost to refit those vessels for their next voyage, as follows:

Fitting 189 ships and barks, at $17,000.

66 51 brigs and schooners, at 7,000.....

$3,026,000
357,000

Expended each year in outfits of whale vessels....... $3,383,000

Of the amount of outfits set down above as the average of each vessel, the following articles comprise all, it is believed, which are the produce of foreign countries:

4 tons Manilla hemp for rigging........

$625

Say 1,500 yds. linen duck, as an average, (part of the ships using cotton,) 600
Try-pots for trying oil.......

150

150 lbs. tea, and 1,000 lbs. coffee..................................... Small tools, crockery, &c., say.

150

25

$1,550

The following articles made use of in fitting a whale ship are sometimes imported, but are also the produce of this country:

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The following are among the largest items of cost in fitting a whale ship of American growth or manufacture:

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The crews of vessels in the whaling service, as has been previously mentioned, receive payment for their services in shares of the catchings. The number of men required to perform the duties of the voyage varies, according to the size of the vessel, from 15 to 45. An average, for all the vessels in the fleet, would probably be 27, which would give us nearly 20,000 seamen. The shares received by each man, vary from about one-half of 1 per cent, for the "green hand" on his first voyage, to about 6 per cent, for the captain, and amount, taken together, to one-third of the oil and bone, or whatever else may be procured, leaving two-thirds for the owners.

The capture of the sperm (cachalot) and right whale (balaena australis and balaena mysticitus) were formerly made distinct objects; and vessels fitted for the former seldom, if ever, killed the right whale when met with. From the difficulty experienced, of late years, in procuring full cargoes of sperm oil, it is now customary for many of the ships to divide their time,-spending the summer months on the northwest coast of America and coast of Kamschatka, looking for right whales, and the winter and fall months in the warmer latitudes, for sperm.

The cruising ground of the fleet may be apportioned somewhat as follows:-About 60 schooners, brigs, and small barks, in the Atlantic Ocean, for sperm oil; 32 barks in the Indian Ocean for sperm oil; 6 schooners are tenders to right whalers; 1 ship in Davis Straits fishery; 1 schooner sperm whaling, Pacific Ocean; 1 schooner, scaling; 6 ships in the merchant service, and most of the 608 remainder, have their cruising ground in the north and south Pacific Oceans, for sperm and right whales ;-say 130 cruising for sperm only, and 478 for sperm and right whales. In this statement, the 58 vessels in port are set down to their probable destination.

The following statistical tables, showing the average time and success of the whaling vessels, for the past four years, are arranged from a statement in the New Bedford Shipping List of January 6, 1846:

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It will be seen from these figures, that while the voyages for the sperm whale are gradually lengthening, the quantity of sperm oil taken by these ships, is rapidly decreasing, and this is still further proved by the fact, that, notwithstanding the large number of ships, the import of sperm oil, up to November 1, 1846, was 48,000 barrels less than last year, at the same date.

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The diminution in this branch of the fishery of one-third in three years, has enabled it to maintain very nearly the average of time and quantity.

RIGHT WHALERS.

Ships and Barks which cruise most of the time for right whale oil, and do not return the

year after they sail.

1842...
1843..

1844..

1845........

Ships arrived. Average time absent.

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90

25 10

1,937

311

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2,059

248

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2,180

196

This statement shows that the right whale ships also find the sperm whales harder to catch than formerly. It would here appear that the right whales had become more abundant, the time being shorter and the quantity greater, in 1845, than previously. But the ships arriving the present year, 1846, report right whales growing scarce; which, united with low prices, has effectually checked the disposition manifested the two previous years, to increase this branch of whaling.

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The present year, only one vessel has thus far returned, with a cargo of whale oil, which sailed in 1845.

SAG HARBOR WHALE FISHERY, IN 1845.

LIST OF ARRIVALS OF WHALING VESSELS,

With the Amount of the Produce of the Fishery, within the district of Sag Harbor, N. Y., during the year 1845, politely furnished for publication in the " Merchants' Magazine," by LUTHER D. Cook, Esq., of Sag Harbor.

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Absent. Sperm. Whale. Wha'bone. bbls. lbs. Owners & Agents. Tons. mos. days. bbls. 494 28 2 407 3,468 32,505 N. & G. Howell. 409 29 7 1094 2.749 26.980 S. & B. Hunting & Co. 336 18 14 92 2,211 21,762 Corwins & Howell. 299 28 19 15 2,761 340 21 10 21 12

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2, Daniel Webster... 397
4, Illinois

19 15

25

3,021

29,500 Ezekiel Mulford.

413 17 9

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27,686 John Budd.

22, Caroline............

252 25 28

100

1,450

8,500 Wiggins & Parsons.

May 9, Neptune.....

338 22 28

92

2,103

16,541 S. & B. Huntting & Co.

10, Superior........

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119 1,451

17,400 Post & Sherry.

11, Ontario 2d......... 489

20 11

11, Gem........

326

13, Marcus.............

14, Henry...

19 24 283 20 12 333 22 8

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238 3,083
1974 2,546
71
91 2,277

32,000 Post & Sherry.

25,824 Huntting Cooper.

978

5,492 N. & G. Howell.

23,000 Sam'l L'Hommedieu.

20, Huron

290 19 28

2,163

21,830 L. D. Cook & H. Green.

27, Mary Ann..

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20,300 Mulford & Sleight.

30, Concordia.....

265

23 0

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12,652 Thomas Brown.

June

8, Hamilton 1st....... 322

10 16

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1,526 Charles T. Dering.

8, Romulus...

9, Cadmus......

233
307 21 15

20 10

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6,026 Ezekiel Mulford.

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7,200 Mulford & Sleight.

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26,755 tons, being

41 vessels sailed from the District, in 1843-44, and now out...... 14,974

76 total number vessels....

the amount of tonnage employed in the whale fishery from the District of Sag Harbor, on the 1st of January, 1846. Average tonnage of each ship, 352 3 tons. 76

LIST OF VESSELS ENGAGED IN THE WHALE FISHERY,

Which have sailed from the District of Sag Harbor, N. Y.,

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June 13, John Jay.

Destination.

during the

year 1845.

Owners and Agents.

494 John W. Graham... N.Pacific... N. & G. Howell. 17, Henry Lee....... 409 Benjamin C. Payne. N.Pacific... S. & B. Huntting & Co. 18, Tuscany.......... 299 Charles Goodale.... N.Pacific... John Budd.

22, Triad....

July 4, Mlinois..

4, Marcus.........

7, Washington

.....

236 James E. Horton... N.Pacific... Ireland, Wells & Carpenter.
413 Daniel Jagger....... N.Pacific... John Budd.

2-3 Enoch H. Ryder.... S.Atlantic.. N. & G. Howell.
340 Nathan C. Sandford N.Pacific... Huntting Cooper.

9, Superior...... 275 William Mulford... N.Pacific... Post & Sherry.

11, Columbia......... 285 Samuel B. Pierson. N.Pacific... L. D. Cook & H. Green.
12, Caroline......... 252 Jesse R. Halsey.... N.Pacific... Wiggins & Parsons.
14, Jefferson.......... 434 Sylvester P. Saith. N.Pacific... Thomas Brown.

21, Mary Ann............... 21, Daniel Webster. 23, Neptune.....

Aug't 9, Gein....

13, Ontario 2d.
21, Laurens.....
22, Henry...
24, Concordia.

Sept'r 2, Cadmus.........
5, Hamilton.........
9, Delta.
15, Huron

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15, Roanoke.

24, Romulus..

28, American..

Oct. 15, Nile........

15, Sarah & Esther.
16, Hannibal....

30, Elizabeth Frith.. Nov. 13, Gentleman.... Dec. 2, Plymouth...

380 Jonas Winters....... N.Pacific... Mulford & Sleight.
397 Ezekiel H. Curry... N.Pacific... Ezekiel Mulford.
338 Richard J. Nichols. N.Pacific... S. & B. Huntting & Co.
326 James M. Worth... N.Pacific... Huntting Cooper.
489 Barney R. Green... N.Pacific... Post & Sherry.
420 Atkins Eldridge.... N.Pacific... Tiffany & Rogers.
333 George B. Brown... N.Pacific... Samuel L'Hommedieu.
265 David Loper.... N.Pacific... Thomas Brown.
307 David Smith, Jr.... N.Pacific... Mulford & Sleight.
322 Job Babcock......... N.Pacific... Charles T. Dering.
314 David Weeks....... N.Pacific... Corwins & Howell.
290 Sam'l C. Woodruff. N.Pacific... L. D. Cook & H. Green.
251 Smith Baldwin...... N.Pacific... Wiggins & Parsons.
233 Philander Winters. S.Atlantic. Ezekiel Mulford.
283 William Pierson.... N.Pacific... S. & B. Huntting & Co.
403 Isaac M. Case....... N.Pacific... Ireland, Wells & Carpenter.
157 Lewis L. Bennet... S.Atlantic.. Ireland, Wells & Carpenter.
311 John Canning....... N.Pacific... S. & B. Huntting & Co.
355 John Bishop, Jr.... N.Pacific... Post & Sherry.
227 Alanson G. Post ... S.Atlantic.. Ira B. Tuthill.

425 Lawr'e B. Edwards. N.Pacific... L. D. Cook & H. Green.
6, Konohassett...... 427 Theron B. Worth.. N.Pacific... Huntting Cooper.
8, Oscar...
360 William A. Green. N.Pacific... Huntting Cooper.
9, Bayard..... ..... 339 John N. Fordham.. N.Pacific... Corwins & Howell.

35 departures in 1815, 11,781

* 450 bbls. elephant oil, and 211 tons guano.

LIST OF VESSELS ENGAGED IN THE WHALE FISHERY

From the District of Sag Harbor, N. Y,, which have not returned home during the past year, and are now at sea. January 1, 1846.

1843.

Sailed.

Ships & Barks.
Apr. 21, Citizen...
July 7, Ann....

7, Thames.

Destination.

Tons. Masters. Owners and Agents. 464 David F. Lansing... N.Pacific... Mulford & Sleight. 299 Samuel C. Leek..... N.Pacific... Ezekiel Mulford. 414 James R. Bishop.... N.Pacific... Thomas Brown. 274 Doyle Sweeney..... N.Pacific... Ira B. Tuthill. 21, France.. 411 S. Woodr. Edwards N.Pacific... N. & G. Howell. Sept.16, Alexander........ 370 Wilham A. Jones.. N.Pacific... William A Jones. Oct'r 4, William Tell.... 367 Benjamin Glover... N.Pacific... Thomas Brown.

20, Noble...

11, Crescent.......... 340 Sylvester Miller.... N.Pacific... Post & Sherry. 18, Helen............. 424 Sylv. D. Cartwright N.Pacific... Charles T. Dering. 30, Josephine.... 397 Thomas W. Roys.. N.Pacific... Post & Sherry. Nov'r 8, Manhattan...... 440 Mercator Cooper.... N.Pacific... John Bedd. Dec'r 4, Fanny....... 391 H. II. Edwards...... N.Pacific... N. & G. Howell. 1814.

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May 2, Silas Richards... 454 Richard Dering..... N.Pacific... Mulford & Sleight.

13, Philip 1st....
23, Panama...........
28, Arabella.....
28, Ohio.

June 1, Portland...
4, Niantic...
5, Franklin...
24, Sabina....

July 1, Timor,

8, Hudson

22, Alciope

294 Joseph S. Case...... N.Pacific... Ireland, Wells & Carpenter.
465 Thomas E. Crowell. N.Pacific... N. & G. Howell.
367 Hodges Babcock.... Coast Chili. N. & G. Howell.
297 Thomas Lowen.... N.Pacific... Post & Sherry.

292 Jared Wade, Jr..... N.Pacific... S. & B. Huntting & Co.
452 Shamgu H. State.. N.Pacific... Charles T. Dering.
391 Edward Haley...... N.Pacific... Huatting Cooper.
416 David P. Vail................. N.Pacific... Charles T. Dering.
2-9 Nathaniel Edwards. N.Pacific... Hunting Cooper.

368 Henry Nickerson, jr. N.Pacific... L. D. Cook & H. Green.
377 Jesse Halsey......... N.Pacific... Post & Sherry.

29, St. Lawrence.... 523 Edward M. Baker.. N.Pacific... L. D. Cook & H. Green. 30. John Wells...... 366 Jerem'h W. Hedges N.Pacific... Thomas Brown. Aug.12, Thos. Dickason. 454 William Lowen.... N.Pacific... Mulford & Sleight. 23, Acasta.... 284 Daniel B. Harlow... N.Pacific... John Budd.

29, Ontario Ist....... 368 James M. Green.... N.Pacific... S. & B. Huntting & Co. 30, Barbarn. 260 Henry French....... S.Atlantic.. Charles T. Dering. 980 William F. Fowler. N.Pacific... Charles T. Dering. 31, Washington 2d. 236 George W. Corwin. N.Pacific... Wiggins & Parsons.

31, Nimrod....

Sept r4, Nova..

18, Marth

19, Levant..

19, Noble 2d. 28, Wiscasset.

Oct'r 5, Italy..

10, Phenix...... 14. Salem

Nov'r 7, Lucy Ann.

363 Nathaniel Case.. N.Pacific... Ireland, Wells & Carpenter.
359 David R. Drake.... N.Pacific... L. D. Cook & H. Green.
382 James M. Havens.. N.Pacific... Nathan N. Tiffany.
273 William B. Howes, N.Pacific... Charles T. Dering.
380 William H. Payne. N.Pacific... S. & B. Huntting & Co.
298 Frederick Weld... N.Pacific... David G. Floyd.
314 Samuel P. Briggs... N.Pecific... L. D. Cook & H. Green..
470 David Hand.. N.Pacific... Mulford & Sleight.
309 Edwin P. Brown.... N.Pacific... Wiggins, Parsons & Cock.

41 vessels.......... 14,974 tons, sailed in 1843 and 1814.

WOOL TRADE OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

From small beginnings, the Rochester wool trade has risen to the most important in the State. An amount equal to one-eighth of the whole product of the State of New York is purchased and sent to the Eastern inarkets by dealers in the city of Rochester. They operate largely in Western New York, and extend their purchases, through agencies, to every part of Northern Ohio and Michigan. The "Rochester Democrat" has compiled below a table, showing the amount of woel shipped from Rochester during the navigation season, for three years. The table does not, of course, indicate the entire quantity shipped by Rochester dealers, because many of their largest purchases are made by agents, at the doors of the wool-growers, and shipped at other and more convenient points.

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