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THE WHALE FISHERY OF THE UNITED STATES.

We have published in former volumes of the Merchants' Magazine, full statistics of the whale fishery of the United States, and we now copy from the Whaleman's Shipping List (New Bedford) a full and interesting summary of the whale fishery for the year 1851, together with complete tables of exports and imports of oil. The statements of the Shipping List upon this subject may be confidently relied upon :-

Notwithstanding many disasters, a reference to these tables will show that 1851 has been a year of great prosperity to the trade. The number of arrivals has been very large, and the aggregate of oil imported greater than in any year since 1847, notwithstanding which, the prices for all varieties have been well sustained, and the market active.

The amount of tonnage employed in the trade has been considerably increased during the last year, in spite of numerous losses in the Arctic seas. The number of vessels employed in the service at present is as follows, namely:-558 ships and barks, 27 brigs, and 35 schooners, being an increase over last year of 56 ships, 3 brigs, and 8 schooners. This number is large, but it still falls below that of 1846, when there were 678 ships, 35 brigs, and 22 schooners in the trade.

The intelligence from the Arctic fleet, in 1851, has been of a disastrous character, for, in addition to a very considerable loss of shipping, the average catchings have been smaller than in any previous year. This will seriously affect the importations of whale oil in 1852; and from the best estimate which we can now make, the

amount during the present will hardly exceed 100,000 barrels, and may fall considerably below that figure. In addition to this, the accounts from the sperm whale fishery are not encouraging, and there is a probable prospect that importations during the year to come will not exceed 65,000 barrels.

The general conclusion to which we come is, that the business has been pushed, by the enterprise of our merchants, to nearly if not quite its utmost limits, unless new grounds are discovered, which does not at present seem probable. Still the prospect of a fair remuneration and return to those now engaged in it is good, though the policy of extended investment would be very doubtful.

IMPORTATIONS OF SPERM AND WHALE OIL, AND WHALEBONE, INTO THE UNITED STATES

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207,348

2,000,000

128,793

244,434

2,544,364

EXPORTS OF WHALE OIL FROM THE PORT OF NEW BEDFORD IN 1851.

Falmouth, (Eng.,) & a mart

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127,581

145,251

813,401

109,451

233,775

538,446

809,487

1,004,661

Sperm Oil......

EXPORTS FROM BOSTON IN 1851.

.....gallons 43,797 | Whale Oil...........gallons

STATEMENT OF THE STOCK OF WHALE OIL ON HAND, JANUARY 1, 1852.

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Of the stock of whalebone on hand, January 1, 1852, we have been unable to form any estimate. The following table will show the amount of oil and whalebone on hand from 1851 to 1845, inclusive :

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The Albany Evening Journal furnishes from the books of the harbor master the number of vessels arriving at the port of Albany, during the year 1851; and their estimated tonnage, to which we annex the figures of the previous season :

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Although the returns show a decrease in the number of vessels ascending and descending the river, there is a slight increase in the aggregate tonnage of the past, over the previous season.

The following is the total amount of tonnage for each year since 1887

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During the greater part of last year freights were abundant, and all description of vessels were kept in service. Sail vessels made more trips, and remunerating prices were paid. To show the dispatch, we give the movements of a single propeller, as shown by the books of the agent, G. M. Griffin. The propeller Albany, rated at 235 tons, made, between April 8th and December 12th, 32 trips between Hartford and this city-distance 680 miles; making in the aggregate for the season, her running at 22,000 miles. Her cargoes have averaged 285 tons. This multiplied by the number of trips, shows an aggregate of 9,121 tons.

EXPORTS FROM THE PORT OF NEW YORK IN 1851.

MONTHLY SUMMARY OF EXPORTS FROM THE PORT OF NEW YORK FOR THE YEAR 1851.

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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1850. The subjoined statement of the agricultural productions of the several States, etc., is derived from an official copy of the United States census for 1850:

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