[?]tarctic Whale-Catch Down

XTE mainly to the low price of whale oil, caused by increased world production of coco and other vegetable oil, I to a carry-over of whale oil m last season, three fewer whal factories were engaged in the i;arctic in the season just ended 1 the catch fell by 1,020 blue ale units to a total of 14,855 units the season. The permitted maxi :m catch was, as in recent years, 100 units. Thirty-eight fewer isers were engaged and the Aller catch took 10 days longer obtain. The season was from tuary 2 to March 16.

Torwegian whale meat is re tted to be selling readily in the .ted States, marketed in attrac * cartons containing a portion icient for three persons, and :;ed at from 85 to 90 cents, per ton. The meat is imported deep sen.

'he Australian Trade Commis ler’s Office in New York esti ites that there is a potential ile-meat market of about 10 lion pounds weight per annum the US.