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Good Market For 1957 Whale Oil

fjIHE 1957 Antarctic whaling X season which opened on January 7, ended at midnight on March 16, the 1957 permissable total of 14,500 “blue whale units” set by the International Whaling Commissioner being reached by then.

Though the above total catch by all vessels taking part was set at 500 blue whale units less than last year, it took two weeks longer this year to reach the allowed target.

This was due largely to very bad weather.

The actual total oil yield was not immediately available but was expected to be lower this year on a "‘per whale unit” basis.

The fleets are now homeward bound and some of the vessels of the five Japanese expeditions were likely to be sighted in the Islands.

Some of these will continue sperm fishing in the tropical waters, as such fishing for this non-edible oil does not come under the same regulations.

Most of the 1957 edible oil yield has already been sold on the basis of about £Stg.93 per ton, ex tank,

Rotterdam —the latter being the main distribution and holding centre for whale oils.

The sperm oil —for industrial purposes—has changed hands at about £Stg.Bs per ton, same basis.

The edible oil price is thus about at the same level as the coconut oil price.

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