Average prizes of oil and bone from whales in 1857

Sperm oil per gallon $ 1.28 1/3

Whale oil per gallon $ 0.73 1/4

Bone per pound $ 0.96 3/4

Source

The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America described and illustrated together with an account of the American whale-fishery. Charles M. Scammon. San, Francisco, USA, 1874.