An item reported that all 132 Dutch Greenland whalers returned except for a seal hunter wrecked in the ice and commandeur Dirk C. Hogerduyn who was daily expected although empty. The catch results were disastrous, 52 whalers returned from empty! The catch results were: Amsterdam 1 combaars [humpback whale], 58 1/6 whale, 2.365 quardelen blubber-Dordrecht 1 whale 20 quardelen-Rotterdam 3 whales 90 quardelen-Alkmaar 6 whales 240 quardelen-Hoorn 98 quarden seal blubber-Monnikendam 23 quarden seal blubber-Wieringerwaard 204 quardelen walrus blubber-Zaandam 17,5 whale 613 quardelen-Oostzaan 0,5 whale, 25 quardelen-Westzaan 4 whales 1765 quardelen-Zaandijk 0,5 whale 35 quardelen-Wormerver 15 quardelen walrus blubber-Koog 40 quardelen walrus blubber-Jisp 3 whales 60 quardelen and De Rijp 4 whales 170 quardelen. Totally 99 1/6 whale 4.138 quardelen.
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