Average prizes of oil and bone from whales in 1856

Sperm oil per gallon $ 1.62

Whale oil per gallon $ 0.79 1/2

Bone per pound $ 0.58

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.