Average prizes of oil and bone from whales in 1862

Sperm oil per gallon $ 1.42 1/5

Whale oil per gallon $ 0.59 1/3

Bone per pound $ 0.82

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.