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Show aKs:cO0oocreoooo : . 1 Whales of Antartic Worth Many Dollars i L'mler modern methods of extracting extract-ing the valuable products, whales caught In the Antarctic will bring n? high us SlIl.niKI each, says i'opulat Mechanics Magazine. The humpbacks found of)' the coast of California, some times realize $2,filKJ each, while the white wliaie of the norihern Atlanth is prized for lis bide, which is shipped to Scotland for the manufaciure ol shoestrings. Floating faclories that convert the whales Into material fm the soap companies, bone charcoal for the sugar relinir.g industry dried meat und chicken feed, simplify the task of turning the catch into profit Members of the United Stales bio logical survey have asked for informa lion about the logs of old whalim; vessels, as these records are cousin ered valuable data concerning the ml gratlons of the hlg sea mammals j Parasites found on t lie whales may also give a clew to the animals' wan- i derings. For Instance, one species of , known southern origin has been dis- j covered on whales In norihern waters. ; i |