- 51 -The increase in cotton seed exports to Germany continued, as did the decrease in exports to Great Britain. Egyptian phosphate exports increased further, with 64,183 tons exported from the Red Sea mines, compared to 52,115 tons in 1912. Tobacco Uncut tobacco reached 8,170,000 kilograms, compared to 820,000 kilograms in 1912. The continuous increase in tobacco imported from Russia, which was 1,077,000 kilograms in 1911, then 1,511,000 kilograms in 1912, and 1,853,000 kilograms in 1913, has now ended. This increase has been steady since the agreement with Russia was concluded in 1909 and is expected to continue. The true quantity of Turkish and Greek tobacco imports is difficult to ascertain, as a large quantity of tobacco was imported under the name of Turkish tobacco, brought from the territories seized by Greece. It was entered as Turkish tobacco because the Greek authorities allowed the Régie Company to continue issuing its certificates for exported tobacco. Tobacco stored in bond warehouses was 1,860,000 bales at the end of December 1912, falling to 167,000 bales at the end of December 1913. The reason for this was the political unrest in Eastern Europe, which led tobacco merchants to transfer their goods to Alexandria in 1912 and store them there. Since then, the stock in Alexandria has been returning to its usual level. Cigarette exports were 340,000 kilograms. The decrease in cigarette exports to Sweden alone was 58,000 kilograms, as that country recently significantly increased duties on cigarettes, leading some major Egyptian cigarette merchants to establish factories there to produce cigarettes. The Suez Oil Refinery Worth mentioning in this context from the events of 1913 is the opening of the oil refinery in Suez. This refinery was established by the Anglo-Egyptian Oil Company on land purchased from the government. Suez Canal