146 [No. 98 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS of the grain has also found its way into the British market, where it is known as dari.

In 1915 about 9,000 tons and in 1916 about 10,000 tons of dukhn ( spiked millet ) were exported, almost all to the Hejaz . Previously the export of this grain had been negligible.

Cotton-seed is almost exclusively exported to Great Britain for oil production. The greater the output of ginned cotton the greater naturally should be the amount of cotton-seed available for export ( see above, p. 105 ). Ivory is exported mainly to Great Britain, which takes on an average from half to three -fourths of the total output; nearly all the rest goes to the United States. During the war the export has decreased. Though the trade in senna has suffered owing to the war, it had previously developed considerably, and is capable of still greater expansion . Before the war Egypt was by far the largest buyer, but in succeeding years the percentage taken by that country has diminished,while inthe export to Great Britain there has been a great increase , both actual and relative . The export to the United States, on the other hand, though representing a larger percentage in 1914 than in 1913 , has steadily decreased, the total figure being much smaller in 1914 than in the previous year. Among remaining countries Germany was the most prominent purchaser.

The following table shows the distribution of the senna export in the years 1913–16 : 1913 . 1914. 1915 . 1916 .

61 Egypt Great Britain United States Other countries Percentage. Percentage. Percentage. Percentage.

73 58 44 2 10 34 56 10 25 5 7 15 ೧| 11