is imported, as no tobacco is grown in Egypt. 

 The peculiar flavor of Egyptian Turkish cigar- 

 ettes is due to special methods known only to 

 the makers there. 



The crop of Turkish tobacco, particularly 

 of the better kinds suitable for cigarettes, is 

 small and less than half of it is exported. The 

 supply of genuine Turkish cigarette tobacco 

 is, therefore, strictly limited and does not find 

 its way into ordinary channels. Much of so- 

 called "Turkish" tobacco comes from China, 

 and other parts of Asia. From Turkey, in 

 Europe, the United States annually imports at 

 present about ten million Ibs., the actual 

 government figures for 1913 being 10,816,048 

 Ibs. valued at about 5% million dollars. 



From Turkey in Asia the imports in 1912 

 were 11,233,546 Ibs., and in 1913, 18,955,295, 

 this latter being valued at nearly 5 million dol- 

 lars. It does not follow that all this latter is 

 Turkish. It was probably in large part col- 

 lected from distant points and shipped from 

 ports in Asia Minor. The imports of Turkish 

 tobacco during 1914 are considerably reduced 

 on account of the war. 



One American company which does an 

 immense business in the cigarette line main- 

 tains at Cavallo a large establishment for the 

 direct purchase and treatment of its "own 



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