The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-04 00:00:00

711 E LIV.ERPOoL COTTON MARKET;

The sales of cotton for the week, made up on Thursday,
amount to 12,470 bales, of which speculators have taken
2,060, exporters 2,610, and spinners 7,800 bales. The same
cause to which these small figures are traceable, the disin-
clination of spinners to purchase, has produced a marked
decline in prices, the greatest being in American, the small
stock of which, it might be thought, would have made it
the least susceptible of all cotton. The decline in Ameri-
can is about 3d., though in some instances, to effect sales,
4d. per lb. has been taken. East India is ld. to ltd.,
Egyptian 2d. to 3d., and Brazil lid. lower. There is a
further cause for depression in East India cotton than that
arising from the inactivity of the trade, in the numerous
claims that are continually being made for deprecia-
tion of quality. Cotton which has probably been sold
half-a-dozen times while on its passage from Bombay,
is in many cases found on landing to be of an inferior de-
scription to that under which it was sold, and sometimes of
a totally different class. Against the irregularities of the
former provision is made in the contract at time of sale that
they shall be settled by arbitration, and some brokers have
latterly been exceedingly busy settling cases of this kind,
and in some few instances an abatement of as much as 2d.
to 3d. per pound has been made to the buyer ; as a very ex-
ceptional case, we even hear of as much as Bd. per pound
being allowed, the original sale to arrive being only 71d.
per pound. In small fractional allowances the consignee of
the cotton has at once paid them, but when it comes to
figures of 21. to 3d. the question naturally arises as to how
the allowance is to be apportioned, for it may be made
upon a price of 15d. to 16d., while the original importer
may not have obtained more than half that sum. At pre-
sent there is more than the usual difference in price be-
tween fair and the next class below it, so that when an
allowance is made for cotton sold as fair there is a still
further loss to the importer from this wide margin. There
is another question, however, that tends to depress the value
of cotton, and that is an expectation that, should the Con-
gress and State elections now taking place in the Northern
States of America be in favour of the Democratic party,
a pacific solution to the present difficulties may be found,
even should it be by a separation of North and South.
Any impression of this character naturally has a depressing
effect upon cotton, in consequence of the quantity that would
be immediately available for the world's necessities, amount-
ing, according to an official report from our Consul at
Charleston to Earl Russell, to about 4,000,000 bales, which
in figures agrees with the general opinion of those most
qualified to form a judgment upon the matter. The different
descriptions of India cotton shipped to England from the
port of Bombay are all classed under the head of Surats,
from the fact that Surat was the first port whence cotton
was sent to this country from Western India, and must
then have been what is now specially termed Broach cot-
ton. It is from this Surat seed that cotton in the other
districts of Western India has been produced. The Gulf
of Cambay, on the shores and tributaries of which is pro-
duced the largest quantity of cotton, lies between lat. 201
deg. and 22k deg. N., the Dhollerah being the production of
the West Coast, and Broach of the East, and these are the
two kinds of cotton earliest known by our present merchants.
Oomrawuttee lies to the N.E. of Bombay, not quite half
way across the peninsula, in lat. 21 deg. ; while the Comp-
tah district is on the Malabar coast, between 11 deg. and 15
deg. south latitude, and Dharwar, where the best elms of
India cotton is produced from New Orleans seed, is inland
to the north-east of the latter, on the other side of the
Coast Mountains, in latitude 16 deg. Scinde cotton comes
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from a more northerly district than even the Gulf of Cam-
bay, and is the least valuable of all. Tinnevelly, the produce
from which formerly found its way to us from Bombay, is
now shipped direct from the port of Tutocorin. This district
is at the extreme south of the Indian peninsula, between
latitudes 8 deg. and 10 deg. N. Tinnevelly cotton, it will
be seen, ranks next to sawginned Dharwar, as shown by
yesterday's quotations. Prices of "fair" Indian cotton in
Liverpool, October 31, 1862 :—Sawginned Dharwar, 181 d. ,
Tinnevelly, 161 d. ; Broach, 160. ; Oomrawuttee, 150. ;
Comptah, 151 d. ; Dhollerah, 15id. ; Bengal and Scinde,
124 d. per lb. The extremely depressed state of the market
yesterday induced more buying, and 4,000 bales were sold
half on speculation and for export. To-day a decided im-
provement has taken place, and 7,000 bales sold, including
4,000 to speculators and exporters, with much less offering,
and an irregular and considerable advance, middling
Orleans being scarce at 24d.,while on,Thursday and yester-
day 22d., or even less, was taken in some instances.—
Liverpool Albiom.

FASHIONS FOR NOVEMBER.

(From Le lollet.)

Although we may appear guilty of repetition in men-
tioning the materials now in vogue, truth compels us again
to say that foulard is one of the most in favour ; and, in-
deed, it is not surprising, seeing to what perfection it is
brought. The shades in which it is made are beautiful—
fawn drab; terre d'Egypte (a kind of reddish brown) with
black stripes ; drove drab with white stripes, &o. For
evening dresses there is a great variety : white ground, with
rose, blue, green or Pompadour flowers. A plain white
foulard, also, is suitable for an evening demi-toilette. It is
made in self-colours—light coffee-colour, bright gold, maize,
wheat-straw, amaranth, &c. For Peignors, it is very use-
ful, and can be wadded and trimmed with wide bank of
plush.

Some very rich and charming materials for winter wear
may now be seen. Velvets of lovely shades—terra d'Egypte,
Napoleon blue, fleur de roseau; silk, with velvet bouquets
upon it; moire antique, with small velvet dots over it—one
of the most beautiful things that has been seen for some
time. For negligee costume, taffetas with very small
checks, in all shades ; alpacas of light colours, chine or
plaid ; but, above all, those with a white ground and small
checks, or embroidered in wool or silk. Woollen materials
also do not fail in variety. The new cassimeres for ladies'
dresses are both light and warm, and are made up very
prettily, either braided or trimmed with fancy braids.
These ornaments are placed above the hem. The front of
the dress is generally flat, and cut with a point; and in
this case the trimming is placed in kandebourgs upon the
body and skirt. Some of these dresses have a small pele -
rine of the cassimere, just reaching down to the middle of
the back ; others are trimmed with an embroidery imitating
the shape of a Figaro veste.

Speaking of woollen stuffs, we must not forgot to men-
tion the velvet La Valliere, dotted over the dashes or stars,
mingling gracefully on a black or brown ground ; the wool-
len terry ; the valencias, which have reappeared; the pop-
lins, which will have equal success this season. A propos
of poplin, we would remark that it is peculiarly adapted for
demi-toilette ; above all, when it is in the snuffbrown shade,
and others derived from that whether lighter or darker.
Then there are the drabs, not less rich or numerous, from
the steel to the silver ; and the pink and lilac shot, a charm-
ing shade in poplin, and nearly as recherche as the blue
shade of violet, which will be one of the favourite colours
this winter. Cachemire is worn for morning dress. It re-
commends itself by the graceful folds into which it falls.

The Louis XV. make, with large plaits at the back, is nearly
the only one admissible for this material. In this style some
plush dresses are made, and also some of flannel.
This season buttons form one of the most important parts
of trimming. Hanging buttons are even put upon wedding
dresses. Lace is much used upon mantles, casaques, or
dresses of velvet. One new kind of lace is very elegant--
the ground is spotted, and the border is festoons formed of
leaves. Embroidery in satin stitch or braid is far from being
abandoned. It is used upon plain dresses, and always forms
a distingue ornament. Ribbons, with bouquets of embroi-
dered flowers, are admirable for dress trimmings, especially
for foulards. These dresses may also be trimmed with a
light passementerie, or with narrow quillings. Thus, a dress
of Napoleon blue foulard, with a pattern of the same colour
—the narrow flounce at the bottom of the skirt, and a rou-
lean of white taffetas upon it ; the sleeves down the front of
the body and the long sash ruched round with narrow
white taffetas frills.

Another foulard dress of green flowers on a white ground
may be very prettily and suitably made up for the toiletto
of a young lady, by trimming the body with a green and
white passementerie, with hanging buttons; and the bot-
tom of the skirt, with biais of green taffetas, edged with
white.
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upon n
some which had a very pretty appearance. One
dress of poppy-coloured taffetas—five rows
about six-eighths of an inch wide. Aboveof
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flounce of black taffetas. The bottom of another dress of
, in battlements, and edged with
black taffetas was pinked
over a very wide hem of violet
velvet. This pinking hung
taffetas on the biais.
employed
is a style of ornament very much adopted
Fancy stitching
and
just now, both for mantles dresses, and is
very successfully on in-door dresses. It is geen on cloth
mantled, but it is far more suitable for silks or satin, it