The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-24 00:00:00

THE STOCK OF COTTON

Thee is at last a decided fall in the stock of cotton at
Liver)ool, the diminution, though long foreseen, not having
preiiously been at all considerable. This will be seen on
refornice to the subjoined table, which commences with
the nonth of April,when the American blockade was first
threatened

Stock. Stock.lB6l. 1860. 1861. 1860.
Bales. Bales. Bales. Bales.
April 5 .. 942,330 906,010 May 31 ..1,151,0101,295,570
„ 12 .. 884,880 955,640 June 7 .. 1,143,650 1,358,630
„ 19 .. 874,3301,015,880 „ 14 _ 1,131,080 1,335,040
„ 26 .. 922,7401,027,290 „ 21 ..1,116,8611,307,835
Slay 3.. 990,690 1,,i16,630 „ 28 .. 1,124,070 1,333,820
„ 10 .. 976,8101,027,030 July 5.. 1,108,300 1,208,490
„ 17 ..1,049,5901,111,260 „ 12 .. 1,102,600 1,227,990
„ 21 .. 1,111,510 1, t 00,730 „ 19 1,053,710 1,287,520
In the 16 weeks over which these figures extend the stock
has thus been augmented to the extent of 111,380 bales,
while in the same period of 1860 it increased to the extent
of 381,480 bales. Last year's was, however, an extremely
liberal crop in the. United States; and but for the uncer-
tainty attending the future the stock now in hand would be
considered sufficient for all practical purposes. The stock
was made up in the following proportions in the first and
last weeks embraced in the return :-
Stock, April 5. Stock, July 19.
Bales. Bales.
American .. 790,570 .. 793,660
Surat .. . . .. 95,040 187,740
Brazil.. .. .. 16,590 .. 22,310
Egyptian .. 17,600 .. 43,570
West Indian, &c... 2,530 .. 1,430
Thus, of the additional 111,380 bales now on hand only
8,090 bales aro American, and no less than 92,700 bales
Surat, which is by no means a favourite description,
and consequently, notwithstanding the unparalleled cir-
cumstances in which the trade finds itself, still displays a
tendency to accumulate. The total imports this year to
July 19 were 2,165,836 bales, as compared with 2,509,039
bales in the corresponding period of 1860; and the stocks
at the commencement of the years having been 545,679 and
441,710 bales respectively, it follows that the quantity
taken for consumption has been 1,6571
805 bales this year, as
compared
with 1,663,229 bales in 1860. The quantity at sea
for Liverpool was estimated at the close of last week at
57,925 bales of American and 289,149 bales of Surat, in all
347,034 bales, as compared with 42,186 bales of American
and 1137,758 bales of Surat, in all 209,044 bales, at the cor-
responding period of 1860. By this estimate there were
thus 137,140 bales more en route for this country than in
July, 1860 ; but the increase in American is no doubt due
to the efforts made on the other side of the Atlantic to re•
duce the quantity available for shipment to the narrowest
limits, and so to avoid as much as possible the rigours of
the blockade now in force. That these efforts have been
successful is shown by the comparatively trifling quantity
now on hand at the American ports, the last alvices esti-
mating it at only 60,000 or 70,000 bales, as emtpared with
250,000 bales in July, 1860. On the whole the trade seems
to have thus far met the adverse circumstances in which it
is placed better than ini;Lt have been anticipated.

SIR JOHN BOWRING.—We regret to learn that
Sir John Bowring, accompanied by Lady Bowring, em-
barked at Malta on the 12th July in a very precarious state
of health, from extreme debility, in the Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steam-packet Pera, for Southampton.
RAILWAY COMIITTEES.—Yesterday the Lynn
Tanyddfisla
jttuonnetn (new
Bridge Railway, the Brecon and Merthyr
and ol
Hal-
stead Railway Bills were passed in
ntnhe Valley
e ord and s
andthe
Ramsgate Extension of the Margato Railway, and opposi-
tion to the Newcastle and Weardalo Railway were further
considered and forwarded a stage.
AUSTRALIAN GIFT TO GARIBALDI—A magni-
ficent sword, value £3OO, brought by the Pera as a gift
from the inhabitants of Melbourne, Australia, to Garibaldi,
was forwarded by the last Italy steamer to Sir J. Hudson,
at TtiliJ3) to Do sent to Capron'.