Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-01
corroN SUPPLY IN TaE UNITED STATES.


The uisvile J urnaI ssys there is scarcely steamer
reaching New York now without bringing cotton from
Essnd on account Of Eastern manufacturers The New
York Wrld tina, the Ed nburgs and other vessels
bought GU. 10 bales last We K Of which was
Sura to bs used for specsl manufacturing purposes as
an experiment, but the bulk was American cotton 70
.bipped This unusual movement is due, OF course, to
ference in price between the Liverpool and Nov York
nakes Kidding uplauds the great staple OF the siuto,
rave been selling 10 Liverpool for some tins past at four
cents per pound ess than in New York. the price being
espec,iyey seventeen aud twenty cents Sh o. then
10Th markets have gone up one cent but the ri'iVe
proper ion, which lsvss good margin even for ship
neut by steamer, Ilns the s.ms. Among the theo
les accounting for this unusual state Of things the
Wrld gives The following:
That the English manufacturers are 10 no fear OF
, cotton mi e. - they believe th'ir G)vsrnment will
ra.e the blockade the Southern prs a. soon as the
,tocks on band become seriously cininlshed tbs sup
osiGou however, is enrly ers'uous. q. the tone OF
bs in press and the sction OF the Er gsh Govern
nsnt give US tvsr nesdfu that she b ekadt
n be respected - long as Is Is rnce'ed reasonably e.
lcert s..a .-..
Inst our own manufacturers have not been IN the
habit Of slcr any large Quantities OF cotton such a.
"a. zen the Gu ION IN E1gind for many years past,
1lt have depended the nearest Of the Southern msr
ct 70 up thtir usus ut orders and nov therefore
nod ID m .slves with smA sock ftOn which 10 ORA"
ince me rise in market at the supply OF an &C.
.ual def seucy from Eltl,Id
3 TH.re ~ s IL another ,heory, now NO believe for
n. ast tim. I'D, which y perhaps account for
Ne io- pr.ce OF cotton in Eogsnd ~ compared with
New Yok. i is evident that the English broker SID
a,nuiacurrs have no faith IL the hRh p-ices which
,aW tbsp. II they were sure no suTpy coGlt be go
rorn Ansri, This wnt co ION. the ndon Times I'd
att, you'd rua up 10 bious prics, and no. pound
q would Or rrui,tsd 10 leave tie unlry. Bls the
gsh cpt,on dealers have faith Ia the market, ard
asis I'D N H. that cott'n, when r'q ired, will be pro-
,ured 10 ,anes IL lent relieve the fears oil The
,spuf,curers Now what Il The ground OF tbi-
aUhf Ishis b on suRgAs 81 th-t the cotton supp't
,aesron has naturally formed the suejes, Of COM
lnu,c ,tioos between Lid Lyons AID S,cretar!
issard and that tho laser has given The former
,ssura css that before mbsr, two, rot three
4 the Southen ports soul be opn TO the commerce Of
ne world Tbis assurance II firen, would OF ecu Sc b
communicated to the Bi ish b no. AID by them, 10
,1ms Informal way, to mu uf ctoIers, TO prevent al
xefssive r.e IN toe price Of article Of so much IN
,ort,nce 70 the gl,sh people. For some months pes'
&c hsvs been in the rsceip; Of occasions importan
ems o. Washington news BY ~sy If England, and J.
ho,li net surp If the l'adug gi,h cotton deal
. re better Informed TO the de-ig1s If our Gov
rDmsnt on the SouhFrn COST than our owu merchants
nd msr uaou-ers This theory would account for Che
ubel Of the English dsal il he ability Of tds Sauth
keep their cotton With the whole world eager 10 bu!