Abstract: An apparatus for depositing sliver in a can. The sliver is introduced from above and is deposited continuously in the can in layers one above the other from bottom to top. The sliver is guided by a guiding device. The device includes rollers contained by an annular device. At least one of the rollers has a conical shape. The rollers make contact with and draw the sliver into the can. The guiding device includes a funnel which is movable in a radial direction such that the sliver is deposited in successive spiral paths in the can. A counterbalancing device is provided so as to counteract the movement of the funnel. The sliver is guided such that the spiral path runs alternately from an outer radial position to an inner radial position approximately adjacent the can center and from the inner radial position to the outer radial position adjacent an inner wall of the can.