The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-16 00:00:00

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BRISTOL, April 15.
bent-Ixtowees.—The market showed non witivity
than br some days pas; end a fair amount of balsam was done In
ward lands of stook. Bristol and Meters opened at 834,1 mt de-
clined • little during the day, sad closed at 35. Great Western Old
Mame left oe at 0. The New 111. charm of the same company,
which opened at 81 din, left or at 9 die. Mamie were done at &It ;
and Tel Vale New mazes at pm.

The meeting of delegates from thevarionsbaWsof
London, convened for the purpose of taking into con-
sideration the proposed alterations in the stamp
duties, was held, according to appointment, at the
London Tavern to-day; but in consequence of the bill
having been modified by the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, very little business remained to be transacted.
It was finally resolved that two of the delegates
should wait upon Sir Charles Wood to-morrow.
Hamborgh advice, of the 12th report less firmness
in the coffee market, with a desire on the part of
some of the holders to realise ; prices therefore had
slightly given way. The sales of the week amounted
to upward' of 10,000 bags at 4 soh. to 51 tett. for Rio,
and 4j soh. to 51 sch. for Santos. 250,00011 w. Porto
Rico had realised from 6 sob. to 61 sob. The total
stock on the spot on the Ist of the month was esti-
mated at 8,750 tons. The week's transactions in
sugar had been limited to 1,000 boxes Havannab, at
previous rates. The stock on the Ist was 5,250 tons.
The market for cocoa continued to be much depressed
by indirect arrivals. Hides of light weight were in
request, whilst the heavy sorts were neglected. About
850 tierces Coronae rice had exchanged hands at
123 marks to 131 marks. Cotton was without varia-
tion, and scarcely anything doing. 325 tons spelter
had been negotiated at 9,1 marks banco per 100 lbs.
Wool was without animation, and prices the same. In
grain the business was extremely limited, and prices
generally were without improvement, whilst wheat
was quoted rather lower. A good deal had been done
in exchange, and bills on England in demand ; the
course, however, had not varied from 13.9 for three
months, the former quotation. Money was abundant.
The market for public securities was firm. Gold was
quoted 4361 marks.
From Leipzig letters of the 10th state, that the
Easter fair had commenced under not the most f evotir-
able auspices. The Germane mustered rather strong,
but the buyers from Moldavia and Wallachia were
not so numerous as usual, acd the Greeks manifested
little inclination to do business, whilst more favourable
expectations were entertained from the increased
number of American purchasers. The operations of
the fair, as is usual at the commencement, had been
chiefly confined to the leather trade, of which article
a third part of the stock bad been realised, at a slight
improvemeut over last fair's prices. With respect
to woollens, the higher prices demanded in
consequence of the advance which has taken place
in the raw material, had occasioned some demur on
the part of intending purchasers, which it was ex-
pected would ere long subside, and business be done
to some extent.

Letters from Messina furnish some particulars rela-
tive to the sulphur trade, and the causes which have
contributed to the high rates now ruling for that
article in the Sicilian markets. The duty of two taxi
per cantor which was levied on the Ist Jan. last on
the export of sulphur, made no impression on the
price of that mineral on the spot. This is accounted
for by the unpreoedentedly small stock at the period
when this impost came into operation, and by the
numerous orders which were received for the article
from various pelts at the end of 1849 and the begin-
ning of the present year, mostly requiring to be
promptly executed. The consequence was that the
entire disposable stock and all that could be delivered
till Jane wu bought up and contracted for at con-
stantly advancing prices, the greater part of which
hss been for Russian account and intended for St.
Petersburg, where this article, being in few hands,
the price has by accord been run up to an
unreasonably high figure; though it may be doubted
if this, in the face of heavy supplies, can be main-
tained. By the end of June next the shipments to
the north will have been effected, and then will com-
mence the supplies and shipments for other countries,
from whence the demand is stated to be on the in-
crease. Meantime the speculators buy up all the
sulphur that can be brought from the mines to the
ooast, so that present buyers must yield to the high
pretensions of the few holders of this article ; and
although operations were being conducted with con-
siderable activity at the mines, owing to the badness of
the roads, and the fact that the horsca and cattle usually
employed in conveyance were at work in the fields,
considerable difficulty wu experienced in the trans-
port of sulphur. For these reasons the supplies of
sulphur on the coast for some time to come were likely
to be limited, and the low prices consequent upon
heavy stocks, which at times amounted to one mil-
lion canters, are not likely to occur whilst the demand
keeps pace with the supply. The pr.ce of sulphur at
the end of March at Mullins was quoted—Licat►,
first, 28 taxi ; second best, 27.5 ; second good, 26.10;
second current, 25.15; third best, 25 tari, duty
included.