New-York tribune., 1885-03-27

communication with their base supplies II the Brit,
ish take the initiative they will have to contend VIII"
the same difficulties of course.
Another officer spoke to this effect:
The Russian army is in excellent state OF drili anu
discipline apparently. do not know how conpletely
the Nihsm which sapped It's vitality Is
II England and Russia meet IL will be battle OF giants
At the Navy Yard, as at Governors Island, the
talk among the officers was of the threatened war.
Said one officer:
If war really does come We may zee battle wI1j Gel
wssn "T ee's era OF modern naval iron history sn such
ships the Peter the Great, the Devastation ana t S
England has the most powerful neeI bnt that OF Russia
Is not to be despised, and i pe,'cVU oa we'll ~ as
on land. Both nations have magnificent h9tnarie dpfH
yards for building more ships anu anu :, trnmes
win not be like Crmean War; but that ihe battles %
sea will important and decisive - tnoso 11 80 bs
coast Of Russia aud British fleet will be lowering on
the of the Baltic that Russia cannot ar'e
Inquiry among the agencies of some OF the pest
known arms and ammunition manufacturers falied
TO bring tn light the existence OF any orders from
European nations. Lamberson d furman, OF No
2S1 Broadway the agents III TINS city LOT "
Remington e. Sons. rifle manufacturers, whose iac.
tory is at lIion, N. Y Mr.. Lamberson when asked
If any orders had been received from foreign Gov
ernmeuts for his rifle, declined to answer the re-
quest for information. said he;
We do not like to talk of these matters, but II you VIII
again when the nations are actually at war pr
haps we will be able to tell you something. Just now
90 not desire TO be quoted In any way.
The agents of the United States Metallic Arms
Company, whose factory Is at Ansona, Conn.,, o are
Der of the firm said:
We have heard OF no order from any European nation
as yet The fact is tna1 E"ssd ar sh rs has ample
facilities make her munitions of war Ihls coun
s 81 srssge or rEes was not able to supply
needs. These countries only want our rlnes any
wish we did have order to fill for one OF the Oeis
erents.
Mr.. Gales, of Schoverlng, DAILY & Gales, agents
for the Smith & Wesson weapons, said
Up to yesterday had not heard Of any orders for
We wond be willing to say so If we had received one
concern might take an order from an agent OF any @ VI
would soon be found out as the market Is waucSa ,S
closely by all in the trade and demand ma%e @ uD sue s
of any OF the firms engaged III this pusncSS
would soon lead TO Its own discovery
j. p Topping, of the II. b. Ncwhall Company.
saId that his firm had sold to the Turkish Govern
ment 10000 Martini-Henry rifles during the
Russo urkish War, and added;
But we have not approached by the agents
OF any other relative TO the purchase OF guns
ammunition II war is declared every leading hrin
will send representative abroad to look after ITS inter
The OF have already raised tue market
value of army munitions and supplies but that VIII not
much to do with contracts tnat
hereafter Dealers cartridges have pooled their Issues
but Is not supposed that they Will hang together any
or them make large CONTRACT
Wall Street was disturbed 10 an unusual extent
by the conflicting dispatches from London about
the relations Of England and Russia. Warike
news was followed by an advance IN stocks, ana
peaceabe reports by "A corresponding decline. i he
price of British cOnsols apparently governed the
movements of stocks at the Stock Exchange ana OF
gram and provisions at the Produce Exchange
Conf citing rumors consequently were scattered
broadcast In these exchanges At one moment war
had been declared, ana at the xt consols ad-
vanced. presumably reply TO more pacing senti-
ments. While the common inquiry was - w nat 90
YOU hear about the waTf" the equally common
opinion seemed TO be that i'll some way war would
be averted. Whether a European war would be an
advantage TO the United states was question on
which opinions were divided
In the Produce Exchange the greatest stir was
among the grain brokers, wheat and coTn flurtu-
ated 10 such an extent as to make them wary. j lie
dealIngs prIuc palIY speculative no large or
ders coming from abroad, aud prices we're hrst up
and then down. Wheat for Nav delivery, winch
was the thermomee or for prices for other months.
opened at 92Ds and soon declined to 81 2. at winch
1t hung with porsIsteucy for nSarly two hours, mud
then went down to 81 Il upon cable reports that
there was q more settled condition OF things In
Europe. Later reports of doubt as to q peaceful
solution of the Ango-R Russian d dfcultIes sent the
price up to 92 less than two minutes IL reained
al this figure for while, when a cable report sald
that the Queens message ordering out the militia
had been read in Parliament aud then the price
went up 10 925s Later II settled back TO SZi2, at
which price II closed. Corn sympathIZed with
wheat In fluctuations. The freight brokers looked
on withapparent uuconccrn and were dIslncllned TO
make engagements ahead except at increased rates.