The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-03

300 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne -four
240 bushels Of new white field beans
4, 800 pounds of good hard soap
l ,440 pounds of good hard tallow candles
80 bushels of good clean dry salt
l 100 gallons OF good cider vinegar
At Fort Trmn.buH, Nep London, Connecticut.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels Of fresh supeTfne flour
100 bushels of new white field beans
2, 400 pounds Of good hard soap
72O pounds Of good hard tallow candles
40 bushels Of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
AT Nelr York
300 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superfne Flour
240 bushels of new white field beans
4,SU0 pounds of good hard soap
44O pounds Of good hard tallow candles
so bushels of good clean dry salt
LOO gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Fort Aidain, Pennsylvania.
rs barrels Of pork
l4O barrels of fresh superfine -four
60 bushels Of new white field beans
l, 200 pounds of good hard soap
$50 pounds of good hard taow candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar.
At Baltimore, Maryland.
225 barrels of pork
400 barrels of fresh superfne -four
$50 bushels of new white field beans
5000 pounds Of COED hard soap
1880 pounds of good hard taIlow candles
GO bushels of good clean dry salt
825 gallons Of good cider vinegar
AfFort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Va.
600 barrels of pork
ll2O barrels of fresh superfne -four
$50 bushels of new white field beans
$500 pounds of good hard soap
$3.50 pounds of good hard tallow candles
l6O bushels of good clean dry salt
ZOO gallons ofgood cider Vinegar
At Fort Johnston, iSmithpille, North Carolina.
IS barrels of pork
I40 barrels of fresh supelfne -four
60 bushels Of new white field beans
200 pounds of good hard soap
24O pounds of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels of good clean dry salt
275 gallons of good cider vinegar
At Fort Macon, Beaufort, North Carolina
IS barrels of pork
140 barrels of fresh superfne -four
20 bushels of new white field beans
200 pounds Of good hard soap
$40 pounds of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels of good clean dry sal,
PTS gallons of good cider vinegar.
225 barrels of pork
100 bushels of new white field beans
3 $500 pounds q. good hard soap
72O pounds good hard sperm candles
60 bushels of good clean dry salt
1926 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
At Oglethorpe Barracks, Savannah, Georgia.
$50 barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superine -four
40 bushels of white field beans
2 400 pounds of good hard soap
4s0 pounds of good hard sperm candles
40 bushels of good clean dry salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
NoTE-AIl bidders are requested to extend the
amount of their bids for each article and exhibit the
total amount of each bid. The periods and quanti-
ties of each delivery at those posts where they not
specified will be- one-fourh st June, LIST September,
Is, December, lS43 and LIST March, 1914. The
hogs of which the pork is packed to be fattened on
corn, and each hog to weigh not less than two hun
dred pounds and consist of hog to each barrel,
excluding the feet legs, and snout Side pieces
may be substituted for the hams.
The polk is to be first sailed with Turks Island
salt and then carefully packed with the article
in pieces not exceeding ten pounds each. When
the packing has been completed the contractor must
furnish this office certificate from the packer that
the pork has been sailed and packed.
The pork to be contained in seasoned heart of
white oak or white ash barrels full hooped the
beans and salt barrels and the soap and candles in
strong boxes of convenient size, for transportation
Salt will only be received by measurement of thirty
two quarts to the bushel The candles to have cot
ton wicks. The provisions for Prairie du Chen and
St. Peters pass ST. Louis for their ultimate DIES
tination, by the 18th of April, lS43. failure in
this particular will be considered breach of contract
and the Department will be authorized to purchase to
supply these posts. The provisions will be inspected
at the time and place Of delivery, and all expenses to
be paid by contractors until they deposited such
store-houses as may lie designated by the agents Of
the Department.
The Commissary General reserves the privilege Of
increasing diminishing the quantities, of dspcn-
sing with any all articles required any post at
any time before entering into contract and also of in
creas,ng reducing the quantities OF each delivery
one-thlrJ subsequent To contract giving sixty
days previous notice.
Bidders not heretofore contractors, are required to
accompany their proposals with evidence of their abil
i,y together with the of their sure,ies, whose
responsibility must be certified by the District Attor
ney, or by some person well known to The Govern
ment, otherwise their proposals will not be acted on.
Advances cannot be made in any case, and evi-
dence of inspection and full delivery will be required
this Office before requisition will be made upon the
Treasury for payment which will be effected in such
public money may be convenient TO the points OF
delivery the places Of purchase or the residence of the